Restoration of lost aquatic plant communities: New habitats forChara

Beltman, B.; Allegrini, Claudia

doi:10.1007/bf02085876

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“…Being fast colonizers (Beltman & Allegrini, 1997), stoneworts are often the first plants to grow in newly dug ponds, gravel pits and quarries at the end of the exploitation or after lake restoration (Van den Berg, 1999). Their bioindicator value has been examined in different studies (Krause, 1981;Guerlesquin, 1985;Grillas, 1990;Haury et al, 2002).…”

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Stoneworts (Characeae) and associated macrophyte species as indicators of water quality and human activities in the Pays-de-la-Loire region, France

Lambert-Servien¹,

Clemenceau²,

Gabory³

et al. 2006

Hydrobiologia

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The distribution of Characeae vegetation from the Pays-de-la-Loire region was studied in ponds and standing waters (e.g. gravel pits, quarries, oxbows) in relation to water quality, other existing algae or macrophyte competition, and human activities. The potential of using stoneworts to characterise the type of biotope is presented and stoneworts show some possibility for use as general bioindicators of trophic quality in ponds and other still waters.

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Stoneworts (Characeae) and associated macrophyte species as indicators of water quality and human activities in the Pays-de-la-Loire region, France

Lambert-Servien¹,

Clemenceau²,

Gabory³

et al. 2006

Hydrobiologia

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“…According to other studies at least 80-year-old oospores are able to germinate (e.g., Krause, 1997;de Winton et al, 2000;Simons et al, 1994;Beltman and Allegrini, 1997;Rodrigo et al, 2010). So far there is no generally accepted explanation either for the relevant factors triggering germination or for the long viability of oospores.…”

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“…It is accepted that oospores of Characeae are able to germinate after decades (e.g., Krause, 1997;de Winton et al, 2000;Simons et al, 1994;Rodrigo et al, 2010;Tanaka et al, 2003). Beltman and Allegrini (1997) observed oospores in the Netherlands which survived ca. 80 years in the sediment before germination.…”

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Long-lived banks of oospores in lake sediments from the Trans-Urals (Russia) indicated by germination in over 300 years old radiocarbon dated sediments

2014

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“…Many studies have documented that charophytes are fast colonisers of shallow lakes [1][2][3][4], and that they can grow successfully under competition pressure with other macrophytes [5,6]. This success of charophyte colonisation in shallow lakes at the expense of other macrophytes, has been associated with their ability to develop a high biomass [5,6], ability to store large amounts *Corresponding author.…”

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Biomass dynamics of charophyte-dominated submerged macrophyte communities in Myall Lake, NSW, Australia

Shilla

Dativa

2008

Chemistry and Ecology

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The dynamics of submerged macrophytes were studied in a large and shallow near-pristine lake in New South Wales, Australia. The objectives were to investigate the seasonal dynamics in biomass of Chara fibrosa, Nitella hyalina and Najas marina both in time and space, and to characterise the underlying relationship between the plant biomass and both the gyttja and water depths. Charophytes were most densely grown in the north-east bays of the lake compared to the north-west bays. Average biomass of Chara fibrosa was highest at the north-east bays of this lake (e.g. 210 g d.w m −2 ) followed by north-west bays (e.g. 148 g d.w/m 2 ), South-west bays (e.g. 60 g d.w/m 2 ) and lastly central deep area of the lake (e.g. 31 g d./m 2 ). A similar trend was displayed by Nitella hyalina biomass where at the north-east bays the biomass was the highest (e.g. 167 g d.w m −2 ) followed by north-west bays (e.g. 128 g d.w/m 2 ), south-west bays (e.g. 38 g d.w/m 2 ) and central deep area of the lake (e.g. 23 g d.w/m 2 ). During the summer season the maximum total biomass of charophytes at Corrigans bay was recorded (e.g. 300 g d.w/m 2 ), mostly being dominated by Nitella hyalina. Total biomass of charophyte was reduced during the winter season (e.g. 50 g d.w m −2 ). Najas marina biomass remained low both in time and space except in May at Bibby harbour and Shelly beach where its biomass peaked (e.g. 276 and 175 g d.w m −2 respectively). Gyttja depth showed a positive relationship with total charophyte biomass (r 2 = 0.70; p < 0.01) and it seemed to favour the growth of charophytes at the expense of other submerged macrophytes, e.g. Myriophyllum sp. and Vallisneria sp. Water depth displayed a negative relationship with total charophyte biomass (r 2 = −0.94; p < 0.01). Both Chara fibrosa and Nitella hyalina correlated positively with gyttja depth (r 2 Chara-gyttja) = 0.69, r 2 Nitella-gytja) = 0.65; p < 0.01) and negatively with water depth (r 2 Chara-depth = −0.94, r 2 Nitella-depth = −0.93; p < 0.01). Najas marina correlated positively only with water depth (r 2 = 0.67, p < 0.01).

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Restoration of lost aquatic plant communities: New habitats forChara

Cited by 29 publications

References 3 publications

Stoneworts (Characeae) and associated macrophyte species as indicators of water quality and human activities in the Pays-de-la-Loire region, France

Stoneworts (Characeae) and associated macrophyte species as indicators of water quality and human activities in the Pays-de-la-Loire region, France

Long-lived banks of oospores in lake sediments from the Trans-Urals (Russia) indicated by germination in over 300 years old radiocarbon dated sediments

Biomass dynamics of charophyte-dominated submerged macrophyte communities in Myall Lake, NSW, Australia

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