期刊
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY
卷 18, 期 7, 页码 1455-1462出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04128.x
关键词
biodiversity; disturbance; microbial diversity; richness maintenance
资金
- NSF [DEB-021212487]
- USDA CSREES [2006-34526-17001]
- Utah Agricultural Experiment Station at Utah State University [8051]
- National Science Foundation
The relationship between anthropogenic impact and the maintenance of biodiversity is a fundamental question in ecology. The emphasis on the organizational level of biodiversity responsible for ecosystem processes is shifting from a species-centred focus to include genotypic diversity. The relationship between biodiversity measures at these two scales remains largely unknown. By stratifying anthropogenic effects between scales of biodiversity of bacterial communities, we show a statistically significant difference in diversity based on taxonomic scale. Communities with intermediate species richness show high genotypic diversity while speciose and species-poor communities do not. We propose that in species-poor communities, generally comprising stable yet harsh conditions, physiological tolerance and competitive trade-offs limit both the number of species that occur and the loss of genotypes due to decreases in already constrained fitness. In species-rich communities, natural environmental conditions result in well-defined community structure and resource partitioning. Disturbance of these communities disrupts niche space, resulting in lower genotypic diversity despite the maintenance of species diversity. Our work provides a model to inform future research about relationships between species and genotypic biodiversity based on determining the biodiversity consequences of changing environmental context.
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