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Title:		"Altitudinal gradient affect abundance, diversity and metabolic footprint of soil nematodes in Banihal-Pass of Pir-Panjal mountain range"
Author(s):		Afzal S; Nesar H; Imran Z; Ahmad W;
Address:		"Nematode Biodiversity Research Lab, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India. Nematode Biodiversity Research Lab, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India. ahmadwasim57@gmail.com"
Journal Title:		Sci Rep
Year:		2021
Volume:		20210810
Issue:		1
Page Number:		16214 -
DOI:		10.1038/s41598-021-95651-x
ISSN/ISBN:		2045-2322 (Electronic) 2045-2322 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Despite enormous diversity, abundance and their role in ecosystem processes, little is known about how community structures of soil-inhabiting nematodes differ across elevation gradient. For this, soil nematode communities were investigated along an elevation gradient of 1000-2500 masl across a temperate vegetation in Banihal-Pass of Pir-Panjal mountain range. We aimed to determine how the elevation gradient affect the nematode community structure, diversity and contribution to belowground carbon assimilation in the form of metabolic footprint. Our results showed that total nematode abundance and the abundance of different trophic groups (fungivores, herbivores and omnivores) declined with the increase of elevation. Shannon index, generic richness and evenness index indicated that nematode communities were more diverse at lower elevations and declined significantly with increase in elevation. Nematode community showed a pattern of decline in overall metabolic footprint with the increase of elevation. Nematode abundance and diversity proved to be more sensitive to elevation induced changes as more abundant and diverse nematode assemblage are supported at lower elevations. Overall it appears nematode abundance, diversity and contribution to belowground carbon cycling is stronger at lower elevations and gradually keep declining towards higher elevations under temperate vegetation cover in Banihal-pass of Pir-Panjal mountain range"
Keywords:		*Altitude Animals Carbon/analysis/*metabolism *Ecosystem Nematoda/*metabolism Soil/*parasitology;
Notes:		"MedlineAfzal, Shahid Nesar, Humira Imran, Zarrin Ahmad, Wasim eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2021/08/12 Sci Rep. 2021 Aug 10; 11(1):16214. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-95651-x"