Factors influencing taxonomic composition and abundance of macrozoobenthos in extralittoral zone of shallow eutrophic lakes

Żbikowski, Janusz; Kobak, Jarosław

doi:10.1007/s10750-007-0613-x

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“…However, macrozoobenthos influence bottom sediments (Jones and Jago 1992; Żbikowski and Kobak 2007) and improve water exchange by increasing oxygen levels above the sediment (Svensson and Leonardson 1996). The rate and direction of matter exchange between water and bottom sediments are also influenced by the abundance and taxonomic composition of zoobenthos (Covich et al 1999).…”

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From isolation to connectivity: the effect of floodplain lake restoration on sediments as habitats for macroinvertebrate communities

2017

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The present study aimed to identify potential macrozoobenthic habitat indicators of the ecological success of restoration projects. As a part of the complex restoration project in the Słupia River floodplain (N Poland), the connectivity between three oxbow lakes and the river channel was re-established to improve biodiversity of the floodplain area, including bottom fauna. Following restoration, changes in the dynamics of flowing water and water levels induced the transformation of oxbows from plesiopotamal (lentic) to eupotamal (lotic) and subsequently to parapotamal (semi-lotic) habitats. The restored sites underwent a rapid depletion of benthic coarse particulate organic matter, with direct changes in most of the investigated parameters of bottom sediments, including conductivity, total organic carbon, soluble reactive phosphorus and total nitrogen. Redundancy analysis revealed that the changes in benthic fauna structure resulted from the increased connectivity with the river (flow rate) and changes in the chemical properties of sediments. The restored oxbow lakes were colonized by six new macroinvertebrate species whose density increased substantially. The assessment of the overall river-floodplain system restoration project indicated positive implications for improving the qualitative and quantitative structure of benthic fauna. However, to confirm ecologically successful restoration, it is necessary to evaluate appropriate sets of indicators based on a complex food web structure and more efficient or enhanced ecosystem functions. This study contributes to the discussion of sustainable management of floodplains to provide benefits to macroinvertebrates as indicators of aquatic ecosystem health under different restoration activities.

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From isolation to connectivity: the effect of floodplain lake restoration on sediments as habitats for macroinvertebrate communities

2017

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“…Apart from their assimilatory function, they play an unfungible role in aquatic food chains and in creating and diversifying habitats for many aquatic organisms (Bazzanti et al, 2009). Plant beds covering the littoral zone of ponds and lakes create ecotones, which frequently prove to have biodiversity higher than in adjacent terrestrial and aquatic habitats (Pieczyn´ska, 1972;Dvorˇa´k and Imhof, 1998;Petr, 2000;Zbikowski and Kobak, 2007). Reed beds (Phragmites australis, (Cav.)…”

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Distribution and diversity of littoral macroinvertebrates within extensive reed beds of a lowland pond

Sychra

Adámek

Petřivalská

2010

Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim.

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-Although habitats of hard emergent macrophyte beds, including reed beds (Phragmites australis), are very common in the littoral zones of stagnant waters in central Europe, research investigating their macroinvertebrate communities is still lacking. In this study, the spatial distribution of macroinvertebrates was studied within large reed beds in the littoral zone of a lowland fishpond (Nesyt, SE Moravia, Czech Republic). Using a hand net, horizontal line transects in the reed bed leading from the marginal area with the open water towards the shore were sampled. The results of NMDS ordination and PERMANOVA test proved that the taxonomic composition of the macroinvertebrate assemblage changed significantly along the investigated horizontal transect from the open water towards the shore, together with gradual changes in some environmental factors. The taxa diversity was found to be the highest in the areas closest to the shore. In the reed bed areas near open water, corixids, aquatic insects larvae, leeches, water mites, some naidids and tubificids, which represented free-swimming invertebrates with tracheal gill breathing, ectoparasites, gatherers/collectors and taxa preferring pelal and inorganic substrates, were more abundant compared with the interiors of reed beds. On the other side, in the shallow dense interior of reed beds close to the shore, gastropods, water slaters, some naidids and enchytraeids, aquatic beetles and dipteran larvae were characteristic taxa, which belonged especially to grazers and scrapers, shredders and invertebrates preferring phytal and POM (particulate organic matter) microhabitats. Different predators were recorded in areas near open water and near the shore. This invertebrate spatial distribution probably reflects changes in microhabitat and environmental conditions along the investigated horizontal transect. The results of this study proved that extensive reed beds serve as refuges for many groups of aquatic macroinvertebrates within lowland fishpond ecosystems.

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“…Some previous studies have shown that there was a positive effect of macrophytes on benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages (Hargeby et al, 1994;Żbikowski and Kobak, 2007;Cai et al, 2011). Generally, macrophytes can provide habitats and foods for aquatic animals, which can increase spatial heterogeneity and allow more species of various ecological niches to coexist in a macrophytedominated lake (Padial et al, 2009;Bazzanti et al, 2010;Robinson and Doering, 2013).…”

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“…They also change the physical-chemical parameters of water and sediments (Covich et al, 1999;Vaughn and Hakenkamp, 2001;Longhi et al, 2013) and facilitate energy flows and nutrient cycling in shallow lake ecosystems (Covich et al, 1999;Vanni, 2002). Therefore, it's necessary to reveal factors determining the taxonomic composition and structure of macroinvertebrates in the open water zone of shallow lakes (Żbikowski and Kobak, 2007). It has been shown that benthic macroinvertebrate distribution is affected by sediment quality, contaminants, biotic factors, N o n -c o m m e r c i a l u s e o n l y oxygen conditions and macrophytes (Mackay, 1992;Phipps et al, 1995;Dinsmore and Prepas, 1997;Weatherhead and James, 2001;Cai et al, 2011).…”

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“…Several studies have attempted to relate the benthic assemblage to habitat conditions in shallow lakes (Hargeby et al, 1994;Żbikowski and Kobak, 2007;Cai et al, 2011;Cai et al, 2012;Pan et al, 2012). However, these studies were conducted based on qualitative comparisons of the amount of macrophytes (Żbikowski and Kobak, 2007;Cai et al, 2011;Pan et al, 2012).…”

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The habitat type and trophic state determine benthic macroinvertebrate communities in lowland shallow lakes of China

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Factors influencing taxonomic composition and abundance of macrozoobenthos in extralittoral zone of shallow eutrophic lakes

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From isolation to connectivity: the effect of floodplain lake restoration on sediments as habitats for macroinvertebrate communities

From isolation to connectivity: the effect of floodplain lake restoration on sediments as habitats for macroinvertebrate communities

Distribution and diversity of littoral macroinvertebrates within extensive reed beds of a lowland pond

The habitat type and trophic state determine benthic macroinvertebrate communities in lowland shallow lakes of China

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