Alteration in microcrustacean secondary production and herbivory effects between the River Danube and its floodplain lake

Balkić, Anita Galir; Ternjej, Ivančica; Katanić, Nataša

doi:10.1007/s10750-019-3950-7

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“…1 One of the largest and most well-preserved natural floodplains in Europe, situated in the middle section of the Danube River, is Kopački Rit Nature Park in Croatia. 4,5 Permanent water bodies (lakes and channels) and some of their biocenoses in the Kopački Rit floodplain have been well-studied [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] ; however, shallow water bodies, such as temporary, and just ponds, were not included in previous research conducted in this area, only recently, and just at one location. 14,15 Ponds, defined as small, shallow standing waters, 16,17 occur naturally in floodplain areas.…”

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“…Permanent water bodies (lakes and channels) and some of their biocenoses in the Kopački Rit floodplain have been well-studied 6 – 13 ; however, shallow water bodies, such as temporary, and just ponds, were not included in previous research conducted in this area, only recently, and just at one location. 14 , 15 Ponds, defined as small, shallow standing waters, 16 , 17 occur naturally in floodplain areas.…”

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Chironomidae in shallow water bodies of a protected lowland freshwater floodplain ecosystem

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Lowland floodplains are complex ecosystems comprised of standing and flowing waters interacting with terrestrial habitats, and the main force creating, shaping and influencing, both habitats and biotic communities, is a hydrological regime and water supply from the parent river. In areas not much altered by anthropogenic influence, the Danube creates such floodplain areas, and temporary shallow water bodies within represent biodiversity important habitats. In the Kopački Rit Nature Park floodplain in Croatia, diversity based on Chironomidae (Diptera) in both benthic and epiphytic communities was studied in eight ponds (temporary shallow water body) and at two channel locations (permanent shallow water body). At each location samples of sediment and macrophytes were taken at three sites. The benthic chironomid community was comprised of 29 taxa, most abundant being representatives of the Chironomus genus and Tanypus kraatzi in ponds, and Polypedilum nubeculosum and Cladotanytarsus sp. in channel samples. Cricotopus gr. sylvestris, Paratanytarsus sp. and Endochironomus tendens were dominant epiphytic chironomids (18 taxa). Non-metric multidimensional scaling and analysis of similarity analyses showed there was a clear grouping of sampling locations based on their position in the park and the distance from each other, more evident in the case of benthic chironomid communities. Furthermore, when the water bodies were compared based on the community structure from different locations and substrates, there was also a statistically significant separation. Community composition indicates high productivity and organic matter production of studied water bodies, but moreover, the differences in substrate preferences evident in 16 common out of 31 recorded chironomid taxa, indicate the importance of habitat complexity preservation in a floodplain.

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