Table 2.
Mean relative abundance of nematode genera (%) along elevation gradient. (n = 3).
| Genus | Functional guildb | Elevationa | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 1100 m | 1200 m | 1300 m | 1400 m | 1500 m | 1600 m | 1700 m | 1800 m | 1900 m | 2000 m | 2100 m | 2200 m | 2300 m | 2400 m | ||
| Bacterivores | ||||||||||||||||
| Acrobeles | Ba2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 20.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| Acrobeloides | Ba2 | 21.0 | 40.4 | 20.8 | 32.5 | 10.7 | 52.0 | 43.7 | 5.4 | 32.5 | 10.6 | 46.0 | 59.6 | 20.5 | 48.3 | 34.2 |
| Alaimus | Ba4 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Cephalobus | Ba2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Chiloplacus | Ba2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Diplogaster | Ba1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Eucephalobus | Ba2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 4.3 |
| Mesorhabditis | Ba1 | 12.4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 10.7 | 14.6 | 1.2 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 11.9 | 12.6 |
| Monhystera | Ba2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Plectus | Ba2 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 12.7 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 5.7 |
| Prismatolaimus | Ba3 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Wilsonema | Ba2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Fungivores | ||||||||||||||||
| Aglenchus | Fu2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Aphelenchoides | Fu2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 13.7 |
| Aphelenchus | Fu2 | 4.2 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 10.1 | 0.2 | 10.1 | 17.4 | 7.7 | 15.6 | 4.2 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 3.1 |
| Axonchium | Fu5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Belondira | Fu5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ditylenchus | Fu2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Doryllium | Fu4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 14.8 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 8.2 | 12.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| Filenchus | Fu2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 14.5 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
| Oxydirus | Fu5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Tylencholaimellus | Fu4 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Tylencholaimus | Fu4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tylenchus | Fu2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Diphtherophora | He2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Herbivores | ||||||||||||||||
| Enchodelus | He4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Helicotylenchus | He3 | 11.1 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 14.9 | 24.2 | 12.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 3.8 |
| Hemicriconemoides | He3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Hoplolaimus | He3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Longidorus | He5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Merlinius | He3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Oriverutus | He4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Paralongidorus | He5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pratylenchus | He3 | 20.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 15.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Psilenchus | He2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Rotylenchus | He3 | 0.1 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Tylenchorhynchus | He3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Omnivores | ||||||||||||||||
| Crassolabium | Om4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Eudorylaimus | Om4 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| Mesodorylaimus | Om4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Microdorylaimus | Om4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Predators | ||||||||||||||||
| Aporcelaimellus | Pr5 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 10.7 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| Clarkus | Pr4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Discolaimoides | Pr5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Discolaimus | Pr5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Ironus | Pr4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Metaporcelaimus | Pr5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Moshajia | Pr5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Mylonchulus | Pr4 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
aElevation in metres above sea level.
bFunctional guild is composite of trophic group and cp value: Ba Bacterivore, Fu Fungivore, He Herbivore, Om Omnivore, Pr Predator. Trophic groups and cp values are after Yeates et al. (1993) and Bongers (1988), respectively.