Lake-stream transition zones support hotspots of freshwater ecosystem services: Evidence from a 35-year study on unionid mussels

Ożgo, Małgorzata; Urbańska, Maria; Marzec, Magdalena; Kamocki, Andrzej; Andrzejewski, W.; Golski, Janusz; Lewandowski, Krzysztof; Geist, Juergen

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145114

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“…A likely explanation is that mussels reach their size refuge very quickly and begin to be unattractive as food for crayfish already at small sizes compared to adult unionids. However, this species stays much smaller in comparison to the unionids used in our study and juvenile unionids stay burrowed in the substrate and thus are not easy to find or even accessible for crayfish in natural conditions (Ożgo et al., 2021). In addition, Olden et al.…”

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“…This may be explained by differences between the controlled laboratory exposure and realistic field settings including differences related to food choice, ambient environmental conditions, and the greater variation of mussel sizes at the field site, as well as the absence of P. leniusculus at sites with mussel occurrence. Under natural conditions, mussel species show great differences in their burrowing behaviour (Ożgo et al., 2021; Zieritz et al., 2014) and thus may be less accessible to crayfish compared to aquaria‐based exposures with limited substrate depth. In addition, invasive freshwater crayfish are omnivorous and often show opportunistic feeding behaviour (Guan & Wiles, 1998; Lewis, 2002; Nyström et al., 1996).…”

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“…Under natural conditions, mussel species show great differences in their burrowing behaviour (Ożgo et al, 2021;Zieritz et al, 2014) and thus may be less accessible to crayfish compared to aquariabased exposures with limited substrate depth. In addition, invasive freshwater crayfish are omnivorous and often show opportunistic feeding behaviour (Guan & Wiles, 1998;Lewis, 2002;Nyström et al, 1996).…”

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“…Studies elsewhere in Europe have also found that U. tumidus populations have declined less than other sympatric unionid species (Arter, 1989;Lewandowski & Kołodziejczyk, 2014;Ożgo et al, 2021), and this may suggest a greater tolerance for environmental stressors by this species. Conversely, it is likely that P. complanata has been extirpated at the site because although shells of the species were present, we found no live individuals.…”

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Declines in freshwater mussel density, size and productivity in the River Thames over the past half century

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Aldridge

2022

Journal of Animal Ecology

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A pioneering, quantitative study published in Journal of Animal Ecology in 1966 on freshwater mussel populations in the River Thames, UK, continues to be cited extensively as evidence of the major contribution that mussels make to benthic biomass and ecosystem functioning in global river ecosystems. Ecological alteration, as well as declines in freshwater mussel populations elsewhere, suggest that changes to mussel populations in the River Thames are likely to have occurred over the half century since this study. We resurveyed the site reported in Negus (1966) and quantified the changes in mussel population density, species composition, growth patterns and productivity. We found large declines in population density for all unionid species. The duck mussel Anodonta anatina decreased to 1.1% of 1964 density. The painter's mussel Unio pictorum fell to 3.2% of 1964 density. The swollen river mussel Unio tumidus showed statistically nonsignificant declines. In contrast to 1964, in 2020 we found no living specimens of the depressed river mussel Pseudanodonta complanata (classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List) but found new records of the invasive, nonnative zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha and Asian clam Corbicula fluminea. Additionally, we found strong decreases in size‐at‐age for all species, which now grow to 65–90% of maximum lengths in 1964. As a result of reduced density and size, estimated annual biomass production fell to 7.5% of 1964 levels. Since mussels can be important to ecosystem functioning, providing key regulating and provisioning services, the declines we found imply substantial degradation of freshwater ecosystem services in the River Thames, one of the UK's largest rivers. Our study also highlights the importance to conservationists and ecologists of updating and validating assumptions and data about wild populations, which in the present era of anthropogenic ecosystem alteration are undergoing significant and rapid changes. Regular population surveys of key species are essential to maintain an accurate picture of ecosystem health and to guide management.

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“…At present, the use of remote sensing to assess ES has become a mainstream trend. It mainly carries out the key characteristic parameters of ecological assets, monitoring the changing trend at different times and the application of ES evaluation with the help of mature remote-sensing means and spatial analysis methods [ 35 , 36 , 37 ]. The ES assessment models that attracted scholars' attention include Multiscale Integrated Models of Ecosystem Services (MIMES) [ 38 ], the Global Unified Metamodel of the Biosphere (GUMBO) [ 39 ] and Artificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services (ARIES) [ 40 ] developed by the University of Vermont, the Integrated Biosphere Simulator (IBIS) [ 41 ] developed by the University of Wisconsin, CITYgreen [ 42 ] developed by the U.S. Forestry Administration and the InVEST model developed by Stanford University [ 43 ].…”

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Spatio-Temporal Evolution, Prediction and Optimization of LUCC Based on CA-Markov and InVEST Models: A Case Study of Mentougou District, Beijing

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With the rapid advancement of urbanization and industrialization, the contradiction between the social economy and resources and the environment has become increasingly prominent. On the basis of limited land resources, the way to promote multi-objective comprehensive development such as economic, social development and ecological and environmental protection through structure and layout regulation, so as to maximize regional comprehensive benefits, is an important task of current land spatial planning. Our aim is to obtain land-use-change data in the study area using remote-sensing data inversion and multiple-model simulation. Based on land suitability evaluation, we predict and optimize the land use structure of the study area in 2030 and evaluate and compare ecosystem services. Based on remote-sensing images and eco-environmental data from 1985 to 2014 in the study area, land use/land cover change (LUCC) and future simulation data were obtained by using supervised classification, landscape metrics and the CA-Markov model. The ecosystem services were evaluated by the InVEST model. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method was used to evaluate the land suitability for LUCC. Finally, the LUCC in 2030 under two different scenarios, Scenario_1 (prediction) and Scenario_2 (optimization), were evaluated, and the ecosystem service functions were compared. In the last 30 years, the landscape in the study area has gradually fragmented, and the built-up land has expanded rapidly, increased by one-third, mainly at the cost of cropland, orchards and wasteland. According to the suitability evaluation, giving priority to the land use types with higher environmental requirements will ensure the study area has a higher ecosystem service value. The rapid development of urbanization has a far-reaching impact on regional LUCC. Intensive land resources need reasonable and scientific land use planning, and land use planning should be based on the suitability evaluation of land resources, which can improve the regional ecosystem service function.

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Lake-stream transition zones support hotspots of freshwater ecosystem services: Evidence from a 35-year study on unionid mussels

Cited by 9 publications

References 74 publications

Impacts of native and invasive crayfish on three native and one invasive freshwater mussel species

Impacts of native and invasive crayfish on three native and one invasive freshwater mussel species

Declines in freshwater mussel density, size and productivity in the River Thames over the past half century

Spatio-Temporal Evolution, Prediction and Optimization of LUCC Based on CA-Markov and InVEST Models: A Case Study of Mentougou District, Beijing

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