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Do marine planktonic ciliates follow Bergmann's rule?
Ecography ( IF 5.9 ) Pub Date : 2023-03-27 , DOI: 10.1111/ecog.06452
Kailin Liu 1, 2 , Siyu Jiang 3 , David J. S. Montagnes 4 , Hongbin Liu 5, 6 , Liping Zheng 7 , Bangqin Huang 1 , Xin Liu 1 , Bingzhang Chen 2, 5
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Body size is a fundamental trait determining individual fitness and ecological processes. Reduction in body size with increasing temperature has been widely observed in most ectotherms and endotherms, known as Bergmann's rule. However, we lack data to assess if ciliates, the major consumers of marine primary production, follow Bergmann's rule and what drives the distributions of their cell size. Here, we examined a data set (287 samples) collected across the global oceans to investigate biogeographic patterns in the mean cell-size of ciliate communities. By measuring the sizes of every ciliate cell (< 10 to > 300 per sample), we found that community cell-size increased with increasing latitude, conforming to Bergmann's rule. We then addressed the cause. Temperature was a main driver of the trend. Ciliate community mean cell-size decreased 34% when temperature increased from 3.5 to 31°C, implying that temperature may be a direct physiological driver. In addition, prey (phytoplankton) size also influenced the trend, with ciliate size increasing by 35% across the gradient of phytoplankton size (0.6–15.5 μm). Generally, these findings emphasized the importance of how both biotic and abiotic factors affect size distribution of marine ciliates, a key component of pelagic ecosystems. Our novel, extensive dataset and the predictive trends arising from them contribute to understanding how climate change will influence pelagic ecosystem functions.

中文翻译:

海洋浮游纤毛虫是否遵循伯格曼法则?

体型是决定个体健康和生态过程的基本特征。在大多数变温动物和恒温动物中广泛观察到体型随温度升高而减小,这被称为伯格曼法则。然而,我们缺乏数据来评估纤毛虫(海洋初级产品的主要消费者)是否遵循伯格曼规则以及驱动其细胞大小分布的因素。在这里,我们检查了在全球海洋中收集的数据集(287 个样本),以研究纤毛虫群落平均细胞大小的生物地理模式。通过测量每个纤毛细胞的大小(每个样本 < 10 到 > 300),我们发现群落细胞大小随着纬度的增加而增加,这符合 Bergmann 的规则。然后我们解决了原因。温度是这一趋势的主要驱动因素。当温度从 3.5°C 升高到 31°C 时,纤毛虫群落的平均细胞大小减少了 34%,这意味着温度可能是一个直接的生理驱动因素。此外,猎物(浮游植物)的大小也影响了这一趋势,纤毛虫的大小在浮游植物大小的梯度(0.6–15.5 μm)中增加了 35%。一般来说,这些发现强调了生物和非生物因素如何影响海洋纤毛虫大小分布的重要性,海洋纤毛虫是远洋生态系统的关键组成部分。我们新颖、广泛的数据集和由此产生的预测趋势有助于了解气候变化将如何影响远洋生态系统功能。随着浮游植物大小(0.6-15.5 μm)的梯度,纤毛虫的大小增加了 35%。一般来说,这些发现强调了生物和非生物因素如何影响海洋纤毛虫大小分布的重要性,海洋纤毛虫是远洋生态系统的关键组成部分。我们新颖、广泛的数据集和由此产生的预测趋势有助于了解气候变化将如何影响远洋生态系统功能。随着浮游植物大小(0.6-15.5 μm)的梯度,纤毛虫的大小增加了 35%。一般来说,这些发现强调了生物和非生物因素如何影响海洋纤毛虫大小分布的重要性,海洋纤毛虫是远洋生态系统的关键组成部分。我们新颖、广泛的数据集和由此产生的预测趋势有助于了解气候变化将如何影响远洋生态系统功能。
更新日期:2023-03-27
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