Invertebrate macrofauna of a temporary pond in Central Italy: composition, community parameters and temporal succession

Bazzanti, Marcello; Baldoni, Sabrina; Seminara, Marco

doi:10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/137/1996/77

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“…Spatial (inter-site) variability in the richness of taxonomic orders was detected. Our results reveal that the majority of macroinvertebrates in the studied environments are similar to those in the temporary superficial studied habitats in Morocco (Giudicelli, Thiéry, 1998), Italy (Bazzanti et al,1996(Bazzanti et al, , 2009Bagella et al, 2010), Spain (Boix et al, 2004(Boix et al, , 2008(Boix et al, , 2009, and in Algeria (Lounaci et al, 2000;Khelifa, 2019;Khelifa et al, 2016;Meziane et al, 2020, 2022Rouibi et al, 2021). A total of 29 taxa and 1715 individuals were collected during this study.…”

Section: Study Of the Underground Fauna Of Wellssupporting

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Characterization and diversity of macroin-vertebrates in groundwater in the region of Souk-Ahras (North-East of Algeria)

Chorfi

Hafid

Baaloudj

et al. 2022

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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A preliminary inventory of macroinvertebrate communities and a regular physicochemical analysis of groundwater were carried out in the Souk Ahras region (north-eastern Algeria). It aims to study and analyze the structure and distribution of underground aquatic species, thus determining the relationship that may exist between the quality of water in wells and springs with the diversity of aquatic fauna present in the habitats. Through 2018, 14 stations (10 wells and 4 springs) were monitored on a monthly basis, while water and aquatic fauna samples were taken. A principal component analysis (PCA) of the physicochemical quality parameters was carried out from the average values of each parameter. It has been observed that the waters are highly mineralized, due to the high values of total hardness, salinity, and sulfate levels in certain stations. The sources of contamination are mainly due to the raw wastewater circulating in the small canals. Also “seguias” are used either to evacuate wastewater or for irrigation, which seeps down to the water table. The collected aquatic fauna in all the 14 stations is diversified and contains 29 families which correspond to 4 taxa.

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Characterization and diversity of macroin-vertebrates in groundwater in the region of Souk-Ahras (North-East of Algeria)

Chorfi

Hafid

Baaloudj

et al. 2022

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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“…The new localities of the species were plotted on a map including also its published localities based on Bazzanti et al (1996), Fontaneto et al (1999, Minelli (2006) 1 rows. White dots refer to published records (Bazzanti et al 1996;Fontaneto et al 1999;Minelli 2006;Utvesky et al 2010;Sorgi et al 2011;Lapini et al 2013;Osella and Pannunzio 2013;Marrone and Canale 2019). Some dots may overlap due to the map scale.…”

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“…In Italy, Hirudo verbana has a scattered distribution, and only few records of the species were reported in the last decades, often sub Hirudo medicinalis (Bazzanti et al 1996;Fontaneto et al 1999;Minelli 2006;Utevsky et al 2010;Sorgi et al 2011;Lapini et al 2013;Osella and Pannunzio 2013;Marrone and Canale 2019). The vast majority of the known occurrence localities derive from observations carried out in the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century (see references in Minelli 1979in Minelli , 2006.…”

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New distributional data for the Mediterranean medicinal leech Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820 (Hirudinea, Hirudinidae) in Italy, with a note on its feeding on amphibians

Marrone¹,

Alfonso²,

Barbagallo³

et al. 2021

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Scarce data are currently available about the distribution of the Mediterranean medicinal leech Hirudo verbana in Italy, and most of the known occurrence localities are based on records collected in the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century, which were not confirmed in the last decades, mostly due to a lack of surveys. Accordingly, the available knowledge on the distribution of the species is far from being updated and representative, although a significant negative trend of H. verbana throughout the country is supposed. The lack of sound distribution data is a significant shortfall, which hinders the implementation of the monitoring of the species as required by the Article 17 of the "Habitats Directive" on the species of Union concern. To provide recent, validated distributional data for the Mediterranean medicinal leech in Italy to be used as baseline data for further surveys and monitoring, we present herein a set of unpublished observations collected in the last decades in peninsular Italy, Sicily, and Sardinia. Moreover, we report observation of H. verbana feeding on amphibians, a feeding habit to date poorly documented for the Mediterranean medicinal leech. Based on both published and novel data, H. verbana is characterised by a large but fragmented distribution in Italy. Therefore, dedicated monitoring programs and the collection of validated occasional observations are highly desirable to get a clearer picture of the real distribution of the species.

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“…The study ponds were characterised using variables describing morphology, water and sediment chemistry. At each visit, we measured the maximum depth and area of ponds as reported by Bazzanti et al (1996). Conductivity, pH and dissolved oxygen were recorded by field metres.…”

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Macrophyte diversity and physico-chemical characteristics of Tyrrhenian coast ponds in central Italy: implications for conservation

Bella¹,

Bazzanti²,

Dowgiallo³

et al. 2007

Pond Conservation in Europe

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Awareness of pond conservation value is growing all over Europe. Ponds are recognized as important ecosystems supporting large numbers of species and several rare and threatened aquatic plants, macroinvertebrates and amphibians. Notwithstanding ponds, particularly temporary ones, are still neglected in Italy. There are some gaps in our understanding of the macrophyte ecology and the conservation value of Mediterranean small still waters. Therefore, this study investigated the macrophyte communities and physico-chemical characteristics of 8 permanent and 13 temporary ponds along the Tyrrhenian coast near Rome, with the aim to relate the distribution of aquatic plants to environmental variables, and to define the botanical conservation value of ponds.Throughout the study period (Spring 2002), Principal Component Analysis performed on abiotic variables clearly discriminated temporary ponds, smaller and more eutrophic, from permanent ponds, larger and with higher pH and oxygen concentration. A total of 73 macrophyte taxa were collected in the study ponds. Temporary waters hosted a smaller number of plant species than permanent ones. Besides hydroperiod length, the environmental factors related to plant richness were maximum depth, surface area, dissolved oxygen and nitrogen concentration in the water. Moreover, the Non-metric Multidimensional Scaling showed a high dissimilarity in the taxonomic composition of aquatic plants between temporary and permanent ponds. The former contained more annual fast-growing species (Callitriche sp. pl. and Ranunculus sp. pl.), while in the latter species with long life-cycles (i.e. Potamogeton sp. pl.) were more abundant. Our results highlighted that temporary and permanent ponds in central Italy have different macrophyte assemblages, with aquatic species (including some of conservation interest at regional scale) exclusively found in each pond type. This suggested that both type of ponds could give an irreplaceable contribution to the conservation of aquatic plant diversity of these freshwater ecosystems.

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Invertebrate macrofauna of a temporary pond in Central Italy: composition, community parameters and temporal succession

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Characterization and diversity of macroin-vertebrates in groundwater in the region of Souk-Ahras (North-East of Algeria)

Characterization and diversity of macroin-vertebrates in groundwater in the region of Souk-Ahras (North-East of Algeria)

New distributional data for the Mediterranean medicinal leech Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820 (Hirudinea, Hirudinidae) in Italy, with a note on its feeding on amphibians

Macrophyte diversity and physico-chemical characteristics of Tyrrhenian coast ponds in central Italy: implications for conservation

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