Anthropogenic pressure explains variations in the biodiversity of pond communities along environmental gradients: a case study in south-eastern Serbia

Stamenković, Olivera; Piperac, Milica Stojković; Milošević, Djuradj; Buzhdygan, Oksana Y.; Petrović, Ana; Jenačković, Dragana D.; Đurđević, Aca; Čerba, Dubravka; Vlaičević, Barbara; Nikolić, Danijela; Simić, Vladica

doi:10.1007/s10750-019-03978-4

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“…Because the macrophytes were absent in the lake Sakadaš and the Čonakut channel, epiphytic macroinvertebrates were not sampled in the study sites of these channels. For details on sampling see Stamenković et al [38,60].…”

Section: Benthic and Epiphytic Macroinvertebratesmentioning

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“…Trophic diversity of epiphytic macroinvertebrates was explained solely by the system connectivity, with higher FDisp in disconnected systems in contrast to connected ones (Table 18.3). This could be attributed to lower fish abundances in disconnected study systems [38], thus leading to the lower predation pressure by fishes on macroinvertebrates. The top-down control by fish predation has been found in previous studies as a strong driver of macroinvertebrate functional diversity and composition [88].…”

Section: Drivers Of Trophic Diversity and Composition Of Benthic And Epiphytic Macroinvertebratesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…zooplankton, benthic macroinvertebrates, epiphytic macroinvertebrates, and fish communities. Small fresh-water bodies are particularly important sources of freshwater biodiversity because they harbour rare and threatened species by serving as species refuge [3,[36][37][38]. Despite high contribution to aquatic biodiversity and functions, SWB are largely underrepresented in the scientific literature as well as in water protection and legislation directives [3].…”

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Human Impact Induces Shifts in Trophic Composition and Diversity of Consumer Communities in Small Freshwater Ecosystems

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The current global rates of human impact intensification in freshwater ecosystems and their surroundings have caused an alarming loss of freshwater biodiversity and functioning across multiple trophic levels. Particularly vulnerable to anthropogenic pressures are small water bodies (SWB). However, the majority of the evidence is limited to a single community, especially macroinvertebrates, thus leaving us uncertain about cross-community multitrophic responses of freshwater

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Human Impact Induces Shifts in Trophic Composition and Diversity of Consumer Communities in Small Freshwater Ecosystems

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“…[21] performed phytocenological research, while Stamenković et al [22,23] researched the anthropogenic impact on species diversity and density across all trophic levels of Batušinačke ponds in the vicinity of Niš. Tasevska et al [24] researched rotifers.…”

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Pollution of Small Lakes and Ponds of the Western Balkans—Assessment of Levels of Potentially Toxic Elements

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Small lakes and ponds are among the most sensitive ecosystems, vulnerable to changes that have little or no effect on larger water bodies. Therefore this topic should be given more attention around the world. Anthropogenic impacts, which have been extensively researched in larger water bodies, have been barely examined in small lakes and ponds. Considering that most of the studies are related to lakes bigger than 50 ha, a significant knowledge gap was left regarding small lakes and ponds. The same situation is in the Western Balkans, where studies related to pollutants in small lakes and ponds are limited. This chapter presents an overview of studies related to the contamination of small lakes and ponds of the Western Balkans, with special reference to pollution with potentially toxic elements PTEs. Since massive fish mortality happened several times, an assessment of PTEs in fish species Carassius gibelio from small Aleksandrovac Lake in Serbia is presented. The results indicate that fish muscle (meat) was exposed to the lower pressure of PTEs pollution than liver and gills, suggesting that, despite massive fish mortality, there was no risk for human health by fish consumption.Keywords Small water bodies • Fish • Human health risk • Aleksandrovac Lake IntroductionSmall water bodies, including ponds and small lakes, are freshwater ecosystems of high ecological relevance [1]. They occur in practically all terrestrial environments,

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“…Odonata suborders (Zygoptera and Anisoptera) have notable differences in life‐history characters, such as body size and dispersal ability (Corbet, 1999). Therefore, the influence of environmental drivers on the assemblages of each suborder could be different (Júnior et al ., 2015; Oliveira‐Junior & Juen, 2019; Stamenković et al ., 2019).…”

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Ecological drivers of Odonata beta diversity in arid and semi‐arid regions of the Central Plateau of Iran

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1. Freshwater habitats are among the most threatened and least studied habitats in arid regions of Iran. Discovering factors responsible for the spatial variation of biodiversity are one of the main considerations in conservation biology. As a first step towards developing conservation strategies, we aimed to investigate the beta diversity and response of Odonata assemblages to climate and landscape variables in arid and semi-arid regions of Iran. 2. A total of 120 water bodies were surveyed. The beta diversity distance matrices were calculated for Odonata, Anisoptera, and Zygoptera, using the Jaccard dissimilarity coefficient. Also, the replacement and richness difference components of Odonata beta diversity were computed. Each of the five dissimilarity matrices was modelled by generalised dissimilarity modelling (GDM). 3. We recorded 58 species of Odonata that represent 58% of the Odonata species in Iran. The average total beta diversity was high (0.873). GDMs results showed that the most influential variables varied between the replacement and richness difference components of Odonata beta diversity as well as between the two Odonata suborders. Anisoptera were most strongly affected by the temperature annual range, while the most important variable for Zygoptera was the average wind speed in April. 4. Our results suggest that the studies of the drivers of biodiversity patterns benefit from beta diversity partitioning also from comparing species groups with different ecological preferences. The high biodiversity of the studied water bodies as well as the anthropogenic and climate threats that they are faced with, make these ecosystems a conservation priority.

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Anthropogenic pressure explains variations in the biodiversity of pond communities along environmental gradients: a case study in south-eastern Serbia

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Human Impact Induces Shifts in Trophic Composition and Diversity of Consumer Communities in Small Freshwater Ecosystems

Human Impact Induces Shifts in Trophic Composition and Diversity of Consumer Communities in Small Freshwater Ecosystems

Pollution of Small Lakes and Ponds of the Western Balkans—Assessment of Levels of Potentially Toxic Elements

Ecological drivers of Odonata beta diversity in arid and semi‐arid regions of the Central Plateau of Iran

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