Alien macroinvertebrates in Flanders (Belgium)

Boets, Pieter; Brosens, Dimitri; Lock, Koen; Adriaens, Tim; Aelterman, Bart; Mertens, Joost; Goethals, Peter

doi:10.3391/ai.2016.11.2.03

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“…This threat is exacerbated by increasing trade, unintentional species transport, and the construction of canals connecting biogeographic regions [29]. Alien species, with the ability to invade especially ecosystems where habitat degradation places native populations under stress, can exert large-scale effects that further disrupt these systems [30,31]. This disruption may result from superior competitive capabilities compared to native species or the introduction of predation on species not previously exposed to such threats [32,33].…”

Section: Threats To Freshwater Ecosystemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Introduction of Native Submerged Macrophytes to Restore Biodiversity in Streams

Van der Cruysse,

De Cock,

Lock

et al. 2024

Plants

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Streams are biodiversity hotspots that provide numerous ecosystem services. Safeguarding this biodiversity is crucial to uphold sustainable ecosystem functioning and to ensure the continuation of these ecosystem services in the future. However, in recent decades, streams have witnessed a disproportionate decline in biodiversity compared to other ecosystems, and are currently considered among the most threatened ecosystems worldwide. This is the result of the combined effect of a multitude of stressors. For freshwater systems in general, these have been classified into five main pressures: water pollution, overexploitation, habitat degradation and destruction, alien invasive species, and hydromorphological pressures. On top of these direct stressors, the effects of global processes like environmental and climate change must be considered. The intricate and interconnected nature of various stressors affecting streams has made it challenging to formulate effective policies and management strategies. As a result, restoration efforts have not always been successful in creating a large-scale shift towards a better ecological status. In order to achieve an improved status in these systems, situation-specific management strategies tailored to specific stressor combinations may be needed. In this paper, we examine the potential of introducing native submerged macrophyte species to advance the restoration of stream ecosystems. Through successful introductions, we anticipate positive ecological outcomes, including enhanced water quality and increased biodiversity. This research is significant, as the potential success in restoring stream biodiversity not only represents progress in ecological understanding but also offers valuable insights for future restoration and management strategies for these vital ecosystems.

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Section: Threats To Freshwater Ecosystemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Introduction of Native Submerged Macrophytes to Restore Biodiversity in Streams

Van der Cruysse,

De Cock,

Lock

et al. 2024

Plants

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“…Expert data are not included in the reported datasets. An example of such a continued study on VMM sample material is Boets et al (2016) on alien macroinvertebrates in Flanders, with identification up to species level. These data are also available on GBIF: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/3c428404-893c-44da-bb4a-6c19d8fb676a .…”

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The inland water macro-invertebrate occurrences in Flanders, Belgium

Vannevel¹,

Brosens²,

Cooman³

et al. 2018

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The Flanders Environment Agency (VMM) has been performing biological water quality assessments on inland waters in Flanders (Belgium) since 1989 and sediment quality assessments since 2000. The water quality monitoring network is a combined physico-chemical and biological network, the biological component focusing on macro-invertebrates. The sediment monitoring programme produces biological data to assess the sediment quality. Both monitoring programmes aim to provide index values, applying a similar conceptual methodology based on the presence of macro-invertebrates. The biological data obtained from both monitoring networks are consolidated in the VMM macro-invertebrates database and include identifications at family and genus level of the freshwater phyla Coelenterata, Platyhelminthes, Annelida, Mollusca, and Arthropoda. This paper discusses the content of this database, and the dataset published thereof: 282,309 records of 210 observed taxa from 4,140 monitoring sites located on 657 different water bodies, collected during 22,663 events. This paper provides some background information on the methodology, temporal and spatial coverage, and taxonomy, and describes the content of the dataset. The data are distributed as open data under the Creative Commons CC-BY license.

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“…of other non-native aquatic invertebrates in Belgium (Boets et al, 2016) and is considered the most likely introduction pathway of B. chinensis in The Netherlands (Soes et al, 2011(Soes et al, , 2016. The current widespread distribution in North America likely results from several independent unintentional introductions.…”

Section: Mots Clés : Bellamya Chinensis / Espèce Envahissante / Belgiquementioning

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The invasive Chinese mystery snail Bellamya chinensis (Gastropoda: Viviparidae) expands its European range to Belgium

Neucker

Schildermans²,

Scheers

2017

Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst.

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-In this paper we report the first Belgian records of the invasive Chinese mystery snail Bellamya chinensis. A walkover-survey along the Laak, a small lowland river, yielded a total of 20 live B. chinensis. The presence of both juvenile and adult individuals, with a shell height ranging from 16.6 to 47.5 mm, indicates that the species is firmly established. The most probable source of introduction is a nearby garden center that specializes in ornamental fish and plants for garden ponds.

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Alien macroinvertebrates in Flanders (Belgium)

Cited by 7 publications

References 56 publications

Introduction of Native Submerged Macrophytes to Restore Biodiversity in Streams

Introduction of Native Submerged Macrophytes to Restore Biodiversity in Streams

The inland water macro-invertebrate occurrences in Flanders, Belgium

The invasive Chinese mystery snail Bellamya chinensis (Gastropoda: Viviparidae) expands its European range to Belgium

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