Relationships Among Zoobenthos, Sediments, and Organic Matter in Littoral Zones of Western Lake Erie and Saginaw Bay

Cole, Richard; Weigmann, Diana L.

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“…In the Great Lakes, chironomids and oligochaetes can make up 90% of the benthos in littoral sand bottom 1 4 3 (Cole & Weigmann, 1983) . Thus, the macrofauna found on sandy stones in Lake Esrom is qualitatively much like the fauna on actual littoral sand bottom, but because of the instability of the substratum it is quantitatively much less important .…”

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The effect of wind exposure and filamentous algae on the distribution of surf zone macroinvertebrates in Lake Esrom, Denmark

Brodersen

1995

Hydrobiologia

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Distribution and composition of the epilithic macroinvertebrate fauna was studied on 21 different sites situated in the surf zone of Lake Esrom . A relative degree-of-exposure (windinduced wave activity) was calculated for each station from the specific number of wind days, wind velocity and a measured wind fetch . Macroinvertebrate abundance averaged 20200 ind . m-2 stone bottom, and was composed primarily of six taxa (70% of the mean densities) . The distribution patterns of the 48 most common taxa were compared to exposure, the amount of filamentous algae and shore slope, by regression, cluster analysis and ordination analysis (PCA and RDA) . The abundance of 25 taxa was significantly correlated to the amount of filamentous algae, and a protectional effect of algae growth was suggested for the exposed sites . Seventeen taxa showed significant difference in abundance between sheltered western stations and exposed eastern stations . Stations with a gentle slope were characterised by sand covered stones and a fauna that qualitatively was similar to the fauna at greater depth in the littoral . Redundancy analysis (RDA) showed filamentous algae and slope to be the most important factors controlling the species distribution, whereas the gradient of exposure in Lake Esrom was too short to explain the species tolerance range .

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The effect of wind exposure and filamentous algae on the distribution of surf zone macroinvertebrates in Lake Esrom, Denmark

Brodersen

1995

Hydrobiologia

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“…The relative ease of sample collection and, hence, amenability to cost-efficient monitoring, provides a strong preference for assessment using littoral, rather than profundal, invertebrates. Such a tool would likely have to be habitatspecific, however, owing to the fact that distinct invertebrate assemblages are often associated with particular types of substrate (Cole & Weigmann, 1983;Kangur et al, 1998;White & Irvine, 2003;Peeters et al, 2004;Stoffels et al, 2005) or macrophyte communities (Rooke, 1984;Cyr & Downing, 1988;Cheruvelil et al, 2000;Tolonen et al, 2001;Hinden et al, 2005).…”

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Assessment of eutrophication pressure on lakes using littoral invertebrates

Donohue

Ainín

et al. 2009

Hydrobiologia

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Until the E.U. Water Framework Directive listed benthic invertebrates as a biotic element to be used for ecological classification of lakes, techniques for the assessment of the response of littoral invertebrates to anthropogenic pressures were extremely limited compared with those of rivers and lake profundal zones. We describe here the development of an ecological classification model based on changes of littoral invertebrate assemblages across a gradient of eutrophication, which is the most widespread anthropogenic pressure on lakes across Europe. The model comprises three derived parameters, two of which were developed from taxonspecific optima along a total phosphorus gradient calculated using canonical correspondence analysis, and the third based on invertebrate abundance. Combining the parameter metrics, we can estimate the ecological quality ratio (EQR), relative to those from paleolimnologically-confirmed reference lakes. The model was tested using independent samples collected from both hard and soft substrata and across two seasons from 45 lakes, comprising three alkalinity groups (n = 15 in each), and across gradients in water column total phosphorus concentrations. For hard substrata, EQRs were related consistently and highly significantly to water column concentrations of total phosphorus, accounting for the majority of the variance in every alkalinity group. For samples taken from soft substrata, a significant relationship was found only for high alkalinity lakes, accounting for a moderate proportion of the variability in water column total phosphorus concentrations. Our results compare highly favourably with those from other aquatic ecological assessment methods, irrespective of the faunal or floral group upon which they are based, demonstrating that littoral invertebrate assemblages can provide a statistically robust prediction of nutrient status when samples are collected from hard substrata. While the method was developed specifically to assess nutrient pressures on littoral invertebrates, many lakes are subject to multiple pressures. The development of classification models that incorporate multiple pressures presents a particularly significant challenge for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive, requiring both reliable identification of minimally-impacted reference states and incorporation of pressures that are unlikely to interact in predictable ways.

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“…The community distribution of macrozoobenthos can be infl uenced by physicochemical properties and the organic matter content in sediment. The values for the weight and mean size of macroinvertebrates were highest in organically rich silts and clays, and lowest in sands poor in organic matter [49]. For macroinvertebrates, especially Oligochaeta and aquatic insects, biomass relates to sediment type and generally shows the following order: sapropel > ooze > clay > sand [22].…”

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Comparison of benthic macroinvertebrates in three polyculture models of ponds stocking mainly Ctenopharyngodon idellus

Gu¹,

Xiong

Zhu

et al. 2012

Desalination and Water Treatment

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2012) Comparison of benthic macroinvertebrates in three polyculture models of ponds stocking mainly Ctenopharyngodon idellus , Desalination and Water Treatment, 45:1-3, 26-39, A B S T R AC TWe investigated the distributions of benthic macroinvertebrates in land-based fi sh ponds (three polyculture models), mainly stocking Ctenopharyngodon idellus, and studied which environmental variables would lead to variation in macroinvertebrate community structure. We sampled benthic macroinvertebrates in nine ponds, three times from June to October 2010. Meanwhile, many environmental variables were measured. Sixteen species of benthic macroinvertebrates were identifi ed. Aquatic insects made up the majority component of the benthic fauna samples. Glyptotendipes lobiferus and Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri were the most dominant species. Insect and Oligochaeta abundance showed clear change, and their density variation tendency was different in each of the three models. Redundancy analyses (RDA), including the Monte Carlo permutation test and forward selection procedure, showed LOI, TN S , TP S , pH, T, Chl-a, NO 2 − -N and TP to be the most important environmental variables acting on the benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages (P < 0.05). General linear modelling (GLM) was applied to determine the relationship between certain benthic macroinvertebrate species and selected individual environmental variables. The results indicated that G. lobiferus was signifi cantly negatively correlated to LOI (P = 0.042) and Endochironomus nigricans was positively correlated to T (P < 0.001), TP S (P < 0.003) and TN S (P = 0.018). Tanypus sp. and L. hoffmeisteri were abundant in high TP S , TN S , LOI and Chl-a, and scarce at high pH. Branchiura sowerbyi abundance showed a signifi cantly positive correlation to TP S , TN S , LOI and Chl-a. Only Tanypus sp. abundance showed a signifi cant positive relationship to TP. The relationship between macroinvertebrates and environmental variables suggested that the physicochemical characteristics of sediment had a more signifi cant infl uence on benthos fauna than the water in artifi cial and cultivated ponds. From the macroinvertebrate assemblages similarity analysis, there is evidence that Polyodon spathula can make valuable contributions to the biodiversity and ecosystem stability of fi sh ponds. Further studies need to be conducted to confi rm the fi nding and clarify its mechanism.

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Relationships Among Zoobenthos, Sediments, and Organic Matter in Littoral Zones of Western Lake Erie and Saginaw Bay

Cited by 27 publications

References 5 publications

The effect of wind exposure and filamentous algae on the distribution of surf zone macroinvertebrates in Lake Esrom, Denmark

The effect of wind exposure and filamentous algae on the distribution of surf zone macroinvertebrates in Lake Esrom, Denmark

Assessment of eutrophication pressure on lakes using littoral invertebrates

Comparison of benthic macroinvertebrates in three polyculture models of ponds stocking mainly Ctenopharyngodon idellus

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