| Literature DB >> 22837825 |
Yu-Lung Hsieh1, Karl Eduard Linsenmair.
Abstract
Measuring and estimating biodiversity patterns is a fundamental task of the scientist working to support conservation and inform management decisions. Most biodiversity studies in temperate regions were often carried out over a very short period of time (e.g., a single season) and it is often-at least tacitly-assumed that these short-term findings are representative of long-term general patterns. However, should the studied biodiversity pattern in fact contain significant temporal dynamics, perhaps leading to contradictory conclusions. Here, we studied the seasonal diversity dynamics of arboreal spider communities dwelling in 216 European beeches (Fagus sylvatica L.) to assess the spider community composition in the following seasons: two cold seasons (I: November 2005-January 2006; II: February-April) and two warm seasons (III: May-July; IV: August-October). We show that the usually measured diversity of the warm season community (IV: 58 estimated species) alone did not deliver a reliable image of the overall diversity present in these trees, and therefore, we recommend it should not be used for sampling protocols aimed at providing a full picture of a forest's biodiversity in the temperate zones. In particular, when the additional samplings of other seasons (I, II, III) were included, the estimated species richness nearly doubled (108). Community I possessed the lowest diversity and evenness due to the harsh winter conditions: this community was comprised of one dominant species together with several species low in abundance. Similarity was lowest (38.6%) between seasonal communities I and III, indicating a significant species turnover due to recolonization, so that community III had the highest diversity. Finally, using nonparametric estimators, we found that further sampling in late winter (February-April) is most needed to complete our inventory. Our study clearly demonstrates that seasonal dynamics of communities should be taken into account when studying biodiversity patterns of spiders, and probably forest arthropods in general.Entities:
Keywords: Araneae; European beech; canopy fogging; recolonization; species richness estimation; true diversity
Year: 2012 PMID: 22837825 PMCID: PMC3399199 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.221
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ecol Evol ISSN: 2045-7758 Impact factor: 2.912
Figure 1The Würzburg University Forest (Bavaria, Germany) is dominated by European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). Tree crowns in the temperate zone offer an excellent opportunity to investigate temporal variation, because the fauna is cleared annually by winter's onset and the appearance and disappearance of arboreal spiders can be measured across changing seasons.
Number of families, species richness, unique species, rare species (singletons and doubletons), and abundances of arboreal spiders in beech trees (Fagus sylvatica L.) in four seasonal communities in Germany. Two cold seasons (I: November 2005–January 2006; II: February–April) and two warm seasons (III: May–July; IV: August–October).
| Season | I | II | III | IV | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
| Species | 12 | 27 | 52 | 41 | 78 |
| Unique species | 0 | 7 | 23 | 14 | 44 |
| Singleton | 5 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 22 |
| Doubleton | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| % Rare species | 50 | 44.4 | 46.2 | 43.9 | 38.5 |
| Abundance | 438 | 291 | 796 | 2780 | 4305 |
Estimation of species richness, diversity, and evenness (95% confidence interval) in four seasonal communities on forest beech trees in Germany.
| I | II | III | IV | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chao1 | 25 | 88 | 68 | 58 | 108 |
| % Inventory completion | 48 | 30 | 76.5 | 70.7 | 72.2 |
| 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.02 | <0.01 | 0.01 | |
| 5347 | 10,770 | 4225 | 19,257 | 35,578 | |
| Jackknife | 1.56 | 11.14 | 13.91 | 10.29 | 12.61 |
| (1.37, 1.76) | (9.46, 12.83) | (12.43, 15.39) | (9.84, 10.74) | (12.04, 13.17) | |
| Approximate MVUE | 1.17 | 6.88 | 7.28 | 6.74 | 6.4 |
| (−0.43, 2.77) | (6.38, 7.37) | (6.84, 7.72) | (6.2, 7.28) | (5.85, 6.94) | |
P, the probability that the next sampled individual represents a previously unseen species. N, the number of additional individuals needs to reach estimated richness.
Pairwise similarity (%) with a 95% confidence interval among four seasonal communities studied on 216 beech forest trees in Germany.
| Season | I | II | III | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 100 | |||
| II | 52.9 (44.5, 61.3) | 100 | ||
| III | 38.6 (33.1, 44.0) | 55.5 (48.4, 62.5) | 100 | |
| IV | 55.4 (52.6, 58.2) | 72.0 (65.8, 78.2) | 63.7 (57.8, 69.5) | 100 |
Arboreal spider guild composition between each seasonal community examined by values (lower-left triangle) and significance levels (upper-right triangle) of chi-square tests of homogeneity.
| Season | I | II | III | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | <0.05 | <0.01 | 0.33 | |
| II | 11.11 | 0.26 | <0.01 | |
| III | 17.02 | 5.24 | <0.01 | |
| IV | 4.58 | 13.98 | 14.83 | |
Figure 2Arboreal spider guild composition of four seasonal communities on 216 European beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) in Germany based on pooled monthly samples taken over a 1-year period.
Monthly abundance of the 78 spider species observed in European beeches in Germany over a 1-year period of sampling on 216 trees.
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