Exploration for the Maintenance Mechanism of Hydro-Fluctuation Belt Soil Fauna Community
In order to enhance our understanding of the maintenance mechanisms of soil fauna communities in hydro-fluctuation belt,this study conducted field investigations and sampling in a typical hydro-fluctuation belt in Baijiaxi in June,July,August,and October 2022.The results indicate that there are two main mechanisms,dispersal and niche processes,in the formation and maintenance of soil fauna communities in hydro-fluctuation belt,and the importance of these mechanisms is related to changes in habitat connectivity caused by water level fluctuations.As current methods can't account for both richness and abundance,further studies should refine the methodological scale to better understand the community composition and maintenance mechanisms of soil fauna.