Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) as bioindicators of the assessment of environmental pollution

Ghannem, Samir; Touaylia, Samir; Boumaïza, Moncef

doi:10.1080/10807039.2017.1385387

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“…Changes in carabid community dominance, diversity, abundance, sex ratio, etc. have been used as bioindicators in numerous studies [43,44]. Carabid beetles constitute one of the most suitable groups for the study of 'ecological' effects of different stressors on soil communities, as they are strongly sensitive to human induced environmental changes.…”

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Soil Health and Arthropods: From Complex System to Worthwhile Investigation

Menta

Remelli

2020

Insects

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The dramatic increase in soil degradation in the last few decades has led to the need to identify methods to define not only soil quality but also, in a holistic approach, soil health. In the past twenty years, indices based on living communities have been proposed alongside the already proven physical-chemical methods. Among them, some soil invertebrates have been included in monitoring programs as bioindicators of soil quality. Being an important portion of soil fauna, soil arthropods are involved in many soil processes such as organic matter decomposition and translocation, nutrient cycling, microflora activity regulation and bioturbation. Many studies have reported the use of soil arthropods to define soil quality; among taxa, some have been explored more in depth, typically Acari and Collembola, while generally less abundant groups, such as Palpigradi or Embioptera, have not been investigated much. This paper aims to evaluate and compare the use of different soil microarthropod taxa in soil degradation/quality studies to highlight which groups are the most reported for soil monitoring and which are the most sensitive to soil degradation. We have decided not to include the two most present and abundant taxa, Acari and Collembola, in this paper in consideration of the vast amount of existing literature and focus the discussion on the other microarthropod groups. We reported some studies for each taxon highlighting the use of the group as soil quality indicator. A brief section reporting some indices based on soil microarthropods is proposed at the end of this specific discussion. This paper can be considered as a reference point in the use of soil arthropods to estimate soil quality and health.

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Section: Coleopteramentioning

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Soil Health and Arthropods: From Complex System to Worthwhile Investigation

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2020

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147

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“…In order to assess the heavy metal bioaccumulation capacity in terrestrial species, the bioaccumulation factor was used as a valuable approach (Abd El‐Wekeil, ; Blanusa, Mrkovic‐Milic, & Durbesic, ; Ghannem et al, ; Ghannem, Touaylia, & Boumaiza, ; Ghemari et al, ; Gräff, Berkus, Alberti, & Köhler, ). Our results revealed that A. granulatum could be considered as a macroconcentrator of Cu (BAF > 2) and a deconcentrator of Zn (BAF < 2).…”

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Effects of trace metal elements on ultrastructural features of hepatopancreas ofArmadillidium granulatumBrandt, 1833 (Crustacea, Isopoda)

Khemaissia¹,

Jelassi²,

Ghemari³

et al. 2019

Microscopy Res & Technique

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This study was conducted to compare metals bioaccumulation in the terrestrial isopod Armadillidium granulatum collected from Ghar El Melh lagoon. We focused on recognizing the effects of trace elements on hepatopancreas functional role. To this end, isopod specimens were exposed for 3 weeks to sediments contaminated with cadmium, copper, zinc, mercury, and nickel. Three concentrations were used in duplicate for each experimental condition. At the end of the experiment, metal body burdens were determined using flame atomic absorption spectrometry. Results of the bioaccumulation factor (BAF) showed that the species A. granulatum was classified as a Cu macroconcentrator (BAF > 2) and a Zn deconcentrator (BAF < 2). Dose dependent morphological and histological changes were observed in the hepatopancreas cells using transmission electron microscopy. The predominant features were: microvillus border disruption, condensation of the cytoplasm with increasing endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, lysosomes and granules that accumulated metals in B and S cells. The number of lipid droplets decreased especially after Cd, Zn, Hg, and Ni treatments. This study demonstrated that the terrestrial isopod A. gramulatum could be a good indicator of soil metal contamination.

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“…They inhabit these landscapes in close interaction with plants, using them as food resources, for shelter, and as development sites. Beetles are regarded to be indicators of environmental changes (e.g., Jennie and Lisa 2006;Jake et al 2014;Samir et al 2018) and changes in their diversity might reflect environmental changes in natural habitats, corresponding to changes in host plant communities.…”

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Diversity of beetles (Coleoptera) in natural and planted saxaul forests (Haloxylon ammodendron) in the South Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Buyanjargal¹,

Wunderlich

Schmitt³

2020

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We investigated species composition and diversity parameters of beetle communities in two planted saxaul (Haloxylon ammodendron, black saxaul) forests in Southern Mongolia. We also studied nearby natural areas for comparison. Beetles were mainly collected by pitfall traps. 1064 individuals of 38 species of 22 genera in 4 beetle families were identified from planted plots. In comparison, a total of 1395 beetles belonging to 40 species of 24 genera in seven families were collected and identified from the natural saxaul plots. The most diverse beetle families were darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae, 18 species) and snout beetles (Curculionidae, 15 species) in planted and natural saxaul plots. We recorded several species (Apatophysis serricornis, Cephogenia chinensis, and Eumylada punctifera punctifera) which are associated with the saxaul tree. A darkling beetle, Anatolica potanini, was the dominant species in both natural and planted plots of the Nariin Zag forest. There were significant differences in the species richness and abundance between the planted and natural plots of the Ukhaa Zag forest. It is possible that the age of the plantation drove the differences. The higher values of diversity indices and species richness in the planted plots can be explained by the presence of rare species, represented by only one or two individuals. The planted plots and corresponding natural plots within each forest were more similar to each other in species composition and abundance than between forests.

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Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) as bioindicators of the assessment of environmental pollution

Cited by 55 publications

References 63 publications

Soil Health and Arthropods: From Complex System to Worthwhile Investigation

Soil Health and Arthropods: From Complex System to Worthwhile Investigation

Effects of trace metal elements on ultrastructural features of hepatopancreas ofArmadillidium granulatumBrandt, 1833 (Crustacea, Isopoda)

Diversity of beetles (Coleoptera) in natural and planted saxaul forests (Haloxylon ammodendron) in the South Gobi Desert, Mongolia

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