Assessment of the bio-indicator capacity of aquatic macrophytes using multivariate analysis

Grasmück, Nathalie; Haury, Jacques; Léglize, L.; Müller, Serge

doi:10.1007/978-94-011-0293-3_10

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“…In this respect, dominance of geochemical parameters over chemical ones has been previously related to substrate (Grasmück et al 1995) and morphological heterogeneity (Haury 1996) in other European rivers.…”

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“…Certain macrophyte species and groups of species have been described as biological indicators of morphometrical characteristics and the physical features of streams (Martínez-Taberner & Moyá 1993, Grasmück et al 1995, Ludovisi et al 2004, Reid & Quinn 2004. Aquatic macrophytes seem to respond in a predictable way to the trophic and physical characteristics of rivers (Haury & Peltre 1993, Haury 1996, Spink & Murphy 1997, Ali et al 1999.…”

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Aquatic macrophytes as biological indicators of environmental conditions of rivers in north-eastern Spain

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Amézaga

Garbisu

et al. 2005

Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim.

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The aim of this work was to evaluate the potential of aquatic macrophytes as biological indicators of the environmental conditions of rivers in north-eastern Spain. To this end, twenty five river basins were studied to assess the species composition and abundance of macrophytes, and to examine their relation with different geographic, morphometric, mineralization, and trophic status parameters. Of the twenty six macrophyte species found, five appeared to be useful as biological indicators of the environmental conditions of the rivers. L. minor was a good indicator of high mineralization (i.e., conductivity and Cl -) and high trophic state (especially, N-NO 2 -). C. stagnalis was a good indicator of high P-PO 4 3-concentrations. P. crispus, P. polygonifolius, and R. penicillatus seemed to be useful indicators of high N-NO 3 -concentration. We conclude that, in our study area, aquatic macrophytes can indeed be used as biological indicators of the environmental conditions of rivers.

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Aquatic macrophytes as biological indicators of environmental conditions of rivers in north-eastern Spain

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Amézaga

Garbisu

et al. 2005

Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim.

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“…As part of the WFD, aquatic macrophytes are considered as one of the biological quality elements for which an assessment of status must be made. Macrophytes have been studied not only in the context of lake and ditch trophic systems [3][4][5], alkalinity [6] and acidification but also as indicator species or as vegetation in running waters [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15].…”

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Macrophytic Distribution and Trophic State of Some Natural and Impacted Watercourses - Belgium Wallonia

Alaoui¹,

Rosillon²

2013

Int. j. water sci.

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In the present paper we investigated macrophyte community structure in 60 natural and impacted stream and river sites distributed throughout the Walloon river network. The objectives were to describe the distribution of macrophyte assemblages in relation to physico-chemical parameters of their environment and to assess the variability in ecological metrics within these watercourses. Two-way clustering allowed us to simultaneously assign sample units and species to groups by performing two separate cluster analyses. Indicator species analysis allowed us to assess the degree to which a species indicated a group, based on its constancy and distribution of abundance. Six end-groups were identified as a result of using twoway clustering and indicator species analysis techniques. Hygroamblystegium fluviatile, Chiloscyphus polyanthos and Lemanea fluviatilis were found to characterize acidic and low impacted streams and rivers (G1), while Ranunculus fluitans was found in all low impacted large streams (G2). Potamogeton pectinatus, proved to be more common in eutrophicated waters in the calcareous areas particularly in the ʺLoess low plateauxʺ region (G6).Cinclidotus riparius, Fissidens crassipes and Pellia endiviifolia, appeared in rivers situated in the Condroz region (G4), which was characterized by a high concentration of nitrogen.

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“…Forsberg, 1964;Seddon, 1972;Ozimek, 1978;Phillips, Emisson & Moss. 1978;Canfield et al, 1983;Klosowski, 1985;Melzer, 1988;Hough et al, 1989;Carbiener et al, 1990;Blindow, 1992a,b;Grasmuck et al, 1995;Middleboe & Markager, 1997). The recent example given by Schmieder (1997) on Lake Constance summarises the possible direct and indirect effects of eutrophication on submerged vegetation.…”

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Changes in the water quality of Lake Geneva indicated by submerged macrophytes

1999

Freshwater Biology

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1. The distribution of submerged macrophytes along 20 km of lake shore (Lake Geneva, Switzerland) was compared between the years 1972, 1984 and 1995. Lake Geneva underwent rapid eutrophication until 1980, followed by reversal that is still in progress. Potamogeton pectinatus, P. perfoliatus, P. lucens and Elodea canadensis showed no significant changes in their distribution, with the two former species dominant throughout. Chara sp., and to a lesser degree Myriophyllum spicatum, decreased in abundance between 1972 and 1984 but had increased again by 1995. The abundance of P. pusillus increased regularly, while Zannichellia palustris and P. crispus almost disappeared from the study area. Elodea nuttallii was observed for the first time in Lake Geneva in 1995. 2. Two methods of bioindication of water quality by macrophytes are compared. The macrophyte index proposed by Melzer (1988) is based on nutrient load, whereas the saprobic index proposed by Sladecek (1973) measures organic pollution. The saprobic index is sensitive to small changes in species composition and abundance, and also reflects better the changes in eutrophication. It may therefore be a better bioindicator. 3. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are useful for mapping and storing information on submerged vegetation allowing easy interrogation, updating and plotting of spatial information at various scales, and providing a reference for future comparisons.

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Assessment of the bio-indicator capacity of aquatic macrophytes using multivariate analysis

Cited by 26 publications

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Aquatic macrophytes as biological indicators of environmental conditions of rivers in north-eastern Spain

Aquatic macrophytes as biological indicators of environmental conditions of rivers in north-eastern Spain

Macrophytic Distribution and Trophic State of Some Natural and Impacted Watercourses - Belgium Wallonia

Changes in the water quality of Lake Geneva indicated by submerged macrophytes

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