Other formats:
BibTeX
LaTeX
RIS
@article{1793242,
author = {Parimuchová, Andrea and Dušátková, Lenka and Kováč, Ľubomír and Macháčková, Táňa and Slabý, Ondřej and Pekár, Stanislav},
article_location = {London},
article_number = {1},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84521-1},
keywords = {Ecology; Environmental sciences; Molecular biology; Zoology},
language = {eng},
issn = {2045-2322},
journal = {Nature Scientific Reports},
title = {The food web in a subterranean ecosystem is driven by intraguild predation},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84521-1},
volume = {11},
year = {2021}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1793242
AU - Parimuchová, Andrea - Dušátková, Lenka - Kováč, Ľubomír - Macháčková, Táňa - Slabý, Ondřej - Pekár, Stanislav
PY - 2021
TI - The food web in a subterranean ecosystem is driven by intraguild predation
JF - Nature Scientific Reports
VL - 11
IS - 1
SP - 4994
EP - 4994
PB - NATURE RESEARCH
SN - 20452322
KW - Ecology
KW - Environmental sciences
KW - Molecular biology
KW - Zoology
UR - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84521-1
N2 - Trophic interactions of cave arthropods have been understudied. We used molecular methods (NGS) to decipher the food web in the subterranean ecosystem of the Ardovska Cave (Western Carpathians, Slovakia). We collected five arthropod predators of the species Parasitus loricatus (gamasid mites), Eukoenenia spelaea (palpigrades), Quedius mesomelinus (beetles), and Porrhomma profundum and Centromerus cavernarum (both spiders) and prey belonging to several orders. Various arthropod orders were exploited as prey, and trophic interactions differed among the predators. Linear models were used to compare absolute and relative prey body sizes among the predators. Quedius exploited relatively small prey, while Eukoenenia and Parasitus fed on relatively large prey. Exploitation of eggs or cadavers is discussed. In contrast to previous studies, Eukoenenia was found to be carnivorous. A high proportion of intraguild predation was found in all predators. Intraspecific consumption (most likely cannibalism) was detected only in mites and beetles. Using Pianka's index, the highest trophic niche overlaps were found between Porrhomma and Parasitus and between Centromerus and Eukoenenia, while the lowest niche overlap was found between Parasitus and Quedius. Contrary to what we expected, the high availability of Diptera and Isopoda as a potential prey in the studied system was not corroborated. Our work demonstrates that intraguild diet plays an important role in predators occupying subterranean ecosystems.
ER -
PARIMUCHOVÁ, Andrea, Lenka DUŠÁTKOVÁ, Ľubomír KOVÁČ, Táňa MACHÁČKOVÁ, Ondřej SLABÝ and Stanislav PEKÁR. The food web in a subterranean ecosystem is driven by intraguild predation. \textit{Nature Scientific Reports}. London: NATURE RESEARCH, 2021, vol.~11, No~1, p.~4994-5004. ISSN~2045-2322. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84521-1.
|
