Diversity of macrobenthos in lowland streams: ecological determinants and taxonomic specificity

Koperski, Paweł

doi:10.4081/jlimnol.2010.88

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“…This tendency is consistent with observations of other authors (Pawłowski, 1936;Mann, 1962;Sawyer, 1986;Czarnecka et al, 2009;Koperski, 2010) and confirms preferences for the hard surfaces. Leeches less frequently colonize a soft substrate, subjected to the movements of water masses.…”

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“…These predators and bloodsuckers attack various groups of hydrobionts and are themselves prey to many carnivores (Chernaya & Koval'chuk, 2009;Siciński, 2009). Previous studies have shown that one of the most important environmental factors which determine the number and diversity of this taxon is the presence of a solid substrate (Pawłowski, 1936;Sawyer, 1986;Krodkiewska, 2003;Koperski, 2010). Most leeches inhabit stones, pieces of wood and other hard underwater substrates (Bielecki et al, 2008;Beracko & Košel, 2011;Utevsky et al, 2012).…”

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Settlement preferences of leeches (Clitellata: Hirudinida) for different artificial substrates

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We examined the settlement preferences of leeches by analysing colonization patterns on artificial substrates. The intention was to check whether the type of material, texture and size of artificial substrates would influence the abundance of leeches. To test substrate type preferences, we used the following nine artificial substrates: polyester, polycarbonate, aluminium, glass, rubber, steel, polyethylene, ceramics and polypropylene. In addition, substrates of different textures (structural vs. smooth) and sizes (900, 400, 100 cm 2 ) were used. We found that rubber, polyethylene and aluminium were most frequently chosen by the leeches. Surface structure and size of the objects were other factors which determined substrate selection by these organisms. Leeches more readily inhabited rough surfaces and the surfaces of smaller-sized objects. The species composition of leech assemblages on analysed artificial substrates was dominated by predatory taxa of the genus Erpobdella and Helobdella.

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Settlement preferences of leeches (Clitellata: Hirudinida) for different artificial substrates

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“…The level of pollution in lowland streams correlates stronger with changes in taxonomic diversity of leeches than of certain commonly occurred groups of benthic invertebrates like, e.g. Chironomidae and Odonata (Koperski, 2010). Due to the low species richness of European leeches, the relative easiness of their taxonomic determination and widespread occurrence in different types of watercourses, this group seems to be potentially very useful for the assessment of the ecological status of lotic environments.…”

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“…Treating species as being equal in spite of their functional divergence and phylogenetic distance seems to be an important weakness of traditional measures of taxonomic diversity (Schweiger et al, 2008) and the use of taxonomic diversity indices based on identification to a level higher than the species is prone to different errors (Koperski, 2010(Koperski, , 2011Šiling and Urbanič, 2016). Three groups of methods have been developed to solve these problems: taxonomic distinctness (e.g.…”

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Taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity of leeches (Hirudinea) and their suitability in biological assessment of environmental quality

Koperski

2017

Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst.

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-Different components of biological diversity of leeches (Hirudinea), sampled in lowland watercourses in Poland were compared between sites differed in terms of environmental quality, measured by officially approved procedures. Indices based on taxonomic diversity, rarefied species richness, taxonomic distinctness, phylogenetic diversity and functional diversity were considered in the analysis, for sites belonging to three biocoenotic types of watercourses. In most cases values of all indices except Pielou's evenness show unimodal relationships with environmental quality and in any case monotonic increase in diversity was not shown. Median values of diversity were significantly higher and its highest values were significantly more frequent at sites with moderate than with low or high environmental quality. This pattern of relationships was observed both for indices based on presence/absence data and those based on relative abundance of species. The significance of this mode of relationships differed between biocoenotic types and between procedures using to measure environmental quality. The results obtained show low and doubtful usefulness of each component of leech diversity as an element of biological assessment in lowland watercourses.Keywords: taxonomic diversity / phylogenetic diversity / functional diversity / Hirudinea / biological assessment Résumé -Diversité taxonomique, phylogénétique et fonctionnelle des sangsues (Hirudinea) et leur aptitude à l'évaluation biologique de la qualité environnementale. Différentes composantes de la diversité biologique des sangsues (Hirudinea), échantillonnées dans les cours d'eau de plaine en Pologne, ont été comparées entre des sites différents en termes de qualité environnementale, mesurée par des procédures officiellement approuvées. Les indices fondés sur la diversité taxonomique, la richesse en espèces raréfiées, la diversité phylogénétique et la diversité fonctionnelle ont été pris en compte dans l'analyse, pour des sites de cours d'eau appartenant à trois types biocénotiques. Dans la plupart des cas, les valeurs de tous les indices, à l'exception de l'équitabilité de Pielou, montrent des relations unimodales avec la qualité de l'environnement et, en tout état de cause, une augmentation monotone de la diversité. Les valeurs médianes de la diversité étaient significativement plus élevées et les valeurs les plus élevées étaient significativement plus fréquentes dans les sites de qualité environnementale modérée plutôt que faible ou élevée. Ce patron de relations a été observé à la fois pour les indices fondés sur les données de présence/ absence et ceux fondés sur l'abondance relative des espèces. L'importance de ce mode de relations différait entre les types de biocénoses et entre les procédures utilisées pour mesurer la qualité de l'environnement. Les résultats obtenus montrent que chaque composante de la diversité des sangsues est peu utile et douteuse en tant qu'élément de l'évaluation biologique dans les cours d'eau de plaines.Mots-clés : diversité taxo...

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“…On the other hand, the use of TD indices based on identification to a level higher than the species is prone to different errors (Koperski, 2010(Koperski, , 2011Šiling and Urbanič, 2016). Two groups of methods have been developed to solve these problems: "functional diversity" based on the analysis of the biological traits of benthic animals (e.g.…”

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Environmental quality of a stream can be better predicted by phylogenetic than by taxonomic diversity

Koperski

Meronka

2017

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-Different indices of taxonomic diversity (TD) and phylogenetic diversity (PD) of the macrobenthos were compared to determine the efficient predictors of environmental quality (EQ) in different types of watercourses in Poland. Archived data of 864 samples of benthic invertebrates identified to the family level were analysed on the basis of linear and non-linear multiply regression. The strengths of the correlations between two measures of EQ:BMWPpl (British Monitoring Working Party score system, Polish modification) and MMI (Multimetric Macroinvertebrate Index) and the values of taxonomic richness and three well-known TD indices: Shannon, Margalef and J' Evenness were compared to those for values of three PD indices, based on taxonomic distinctness. Taxonomic richness and all PD indices correlated more strongly with both measures of EQ than all TD indices. Correlations with both types of diversity indices were visibly stronger for BMWPpl when compared with MMI. We suggest that analysed indices of PD, especially MDis (mean phylogenetic distance between families in a sample), are related with EQ strongly enough to be taken into account as potential metrics in selection procedures of biological assessment. Nous suggérons que les indices analysés de la diversité phylogénétique, en particulier les MDis (distance phylogénétique moyenne entre les familles dans un échantillon), sont liés à une QE suffisamment forte pour être pris en compte comme mesure potentielle dans les procédures de sélection de l'évaluation biologique.Mots-clés : diversité phylogénétique / diversité taxonomique / macrobenthos / qualité environnementale / rivière

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Diversity of macrobenthos in lowland streams: ecological determinants and taxonomic specificity

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Settlement preferences of leeches (Clitellata: Hirudinida) for different artificial substrates

Settlement preferences of leeches (Clitellata: Hirudinida) for different artificial substrates

Taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity of leeches (Hirudinea) and their suitability in biological assessment of environmental quality

Environmental quality of a stream can be better predicted by phylogenetic than by taxonomic diversity

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