Should we plant macrophytes? Restored habitat use by the fish community of Lake Apopka, Florida

Slagle, Zak J.; Allen, Micheal S.

doi:10.1080/10402381.2018.1443179

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“…Specifically, high water transparency by suppression of sediment resuspension (Vermaat, Santamaria, & Roos, 2000) as a supporting service is beneficial to provisioning services such as drinking water production (Gillefalk, Massmann, Nützmann, & Hilt, 2018), as well as to various cultural services including recreation, because bathers, swimmers, tourists, and lakeside property owners usually prefer clear water (Angradi, Ringold, & Hall, 2018). Macrophytes also provide several cultural services such as recreational fishing (Slagle & Allen, 2018) and hunting (Huber, Meldrum, & Richardson, 2018).…”

Section: Submerged Macrophytesmentioning

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Shifting states, shifting services: Linking regime shifts to changes in ecosystem services of shallow lakes

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1. Shallow lakes can shift between stable states as a result of anthropogenic or natural drivers. Four common stable states differ in dominant groups of primary producers: submerged, floating, or emergent macrophytes or phytoplankton. Shifts in primary producer dominance affect key supporting, provisioning, regulating, and cultural ecosystem services supplied by lakes. However, links between states and services are often neglected or unknown in lake management, resulting in conflicts and additional costs. 2. Here, we identify major shallow lake ecosystem services and their links to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), compare service provisioning among the four ecosystem states and discuss potential trade-offs. 3. We identified 39 ecosystem services potentially provided by shallow lakes. Submerged macrophytes facilitate most of the supporting (86%) and cultural (63%) services, emergent macrophytes facilitate most regulating services (60%), and both emergent and floating macrophytes facilitate most provisioning services (63%). Phytoplankton dominance supports fewer ecosystem services, and contributes most to provisioning services (42%). 4. The shallow lake ecosystem services we identified could be linked to 10 different SDGs, notably zero hunger (SDG 2), clean water and sanitation (SDG 6), sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11), and climate action (SDG13). 5. We highlighted several trade-offs (1) among ecosystem services, (2) within ecosystem services, and (3) between ecosystem services across ecosystems. These trade-offs can have significant ecological and economic consequences that may be prevented by early identification in water quality management. 6. In conclusion, common stable states in shallow lakes provide a different and diverse set of ecosystem services with numerous links to the majority of SDGs. Conserving and restoring ecosystem states should account for potential trade-offs between ecosystem services and preserving the natural value of shallow lakes.

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Section: Submerged Macrophytesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Shifting states, shifting services: Linking regime shifts to changes in ecosystem services of shallow lakes

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“…Once established, submerged vegetation contributes to the stabilization of a clearwater state and therefore causes a more sustainable effect of lake restorations. Transplantations have also been applied to increase the biodiversity of aquatic macrophytes (Muller et al, 2013 [ 130 ], Rodrigo and Carabal 2020 [ 108 ]) and to create habitats for fish (Slagle and Allen 2008 [ 131 ], Fleming et al, 2011 [ 132 ]). Transplantations are time consuming (Jeppesen et al, 2017 [ 77 ]) and can be successful only if environmental conditions are suitable for submerged macrophytes (e.g., Hussner et al, 2014 [ 79 ], Hilt et al, 2006 [ 80 ], van de Weyer et al, 2021 [ 83 ]).…”

Section: Transplantations Of Submerged Vegetationmentioning

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Re-Establishment Techniques and Transplantations of Charophytes to Support Threatened Species

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Carlsson

Weyer³

2021

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Re-establishment of submerged macrophytes and especially charophyte vegetation is a common aim in lake management. If revegetation does not happen spontaneously, transplantations may be a suitable option. Only rarely have transplantations been used as a tool to support threatened submerged macrophytes and, to a much lesser extent, charophytes. Such actions have to consider species-specific life strategies. K-strategists mainly inhabit permanent habitats, are perennial, have low fertility and poor dispersal ability, but are strong competitors and often form dense vegetation. R-strategists are annual species, inhabit shallow water and/or temporary habitats, and are richly fertile. They disperse easily but are weak competitors. While K-strategists easily can be planted as green biomass taken from another site, rare R-strategists often must be reproduced in cultures before they can be planted on-site. In Sweden, several charophyte species are extremely rare and fail to (re)establish, though apparently suitable habitats are available. Limited dispersal and/or lack of diaspore reservoirs are probable explanations. Transplantations are planned to secure the occurrences of these species in the country. This contribution reviews the knowledge on life forms, dispersal, establishment, and transplantations of submerged macrophytes with focus on charophytes and gives recommendations for the Swedish project.

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“…Spatterdock, which has submersed, floating, and emergent leaves that are held as much as 8 inches above the surface of the water, usually colonizes areas where water depths are 6 ft or less. The species is often included in aquatic restoration and habitat enhancement plans because it provides valuable ecosystem services such as creating fish habitats, stabilizing substrates, and mitigating nutrients (Slagle and Allen, 2018). Spatterdock has petioles that are much broader (diameter, up to 0.75 inches) than those of yellow waterlily or crested floatingheart (diameter, 0.25 inches); these petioles, along with the submersed leaves (Schoelynck et al, 2014), can cause substantial water flow attenuation in shallow systems.…”

Section: Floating-leaved Invasive Exotic Plant: Crested Floatingheartmentioning

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Breaking Bad: Native Aquatic Plants Gone Rogue and the Invasive Species That Inspire Them

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2019

hortte

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Conventional wisdom suggests that native aquatic plants have evolved to fill a specific ecological niche, and that their growth is regulated by environmental conditions or the presence of natural enemies that limit the distribution or abundance of the species. However, it is becoming obvious that native species are not always well-behaved and can develop populations that quickly reach nuisance levels that require management to avoid negative ecological impacts. This work summarizes information presented at the American Society for Horticultural Science Invasive Plants Research Professional Interest Group Workshops in 2017 and 2018, and it highlights the phenomenon of species that are considered both native and invasive in the aquatic ecosystems of Florida. These “natives gone rogue” are compared with the introduced species they mimic, and the consequences of excessive aquatic plant growth, regardless of the origin of the species, are described.

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Should we plant macrophytes? Restored habitat use by the fish community of Lake Apopka, Florida

Cited by 8 publications

References 60 publications

Shifting states, shifting services: Linking regime shifts to changes in ecosystem services of shallow lakes

Shifting states, shifting services: Linking regime shifts to changes in ecosystem services of shallow lakes

Re-Establishment Techniques and Transplantations of Charophytes to Support Threatened Species

Breaking Bad: Native Aquatic Plants Gone Rogue and the Invasive Species That Inspire Them

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