Species-rich old grasslands have beneficial effects on the health and gut microbiome of bumblebees

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Pornon, Andre [1 ]
Benoiston, Anne-Sophie [1 ]
Escaravage, Nathalie [1 ]
Lihoreau, Mathieu [2 ]
Mahot-Castaing, Blandine [2 ]
Martin, Gabrielle [1 ]
Moreau, Lucie [1 ]
White, Joel [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier UT3, Ctr Rech Biodivers & Environm CRBE, UMR 5300, CNRS,IRD,Toulouse INP, Toulouse, France
[2] Univ Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, Ctr Rech Cognit Anim CRCA, Ctr Biol Integrat CBI, CNRS, Toulouse, France
[3] Ecole Natl Format Enseignement Agr ENSFEA, Toulouse, France
关键词
<italic>Bombus terrestris</italic>; bumblebee; colony development; grassland age; gut microbiota; old species-rich grasslands; plant diversity; BOMBUS-TERRESTRIS; DIVERSITY; BEES; FLOWERS; IMPACT; LARVAE; DIET;
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10.1111/1365-2435.14705
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Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
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071012 ; 0713 ;
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Recent studies have shown that old, traditionally managed semi-natural grasslands (SNGs) harbour specific plant assemblages characterized by high species richness, diversity, evenness and a great abundance and diversity of floral resources. As nectar and pollen from many of these plants contain a multitude of favourable phytochemical compounds, we hypothesized that pollinator health and survival would improve in old, species-rich hay SNGs compared to younger SNGs. We monitored experimental colonies of bumblebees placed in hay SNGs of different ages. The survival of bumblebees increased with grassland age, thus they lived longer and produced more workers in the old SNGs. The abundance of actinomorphic flowers (with radial symmetry) increased with the age of the SNGs and was positively correlated with the body size, body mass and lipid reserves of the bumblebees. The taxonomic composition of gut microbiota changed during the experiment, with a significant decrease of core taxa Bombiscardovia and Bifidobacterium in young SNGs, while the abundance of Bombilactobacillus increased in old SNGs. At the end of the experiment, the bumblebees of young SNGs hosted lower abundances of Gilliamella than those of old SNGs. In old SNGs, there was a positive relationship between floral richness and the abundance of six taxa, including the three core taxa Bombiscardovia, Bifidobacterium and Snodgrassella. Microbiota alpha-diversity decreased and microbiota beta-diversity increased over time in young SNGs, while both remained stable in old SNGs. Both deterministic and stochastic processes acting simultaneously in bumblebee microbiomes within young SNGs seemed to explain these changes. Compared to old forests, very little attention has been paid to old, species-rich grasslands. Considering their importance for pollinator health, as well as their high ecological and cultural values, it is crucial that the rare and endangered old, species-rich hay SNGs are protected.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Des & eacute;tudes r & eacute;centes ont montr & eacute; que les vieilles prairies semi-naturelles (PSNs) g & eacute;r & eacute;es selon des pratiques traditionnelles abritent des assemblages de plantes sp & eacute;cifiques caract & eacute;ris & eacute;s par une richesse en esp & egrave;ces, une diversit & eacute; sp & eacute;cifique et une r & eacute;gularit & eacute; d'abondance des esp & egrave;ces & eacute;lev & eacute;es, ainsi qu'une grande abondance et une grande diversit & eacute; de ressources florales. & Eacute;tant donn & eacute; que le nectar et le pollen de bon nombre de ces plantes contiennent une multitude de compos & eacute;s phytochimiques favorables, nous avons & eacute;mis l'hypoth & egrave;se que la sant & eacute; et la survie des pollinisateurs seraient meilleures dans les vieilles PSNs de fauche, plus riches en esp & egrave;ces que dans les jeunes PSNs. Nous avons suivi des colonies exp & eacute;rimentales de bourdons plac & eacute;es dans des PSNs de fauche d'& acirc;ges diff & eacute;rents. Les bourdons vivaient plus longtemps et produisaient plus d'ouvri & egrave;res dans les vieilles PSNs. L'abondance des fleurs actinomorphes (avec sym & eacute;trie radiale) augmentait avec l'& acirc;ge des PSNs et tendait & agrave; & ecirc;tre positivement corr & eacute;l & eacute;e & agrave; la taille, la masse et les r & eacute;serves lipidiques corporelles des bourdons. La composition taxonomique des microbiotes intestinaux a chang & eacute; au cours de l'exp & eacute;rience, avec une diminution significative des taxa 'c oe urs' Bombiscardovia et Bifidobacterium dans les jeunes PSNs, tandis que l'abondance de Bombilactobacillus a augment & eacute; dans les vieilles PSNs. & Agrave; la fin de l'exp & eacute;rience, les bourdons des jeunes PSNs pr & eacute;sentaient des abondances de Gilliamella plus faibles que ceux des vieilles PSNs. Dans les vieilles PSNs, il y avait une relation positive entre la richesse florale et l'abondance de six taxa, incluant les trois taxa 'c oe ur' Bombiscardovia, Bifidobacterium et Snodgrassella. La diversit & eacute; alpha du microbiote a diminu & eacute; et la diversit & eacute; beta a augment & eacute; au fil du temps dans les jeunes PSNs alors que les deux sont rest & eacute;es stables dans les vieilles PSNs. Les processus d & eacute;terministes et stochastiques agissant simultan & eacute;ment dans le microbiome des bourdons semblent expliquer ces changements observ & eacute;s dans les jeunes PSNs. Compar & eacute; aux vieilles for & ecirc;ts, tr & egrave;s peu d'attention a & eacute;t & eacute; accord & eacute;e aux vieilles prairies riches en esp & egrave;ces. Compte tenu de leur importance pour la sant & eacute; des pollinisateurs, de leurs valeurs & eacute;cologiques et culturelles & eacute;lev & eacute;es, il est crucial qu'elles soient prot & eacute;g & eacute;es.
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