原始森林的哺乳动物社区作为全球变化的哨兵
Nuria Selva1,2, Keith A Hobson3,4, Andrzej Zalewski5
1Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland.
Global change biology
|November 28, 2023
概括
哺乳动物的毛发同位素揭示了Białowieża森林七十年来生态系统的变化. -15 (δ15N) 的下降表明工业污染,而碳-13 (δ13C) 在蝙蝠中的变化表明饮食转变.
科学领域:
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 同位素生物地质化学 同位素生物地质化学
背景情况:
- 全球环境变化需要了解生态系统的反应.
- 比亚洛维耶扎森林,一个罕见的近原始温带森林,作为一个关键的研究地点.
- 哺乳动物群体可以充当检测生态系统变化的哨兵.
研究的目的:
- 分析长期 (1946-2011) 稳定同位素 (δ13C和 δ15N) 在哺乳动物毛发中的变化.
- 为了调查哺乳动物饮食的时间趋势和Białowieża森林内的热带动力学.
- 评估哺乳动物同位素生态学对监测全球环境变化的有用性.
主要方法:
- 收集并分析了来自50种哺乳动物物种687个个体的毛发样本.
- 测量稳定碳 (δ13C) 和 (δ15N) 同位素的比率.
- 将哺乳动物分为分类-饮食类别:食草动物,食肉动物,食昆虫动物和蝙蝠.
主要成果:
- 观察到毛发 δ15N 的显著社区范围的负面趋势,特别是在食草动物中,与沉积有关.
- 在所有组中都检测到苏斯效应 (大气13C消耗).
- 蝙蝠的 δ13 C显著下降,可能是由于饮食转向淡水昆虫或甲衍生的碳.
结论:
- 哺乳动物同位素生态为近原始森林的长期环境监测提供了有价值的工具.
- 观察到的同位素变化反映了人为影响,如沉积和潜在的饮食适应.
- 这项研究为欧洲温带森林中的哺乳动物同位素生态建立了基准,有助于早期检测生态系统变化.
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