Effects of the environs of waterbodies on aquatic plants in oxbow lakes (habitat 3150)

Wilk‐Woźniak, Elżbieta; Walusiak, Edward; Burchardt, L.; Cerbin, Slawek; Chmura, Damian; Gąbka, Maciej; Glińska-Lewczuk, Katarzyna; Gołdyn, Ryszard; Grabowska, Magdalena; Karpowicz, Maciej; Klimaszyk, Piotr; Kołodziejczyk, Andrzej; Kokociński, Mikołaj; Kraska, M.; Król, Wiesław; Kuczyńska‐Kippen, Natalia; Ligęza, Sławomir; Messyasz, Beata; Nagengast, B.; Ozimek, Teresa; Paczuska, B.; Pełechaty, Mariusz; Pęczuła, Wojciech; Pietryka, Mirosława; Piotrowicz, Ryszard; Pociecha, Agnieszka; Pukacz, Andrzej; Richter, Dorota; Żbikowski, Janusz

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.11.025

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“…A particularly vulnerable group of aquatic habitats to external threats are floodplain water bodies, which are commonly known as biodiversity hotspots. Their high biological diversity is maintained due to mosaics of numerous aquatic habitats (Ward and Stanford 1995;Wilk-Woźniak et al 2019), and succession is a key natural process in floodplains (Ortmann-Ajkai et al 2018). The biodiversity of floodplain habitats (mainly 3150) is threatened by numerous factors, such as water regulation, drainage (Tockner and Stanford 2002;Čížková et al 2013), land-use change (Zorilla-Miras et al 2014;Hein et al 2016), overexploitation (Harrison et al 2010), point source and diffuse chemical pollution from neighbouring agricultural land (Glińska-Lewczuk 2005;Hein et al 2016), the spread of invasive species (Mölder and Schneider 2011;Hein et al 2016), and climate change (Tockner and Stanford 2002;Čížková et al 2013).…”

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Principal threats to the conservation of freshwater habitats in the continental biogeographical region of Central Europe

Grzybowski

Glińska-Lewczuk

2019

Biodivers Conserv

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In this paper, we discuss the threats to freshwater habitats that are highly important to the European Community in the Continental Biogeographical Region of Europe, specifically in Poland. The study covers nine freshwater habitat types distinguished in Natura 2000, Annex I of the Habitats Directive, which is a network of nature protection areas in the territory: standing water bodies (3110, 3130, 3140, 3150, and 3160) and running water (3260, 3220, 3240, and 3270), occurring in 806 Special Areas of Conservation in Poland. Of the 72,673 km 2 total area of freshwater habitat covered by Natura 2000 in Poland, only 25.70% was classified, from the period 2006-2018, as favourable status, whereas 68.72% was classified as unfavourable inadequate or unfavourable bad status. Based on a multivariate analysis, we found that significant differences in the conservation status of freshwater habitats resulted from a variety of threats, pressures, and activities, among which the most significant are urbanization and residential and commercial development; transportation and service corridors; decreased and unstable water resources; fishing and harvesting of aquatic resources; agricultural pollution; improper management and use of the agricultural catchment and forest catchment; changes in biocenotic evolution, invasive species succession, and more intense touristic exploration. The changes in conservation status of habitats 3110, 3130, 3140, 3160, and 3260 are also associated with climate change. Taking into account the threats identified, a list of recommended practices for the freshwater habitat types is presented, to be considered in habitat conservation programmes.

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Principal threats to the conservation of freshwater habitats in the continental biogeographical region of Central Europe

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Glińska-Lewczuk

2019

Biodivers Conserv

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“…x xx x Naiman & Decamps 1997;Roni et al, 2008;Beltran et al, 2011;Goode et al, 2012;Wilk-Woźniak et al, 2019; Establish buffer zones between arable lands and freshwater habitats by creating grass/bush/tree strips to stop nutrient and sediment runoff, reduce inflow of suspended material into water habitats. Protecting riparian buffers is almost universally considered an effective conservation activity, although larger upstream catchment conditions may override riparian benefits.…”

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“…xx Naiman & Decamps 1997;Hermoso et al, 2018;Abell et al, 2019;Franklin et al, 2019;Wilk-Woźniak et al, 2019 Implement agricultural best management practices and good agricultural practices recognised on the national or international level (FAO, EU Nitrates Directive, etc. ); locationsome sub-catchments or even stream reaches may support higher priority freshwater biodiversity elements and ecosystem processes than others, but most terrestrial PAs have not been sited with these elements in mind…”

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“…They fulfil numerous functions in the landscape and their ecological research, therefore, has a long tradition (e.g., Tockner & Stanford, 2002;Pataki et al, 2013;Hein et al, 2016;Blakey et al, 2017;Čuda et al, 2017). These ecosystems harbor unique biodiversity (Schröter et al, 2005;Wilk-Woźniak et al, 2019) and are the most threatened ecosystems worldwide (MEA, 2005). Such systems provide us with many services, such as our drinking water, food, means of transport, and recreational opportunities (Lopoukhine et al, 2012).…”

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Principal Threats to the Conservation of Running Water Habitats in the Continental Biogeographical Region of Central Europe

Grzybowski

2020

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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This paper discusses the threats to the running water habitats that are highly important to biodiversity the European Community in the Continental Biogeographical Region (CBR) of Europe, specifically in Poland. This study covers four water course habitat types distinguished in Natura 2000, which is a network of nature protection areas in the territory (3260, 3220, 3240, 3270 - the code of the habitat, as in Annex I of the Habitat Directive), occurring in 806 Special Areas of Conservation in Poland. Based on a multivariate analysis, we found significant differences in the conservation status of running water habitats resulting from a variety of threats, pressures, and activities. Agriculture has a number of negative impacts on running water habitats, which are most evident for the following habitats: 3260 > 3270. Forest management may have both negative (3260) and positive effects on habitats (3270). Natural system modifications strongly affect habitats 3240, 3270 > 3260. Among the negative anthropogenic influences are pollution (3260 > 3220); human intrusions, disturbances, and tourism (reported most often) (3260, 3270); transportation and service corridors (3260, and 3270); urbanization, residential, and commercial development tourism (3260); biological resource use other than for agriculture and forestry (3270 > 3260); and mining, extraction of materials, and energy production (3270). Geological events and natural catastrophes—most often inundation—were identified as important hazards for habitat 3240. The development of alien and invasive species strongly affects habitats 3240 > 3260, 3270, and natural biotic and abiotic processes affect habitats 3220 > 3260. Negative impacts associated with climate change were detected mostly for habitat 3260. Taking into account the threats identified, a list of recommended practices for running water habitat types is presented, to be considered in habitat conservation programmes.

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“…No data not data stan-srodowiska/monitoring-wod) in Poland. In the case of small lakes, the macrophyte cover and structure, as well as phytoplankton structure, are also considered important biological variables influencing the water quality (Scheffer 1989;Scheffer and Van Nes 2007;Janssen et al 2014;Wilk-Woźniak et al 2019;Andersen et al 2020). The report of the European Environment Agency (EEA 2019) states that the majority of both sea and inland bathing waters in EU were classified as having sufficient (in 2018-95.4%) and excellent quality (in 2018-85.1%) following the BWD classification.…”

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Are the existing guidelines sufficient for the assessment of bathing water quality? The example of Polish lakes

Pronin

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The safety of beachgoers and swimmers is determined by the presence or absence of microbial contaminants and cyanobacterial toxins in the water. This study compared the assessment of bathing waters according to the Bathing Water Directive, which is based on the concentration of fecal contaminants, with some modifications, and a new method based on the concentration of chlorophyll-a, which corresponds to the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines used for determining cyanobacterial density in the water posing threat to people health. The results obtained from the method based on chlorophyll-a concentration clearly showed that the number of bathing waters in Poland with sufficient and insufficient quality were higher in 2018 and 2019, compared to the method based on microbial contamination. The closing of bathing waters based only on the visual confirmation of cyanobacterial blooms might not be enough to prevent the threat to swimmers’ health. The multivariate analyses applied in this study seem to confirm that chlorophyll-a concentration with associated cyanobacterial density might serve as an additional parameter for assessing the quality of bathing waters, and in the case of small water reservoirs, might indirectly inform about the conditions and changes in water ecosystems.

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Effects of the environs of waterbodies on aquatic plants in oxbow lakes (habitat 3150)

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Principal threats to the conservation of freshwater habitats in the continental biogeographical region of Central Europe

Principal threats to the conservation of freshwater habitats in the continental biogeographical region of Central Europe

Principal Threats to the Conservation of Running Water Habitats in the Continental Biogeographical Region of Central Europe

Are the existing guidelines sufficient for the assessment of bathing water quality? The example of Polish lakes

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