scholarly journals Seasonal shifts in the assembly dynamics of benthic macroinvertebrate and diatom communities in a subtropical river

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 692-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Wang ◽  
Jiancheng Hu ◽  
Tao Tang ◽  
Jani Heino ◽  
Xiaoming Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Benthic Macroinvertebrate ◽  
Diatom Communities ◽  
Seasonal Shifts

The Influence of Benthic Biota on Copper Speciation and Distribution in Freshwater-Sediment Systems

1981 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Krantzberg ◽  
P.M. Stokes
Keyword(s):  
Freshwater Sediment ◽  
Benthic Macroinvertebrate ◽  
Macroinvertebrate Communities ◽  
Copper Species ◽  
Copper Speciation ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Macro Benthos

Abstract An investigation was made of the effects exerted by benthic macroinvertebrate communities on copper speciation in sediments from a lake which is becoming acidified. In laboratory microcosms, benthic macroinvertebrate communities stimulated the flux of copper from sediment to water. The presence of the macro-benthos resulted in a redistribution of physico-chemical copper species within the sediment with a transfer from more strongly complexed forms (HC1 extractable) to adsorbed and cation exchangeable forms (MgCl2 extractable). The role of bio-turbation in copper transformations is discussed.

Seasonal shifts in sociosexual behaviour and reproductive phenology in giraffe

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma E. Hart ◽  
Julian Fennessy ◽  
Emma Wells ◽  
Simone Ciuti
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Phenology ◽  
Seasonal Shifts

scholarly journals Seasonal Shifts in Cold Tolerance and the Composition of the Gut Microbiome of Dendroctonus valens LeConte Occur Concurrently

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 888
Author(s):  
Zehai Hou ◽  
Yaxin Dong ◽  
Fengming Shi ◽  
Yabei Xu ◽  
Sixun Ge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Enzyme ◽  
Cold Tolerance ◽  
Gut Microbiome ◽  
Antioxidant Enzyme Activities ◽  
Severe Damage ◽  
Geographic Ranges ◽  
Dendroctonus Valens ◽  
Different Seasons ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Seasonal Shifts

Dendroctonus valens LeConte, an invasive bark beetle, has caused severe damage in pine forests and has the potential to disperse into new geographic ranges in China. Although the gut microbiota of D. valens and its fundamental role in host fitness have been investigated widely, little is known about the relationship between the seasonal shifts of both cold tolerance and the gut microbiome of D. valens during overwintering, which occurs at the larval stage. In this study, to examine seasonal variations in the composition of the microbiome, we collected D. valens larvae in September (autumn), January (winter), and May (spring), and then analyzed the bacterial and fungal communities of the gut via sequencing of partial 16S rRNA and ITS genes. In addition, changes in the supercooling capacity and antioxidant enzyme activities of D. valens larvae collected in the different seasons were evaluated. Overwintering resulted in changes to microbial communities. In particular, the abundances of Enterobacter, Serratia, Erwinia, and Klebsiella decreased during overwintering. Concurrent with these changes, the cold tolerance of D. valens larvae was enhanced during overwintering, and the activities of the antioxidant enzymes catalase and peroxidase were reduced. We hypothesize that seasonal shifts in the gut microbiome may be connected to changes in cold tolerance and antioxidant enzyme activity in D. valens. It will be worthwhile to confirm whether seasonal changes in the microbiome contribute to the success of host overwintering.

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