@article{fdi:010089745, title = {{L}ocal climate modulates the development of soil nematode communities after glacier retreat}, author = {{G}uerrieri, {A}. and {C}antera, {I}. and {M}arta, {S}. and {B}onin, {A}. and {C}arteron, {A}. and {A}mbrosini, {R}. and {C}accianiga, {M}. and {A}nthelme, {F}abien and {A}zzoni, {R}. {S}. and {A}lmond, {P}. and {G}azitúa, {P}. {A}. and {C}auvy-{F}rauni{\'e}, {S}. and {L}ievano, {J}. {L}. {C}. and {C}hand, {P}. and {S}harma, {M}. {C}. and {C}lague, {J}. and {R}apre, {J}. {A}. {C}. and {C}ompostella, {C}. and {E}ncarnación, {R}. {C}. and {D}angles, {O}livier and {D}eline, {P}. and {E}ger, {A}. and {E}rokhin, {S}. and {F}ranzetti, {A}. and {G}ielly, {L}. and {G}ili, {F}. and {G}obbi, {M}. and {H}ågvar, {S}. and {K}hedim, {N}. and {M}eneses, {R}. {I}. and {P}eyre, {G}. and {P}ittino, {F}. and {P}roietto, {A}. and {R}abatel, {A}. and {U}rseitova, {N}. and {Y}ang, {Y}. and {Z}aginaev, {V}. and {Z}erboni, {A}. and {Z}immer, {A}nais and {T}aberlet, {P}. and {D}iolaiuti, {G}. {A}. and {P}oulenard, {J}. and {F}ontaneto, {D}. and {T}huiller, {W}. and {F}icetola, {G}. {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he worldwide retreat of glaciers is causing a faster than ever increase in ice-free areas that are leading to the emergence of new ecosystems. {U}nderstanding the dynamics of these environments is critical to predicting the consequences of climate change on mountains and at high latitudes. {C}limatic differences between regions of the world could modulate the emergence of biodiversity and functionality after glacier retreat, yet global tests of this hypothesis are lacking. {N}ematodes are the most abundant soil animals, with keystone roles in ecosystem functioning, but the lack of global-scale studies limits our understanding of how the taxonomic and functional diversity of nematodes changes during the colonization of proglacial landscapes. {W}e used environmental {DNA} metabarcoding to characterize nematode communities of 48 glacier forelands from five continents. {W}e assessed how different facets of biodiversity change with the age of deglaciated terrains and tested the hypothesis that colonization patterns are different across forelands with different climatic conditions. {N}ematodes colonized ice-free areas almost immediately. {B}oth taxonomic and functional richness quickly increased over time, but the increase in nematode diversity was modulated by climate, so that colonization started earlier in forelands with mild summer temperatures. {C}older forelands initially hosted poor communities, but the colonization rate then accelerated, eventually leveling biodiversity differences between climatic regimes in the long term. {I}mmediately after glacier retreat, communities were dominated by colonizer taxa with short generation time and r-ecological strategy but community composition shifted through time, with increased frequency of more persister taxa with {K}-ecological strategy. {T}hese changes mostly occurred through the addition of new traits instead of their replacement during succession. {T}he effects of local climate on nematode colonization led to heterogeneous but predictable patterns around the world that likely affect soil communities and overall ecosystem development.}, keywords = {climate change ; colonization rates ; e{DNA} metabarcoding ; functional diversity ; global scale ; succession}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}lobal {C}hange {B}iology}, volume = {30}, numero = {1}, pages = {e17057 [36 p.]}, ISSN = {1354-1013}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1111/gcb.17057}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010089745}, }