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Area of Science:

  • Ecology
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Mycology

Background:

  • Understanding elevational species richness patterns is key for biodiversity, global change, and conservation research.
  • Inconsistent patterns across taxonomic groups and regions highlight the need to investigate influencing factors.
  • Research on elevational distribution patterns may be biased by sampling design.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the species richness of Nematode-Trapping Fungi (NTF) across an elevation gradient.
  • To test the hypothesis that sampling design influences the assessment of elevational distribution patterns.
  • To compare results from different sampling designs at two mountainous sites in China.

Main Methods:

  • Isolated and identified 3 genera, 17 species, and 222 strains of NTF from Gaoligongshan and Cangshan mountain sites.
  • Employed different sampling designs to analyze NTF species richness and occurrence frequencies along elevation gradients.
  • Assessed species accumulation curves to ensure sufficient sampling effort.

Main Results:

  • Species richness patterns of NTF differed between sampling designs at the Gaoligongshan site.
  • Reducing the analyzed altitude range altered the elevation distribution pattern of NTF.
  • Removing samples from anthropogenically impacted low-altitude zones led to more uniform distribution patterns at both sites.
  • Different sampling designs applied to the same dataset yielded distinct species richness and occurrence frequency patterns.

Conclusions:

  • Sampling design, particularly elevation interval between plots, significantly affects species distribution assessments in mountainous areas.
  • Human activities and biodiversity's multi-dimensionality also contribute to biases in distribution pattern assessments.
  • Future studies on elevational gradients should carefully consider sampling design, potentially using stratified approaches.