期刊
MICROORGANISMS
卷 9, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9122447
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diversity; composition; functional traits; competition; spatial ecology
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In phytoplankton communities, spatial overlap may promote competitive exclusion and reduce taxonomic diversity, while also fostering functional diversity. This study found that alterations in lake physical structure and zooplankton community had a stronger impact on phytoplankton diversity than spatial overlap. However, some effects of spatial overlap on competitive interactions were still observable in the system.
In phytoplankton communities, competitive exclusion might occur when functionally similar species are impeded from regulating their positions along light and nutrient gradients to reduce niche overlap. Greater spatial overlap (SO) between species due to water column mixing could thus promote competitive exclusion, reducing community taxonomic diversity. However, greater SO could also promote coexistence of functionally different taxa. Using data from a whole-lake experiment, we investigated the effects of SO and other relevant environmental factors on phytoplankton diversity across the water columns of lake basins with different thermocline manipulations. We estimated SO using an in situ fluorometer, and overall community diversity microscopically. Using structured equation models, we estimated directional relationships between phytoplankton diversity, SO, the lake physical structure and the zooplankton community. No significant effect of SO on phytoplankton taxonomic diversity was observed, but higher SO was associated with greater functional diversity. Change in lake physical structure and in the zooplankton community also affected diversity, with a negative response to increased top-down interactions. Overall, despite the fact that the alteration of water column stratification structure and top-down interactions were stronger drivers of phytoplankton diversity in our system, some effect of spatial overlap on the outcome of inferred competitive interactions were observable.
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