Urban greenspaces reduce the community specialization of soil nematodes
Urbanization converts natural lands into anthropogenic-disturbed soils, which can dramatically influence soil biota. However, how urbanization influences patterns of soil biodiversity and the effects on habitat sensible groups, generalist and specialist species, are poorly understood. Here, we exami...
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| description | Urbanization converts natural lands into anthropogenic-disturbed soils, which can dramatically influence soil biota. However, how urbanization influences patterns of soil biodiversity and the effects on habitat sensible groups, generalist and specialist species, are poorly understood. Here, we examined the responses of diversity and community composition of soil nematodes, the most abundant metazoans on Earth, to several urban land use types (i.e., forests, farmlands, green belts, hospitals, industrials, urban parks, and residential areas) related to urbanization. We found moderate effects of land use and its associated variables on patterns of species richness, but more dramatic changes in the abundance of habitat specialists versus generalists. Specifically, while specialists tended to be reduced, primarily due to an increase in soil pH, generalists were robust to land use changes, buffering the overall effect on the overall nematode diversity. Furthermore, our results showed that human density, as a proxy of urbanization intensity, was linked to changes in soil pH between land use types. Our results suggest that urbanization could influence the community composition of soil nematodes by favoring generalists over specialists. Together, these findings highlight the importance of understanding and considering the ecological consequences of urbanization on soil microfauna specialization in light of the urban land use management. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9434ece38a89449fb654e16588b9f6c92025-01-10T04:36:43ZengElsevierGeoderma1872-62592025-01-01453117139Urban greenspaces reduce the community specialization of soil nematodesJustin Louis Kafana Coulibaly0Xin Gong1Yuanhu Shao2Huayuan Shangguan3Alexis Kayiranga4Ismail Koné5Yanjiang Cai6Xin Sun7Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center in Beilun, Ningbo 315830, ChinaKey Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen 361021, China; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center in Beilun, Ningbo 315830, China; Corresponding authors.Key Laboratory of Geospatial Technology for the Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions, Ministry of Education, College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, People's Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center in Beilun, Ningbo 315830, ChinaKey Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center in Beilun, Ningbo 315830, ChinaWest African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL); Graduate Research Program on Climate Change and Land Use, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaState Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, College of Environment and Resource Sciences, College of Carbon Neutrality, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, ChinaKey Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center in Beilun, Ningbo 315830, China; Corresponding authors.Urbanization converts natural lands into anthropogenic-disturbed soils, which can dramatically influence soil biota. However, how urbanization influences patterns of soil biodiversity and the effects on habitat sensible groups, generalist and specialist species, are poorly understood. Here, we examined the responses of diversity and community composition of soil nematodes, the most abundant metazoans on Earth, to several urban land use types (i.e., forests, farmlands, green belts, hospitals, industrials, urban parks, and residential areas) related to urbanization. We found moderate effects of land use and its associated variables on patterns of species richness, but more dramatic changes in the abundance of habitat specialists versus generalists. Specifically, while specialists tended to be reduced, primarily due to an increase in soil pH, generalists were robust to land use changes, buffering the overall effect on the overall nematode diversity. Furthermore, our results showed that human density, as a proxy of urbanization intensity, was linked to changes in soil pH between land use types. Our results suggest that urbanization could influence the community composition of soil nematodes by favoring generalists over specialists. Together, these findings highlight the importance of understanding and considering the ecological consequences of urbanization on soil microfauna specialization in light of the urban land use management.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706124003689Community SpecializationGreen spacesNematodaUrbanization |
| spellingShingle | Justin Louis Kafana Coulibaly Xin Gong Yuanhu Shao Huayuan Shangguan Alexis Kayiranga Ismail Koné Yanjiang Cai Xin Sun Urban greenspaces reduce the community specialization of soil nematodes Geoderma Community Specialization Green spaces Nematoda Urbanization |
| title | Urban greenspaces reduce the community specialization of soil nematodes |
| title_full | Urban greenspaces reduce the community specialization of soil nematodes |
| title_fullStr | Urban greenspaces reduce the community specialization of soil nematodes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urban greenspaces reduce the community specialization of soil nematodes |
| title_short | Urban greenspaces reduce the community specialization of soil nematodes |
| title_sort | urban greenspaces reduce the community specialization of soil nematodes |
| topic | Community Specialization Green spaces Nematoda Urbanization |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706124003689 |
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