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ArticleOecologia2019

Inferences of environmental and biotic effects on patterns of eukaryotic alpha and beta diversity for the spring systems of Ash Meadows, Nevada.

Elizabeth L Paulson, Andrew P Martin

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Article in Oecologia, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elizabeth L PaulsonDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Ramaley N122, UCB 334, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA. abbey.paulson@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6062-9826
Andrew P MartinDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Ramaley N122, UCB 334, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.
University of Colorado Boulder · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Freshwater springs are important ecosystems. In the arid regions of North America, groundwater extraction has caused the desiccation of springs and the extinction of taxa. To better describe the biodiversity of freshwater springs in the hope of establishing a sensitive approach for monitoring the predicted change in spring systems, we used high-resolution genetic methods to estimate the alpha and beta diversity of 19 springs and two reservoirs within the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Nevada. We discovered a large number of distinct taxa based on eukaryote ribosomal gene sequences and show water temperature, spring size, and the presence or absence of non-native predators predicts alpha diversity, and temperature predicts beta diversity. Our study highlights how DNA data support inferences of environmental factors influencing community diversity and demonstrates the method may be an important tool for monitoring ecological communities.

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EukaryotaBiodiversityEcosystemGrasslandNevadaNorth AmericaAlpha diversityBeta diversityEcological communitiesEukaryotesGroundwater springs

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PMID31628545
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