Communities associated with the Functional Process Zone scale: A case study of stream macroinvertebrates in endorheic drainages

Maasri, Alain; Thorp, James H.; Gelhaus, Jon K.; Tromboni, Flavia; Chandra, Sudeep; Kenner, Scott J.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.394

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“…Thoms et al, 2018). This study has shown each FPZ in the Biobío River to have a unique fish community, similarly to specific macroinvertebrate communities and aquatic food web associated with FPZs character (Maasri et al, 2019;Thoms et al, 2017).…”

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“…Thoms et al, ). This study has shown each FPZ in the Biobío River to have a unique fish community, similarly to specific macroinvertebrate communities and aquatic food web associated with FPZs character (Maasri et al, ; Thoms et al, ). Habitat use and adaptations of fish species, in this study, showed a clear relationship with the identified FPZs of the Biobío River.…”

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Functional process zones and their fish communities in temperate Andean river networks

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Thoms

Górski

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Fluvial geomorphology provides an initial starting point for characterizing and understanding the ecogeomorphology of river networks. Knowledge of the spatial organization of morphological features and the way they influence processes within river networks is important for identifying potential links between the physical and ecological character of river systems. Here, a top‐down geographic information system‐based approach for determining the physical typology of river networks was used to determine and characterize the functional process zones (FPZs; large tracts of the river network with similar hydrogeomorphological character) of two rivers in central Chile. Seven distinct FPZs emerged from the analysis, and these had a nonuniform distribution along the river networks of the Biobío and Imperial Rivers. Some FPZs were frequent in number, with each FPZ segment being variable in length, whereas others were short and represented in limited number. A strong association between the physical character of FPZs and fish community was shown for the Biobío and Imperial Rivers. Specifically, dominant fish species varied among FPZs, and their habitat preferences were strongly related to the hydrogeomorphic character of the FPZ they dominated. These results are significant, as they can inform design of future ecological research and development of effective monitoring programmes.

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Functional process zones and their fish communities in temperate Andean river networks

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“…Sites were chosen to maximize variability in hydrogeomorphology and ensure that sites accurately represent the broad geographic ecoregions that we sampled. Details for Great Basin site characteristics and designations can be found in Maasri et al (2019).…”

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Diet overlap among non‐native trout species and native cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii)in two U.S. ecoregions

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Arsenault

Erdenee

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Ecology and Evolution

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“…2 are examples of distinct but contiguous FPZs which could be characterized by different ecological structure and function. Pre‐identified FPZs (Thoms and Parsons 2003, Thorp et al 2013, Williams et al 2013) in multiple watersheds could serve as independent variables for examining effects of basin characteristics, hydrogeomorphic form, and downstream distribution on many ecological processes across broad spatial and temporal scales (Maasri et al 2018, 2019). The latter could include studies of within‐site stability and asynchrony as well as their possible ecological portfolio effects.…”

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A framework for lotic macrosystem research

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We analyze here the nature of research in freshwater macrosystem biology (especially lotic studies) from both conceptual and current research perspectives. The boundaries of permanent and transitional lotic macrosystems from the smallest to largest spatial extents are described. We contrast ecosystem vs. macrosystem research and macroecology vs. macrosystems ecology and provide some examples of representative aquatic macrosystems ecology projects in the USA. We recommend approaches for incorporating certain large‐scale lotic concepts developed over the last 40 yr as the bases for lotic macrosystem studies. Of these, the three most appropriate in chronological order are the River Continuum Concept, the Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis, and the Stream Biome Gradient Concept. Four other concepts would be suitable for testing macrosystem hypotheses after incorporating small to large conceptual or geographic expansions of the models. We suggest future research directions in lotic macrosystem research in areas of climate change and teleconnections among distant organisms and systems and include general recommendations for conducting macrosystem‐level research.

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Communities associated with the Functional Process Zone scale: A case study of stream macroinvertebrates in endorheic drainages

Cited by 17 publications

References 44 publications

Functional process zones and their fish communities in temperate Andean river networks

Functional process zones and their fish communities in temperate Andean river networks

Diet overlap among non‐native trout species and native cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii)in two U.S. ecoregions

A framework for lotic macrosystem research

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