cE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal; MARE, Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre & ARNET - Aquatic Research Network Associated Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
MARE, Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre & ARNET - Aquatic Research Network Associated Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Sci Total Environ. 2024 Jun 20;930:172517. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172517. Epub 2024 Apr 17.
Pool refuges are critical for maintaining stream fish diversity in increasingly intermittent streams. Yet, the patterns and drivers of beta diversity of native and non-native fish in pool refuges remain poorly known. Focusing on Mediterranean streams, we decomposed beta diversity of native and non-native fish into richness difference (RichDiff) and species replacement (Repl), and local (LCBD, LCBD and LCBD) and species (SCBD) contributions. We assessed the influence of environmental and spatial factors associated with drought and damming fragmentations on beta diversity components and LCBDs, and of local species richness and occupancy on LCBDs and SCBD, respectively. Overall, non-native species showed a more limited occupancy of pool refuges than native fish. RichDiff dominated beta diversity, though it was influenced by drought and damming fragmentations for native fish and local environment for non-native fish. Repl for native fish was slightly influenced by local environment, but for non-native fish was largely driven by drought and damming, albeit with a contribution of local environment as well. LCBD and LCBD increased in pools in low order streams for native fish and at low elevations for non-native fish, and with high or low species richness. SCBD was higher for native species with intermediated pool occupancy, but for non-native species with low occupancy. Our results suggest that stream fragmentation may drive native species loss and non-native species replacement in pool refuges, and that environmental filtering may shape non-native species loss. Pools in lower order streams harbouring unique species-rich or species-poor assemblages should be prioritize for conservation and restoration, respectively, and pools at low elevation with unique non-native assemblages should deserve control efforts. We encourage the partitioning of beta diversity and individual analysis of native and non-native fish in intermittent streams, which may be key in stressing the importance of pool refuges in safeguarding native fish diversity.
池塘避难所对于维持日益间歇性溪流中的鱼类多样性至关重要。然而,池塘避难所中本地和非本地鱼类的β多样性模式和驱动因素仍知之甚少。本研究聚焦于地中海溪流,将本地和非本地鱼类的β多样性分解为丰富度差异(RichDiff)和物种替代(Repl),以及局部(LCBD、LCBD 和 LCBD)和物种(SCBD)贡献。我们评估了与干旱和筑坝破碎化相关的环境和空间因素对β多样性组成和 LCBD 的影响,以及局部物种丰富度和占有对 LCBD 和 SCBD 的影响。总体而言,非本地物种在池塘避难所中的占有范围比本地鱼类更有限。RichDiff 主导了β多样性,尽管它受到干旱和筑坝破碎化对本地鱼类和局部环境对非本地鱼类的影响。本地鱼类的 Repl 受局部环境的影响较小,但非本地鱼类的 Repl 主要受干旱和筑坝的驱动,尽管局部环境也有贡献。对于本地鱼类,LCBD 和 LCBD 在低阶溪流的池塘中增加,而非本地鱼类则在低海拔地区增加,且物种丰富度较高或较低。SCBD 对于中间占有池塘的本地物种较高,但对于低占有池塘的非本地物种较高。我们的研究结果表明,溪流破碎化可能导致池塘避难所中本地物种的丧失和非本地物种的替代,而环境过滤可能会导致非本地物种的丧失。低阶溪流中具有独特丰富或贫乏物种组合的池塘应分别作为保护和恢复的优先对象,而低海拔地区具有独特非本地物种组合的池塘应值得进行控制。我们鼓励对β多样性进行分区,并对间歇性溪流中的本地和非本地鱼类进行单独分析,这可能是强调池塘避难所在保护本地鱼类多样性方面的重要性的关键。