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ArticleEcology and evolution2024

Soil nematode metacommunities in different land covers: Assessment at the local and regional scales.

Ximei Niu, Ping Wang, Zhijing Xie, Meixiang Gao, Siru Qian, Ruslan Saifutdinov, Nonillon M Aspe, Donghui Wu, Pingting Guan

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Ximei NiuState Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, School of Environment Northeast Normal University Changchun China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3899-1908
Ping WangState Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, School of Environment Northeast Normal University Changchun China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4557-9146
Zhijing XieState Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, School of Environment Northeast Normal University Changchun China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2872-4767
Meixiang GaoDepartment of Geography and Spatial Information Techniques Ningbo University Ningbo China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5841-9918
Siru QianState Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, School of Environment Northeast Normal University Changchun China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5915-7041
Ruslan SaifutdinovLaboratory for Soil Ecological Functions A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow Russia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8878-3630
Nonillon M AspeCollege of Marine and Allied Sciences Mindanao State University at Naawan Naawan Philippines.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0025-6017
Donghui WuState Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, School of Environment Northeast Normal University Changchun China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8778-0107
Pingting GuanState Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, School of Environment Northeast Normal University Changchun China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8708-4993

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The metacommunity theory enhances our understanding of how ecological processes regulate community structure. Yet, unraveling the complexities of soil nematode metacommunity structures across various spatial scales and determining the factors influencing these patterns remains challenging. Therefore, we conducted an investigation on soil nematode metacommunities spanning from north to south in the Northeastern China. Our aim was to test whether nematode metacommunities were structured by different drivers under three land covers (i.e., farmland, grassland and woodland) at the local and regional scales. The results revealed that the Clementsian, Gleasonian and their quasi-structures of soil nematodes collectively accounted for 93% of the variation across the three land covers at the local and regional scales. These structures suggest that the soil nematode metacommunities in the Northeast China responded to fluctuations in environmental gradients. At the local scale, metacommunities were primarily shaped by biological interactions. At the regional scale, environmental heterogeneity, dispersal limitation and biological interactions all contributed to nematode metacommunities. Meanwhile, biological interactions under three land covers were represented within different trophic groups, with plant parasites predominant in farmlands and bacterivores in grasslands and woodlands. In conclusion, the metacommunity structures of soil nematodes remain stable at different spatial scales and land covers. Biological interactions are widespread among nematodes regardless of changes in spatial scales and land covers. This study reveals the importance of nematode sensitivity to the environment and biological interactions in shaping the nematode metacommunities, potentially enhancing our understanding of the spatial patterns of nematode metacommunities.

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biological interactionsdispersal limitationenvironmental heterogeneitymetacommunity structurenematode community assemblagespatial scales

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