How invasive macrophytes affect macroinvertebrate assemblages and sampling efficiency: Results from a multinational survey

Misteli, Benjamin; Pannard, Alexandrine; Labat, Frédéric; Fosso, Lorraine Kengne; Baso, Nompumelelo Catherine; Harpenslager, Sarah F.; Motitsoe, Samuel N.; Thiébaut, Gabrielle; Piscart, Christophe

doi:10.1016/j.limno.2022.125998

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“…Ibelings et al [40] claim that high transparency, which improves light conditions for submerged macrophytes, can be achieved only with high macrophyte coverage and low TP. Reduced water transparency may result from an elevated inflow of allochthonous material or the activity of benthivorous fish [15], such as common carp, which may uproot submerged vegetation during spawning and while foraging for benthic invertebrates [41].…”

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Diversity of Macrophytes and Macroinvertebrates in Different Types of Standing Waters in the Drava Field

Germ,

Tertinek,

Zelnik

2024

Water

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The diversity of macrophytes and macroinvertebrates in small standing waters of different origins and characteristics was investigated. This survey covered 19 ponds in the Drava field in northeastern Slovenia. The influence of the macrophytes on the macroinvertebrates was investigated and the main environmental factors that had the most significant influence on the composition of the two communities were identified. Sixty-seven taxa of macrophytes and seventy-three families of macroinvertebrates were identified. We found that a diverse macrophyte community has a positive effect on the macroinvertebrate community. In contrast, the dominance of a single macrophyte species has a strong negative influence on the richness of the macroinvertebrate community. The taxonomic richness and abundance of the macroinvertebrate community in the natural ponds was statistically significantly higher than that in artificial ponds. The significant differences in the environmental characteristics between the natural and artificial ponds, such as the macrophyte cover, conductivity, and riparian zone width, may account for these differences. Our study suggests that a greater diversity of macrophyte and macroinvertebrate communities in natural ponds is enabled by abundant but diverse macrophyte cover, low phosphorus content, and wide riparian zones, which require appropriate management of ponds and their catchments.

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“…Macrophytes and macroinvertebrates play a crucial role in natural processes in lentic waters [15]. Macrophytes play an important role in energy flow and nutrient cycling through the uptake of dissolved nutrients, especially phosphorus and nitrogen [16].…”

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Diversity of Macrophytes and Macroinvertebrates in Different Types of Standing Waters in the Drava Field

Germ,

Tertinek,

Zelnik

2024

Water

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“…This is important because the maintenance of macrophytes, water quality, and different sediment sizes in streams with frequent drying is a valid remediation strategy for biota refugees [157]. Being a macrophyte with diverse architecture serves as a refuge and heterogeneity of habitats for multiple zooplankton and macroinvertebrate organisms [158,159] and for the preservation of epiphytic biofilm [160]. Returning to recently evidenced stressors, nanoparticles provided by engineered nanoparticles, with similar characteristics to nanocolloids, have already been detected in freshwater ecosystems, generating potential environmental risk in, for example, plant litter decomposition processes [161].…”

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Current Status of Omics in Biological Quality Elements for Freshwater Biomonitoring

Machuca-Sepúlveda

Miranda

Lefin

et al. 2023

Biology

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Freshwater ecosystems have been experiencing various forms of threats, mainly since the last century. The severity of this adverse scenario presents unprecedented challenges to human health, water supply, agriculture, forestry, ecological systems, and biodiversity, among other areas. Despite the progress made in various biomonitoring techniques tailored to specific countries and biotic communities, significant constraints exist, particularly in assessing and quantifying biodiversity and its interplay with detrimental factors. Incorporating modern techniques into biomonitoring methodologies presents a challenging topic with multiple perspectives and assertions. This review aims to present a comprehensive overview of the contemporary advancements in freshwater biomonitoring, specifically by utilizing omics methodologies such as genomics, metagenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and multi-omics. The present study aims to elucidate the rationale behind the imperative need for modernization in this field. This will be achieved by presenting case studies, examining the diverse range of organisms that have been studied, and evaluating the potential benefits and drawbacks associated with the utilization of these methodologies. The utilization of advanced high-throughput bioinformatics techniques represents a sophisticated approach that necessitates a significant departure from the conventional practices of contemporary freshwater biomonitoring. The significant contributions of omics techniques in the context of biological quality elements (BQEs) and their interpretations in ecological problems are crucial for biomonitoring programs. Such contributions are primarily attributed to the previously overlooked identification of interactions between different levels of biological organization and their responses, isolated and combined, to specific critical conditions.

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“…Macrophytes play an important role in structuring aquatic environments, especially those of lentic type, since their presence in these ecosystems increases the complexity of the habitat, significantly influencing aspects such as diversity, distribution, richness, and abundance of the aquatic macroinvertebrates (Heisi et al 2023). These plants increase the structural heterogeneity of macroinvertebrates by providing refuges against predators (Misteli et al 2022), offering food for herbivores and detritivores, (Fontanarrosa et al 2013) and providing spaces that facilitate emergence and oviposition (Walker et al 2013).…”

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Aquatic insects associated with macrophytes in wetlands of the middle basin of Atrato River, Chocó - Colombia

Mosquera-Murillo,

Córdoba-Aragón,

Mosquera-Mosquera

et al. 2024

Rev. U.D.C.A Act. & Div. Cient.

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Las macrófitas acuáticas juegan un rol importante en los sistemas lénticos, ya que constituyen el hábitat particular de varios grupos de insectos acuáticos y desempeñan un papel fundamental en la estructuración de sus comunidades. El objetivo de este estudio fue contribuir al conocimiento de la entomofauna acuática asociada las macrófitas en ciénagas de la cuenca media del Río Atrato, Chocó-Colombia. Durante cuatro meses se hicieron colectas de insectos acuáticos asociados a las raíces de diferentes plantas acuáticas, utilizando un cuadrante de un m2, dotado de una malla de 0,5 mm, con tres replicas por ciénaga. Simultáneamente se midieron algunas variables físicas y químicas del agua. La comunidad de insectos acuáticos estuvo compuesta por 6 órdenes, 23 familias y 36 géneros. Los órdenes más representativos fueron Hemiptera (Heteroptera) y Odonata y las familias más abundantes fueron Noteridae (Coleoptera) y Libellulidae (Odonata). El índice de diversidad presentó un rango de entre 2,39 y 2,07 bits/ind, sobresaliendo la ciénaga Plaza Seca, mientras que la dominancia estuvo entre 0,16 y 0,11. El grupo funcional de mayor abundancia fue el de los predadores. Las variables pH, temperatura del agua y transparencia presentaron diferencias significativas entre ciénagas y existieron importantes asociaciones entre la entomofauna acuática y las variables abióticas analizadas.

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How invasive macrophytes affect macroinvertebrate assemblages and sampling efficiency: Results from a multinational survey

Cited by 7 publications

References 61 publications

Diversity of Macrophytes and Macroinvertebrates in Different Types of Standing Waters in the Drava Field

Diversity of Macrophytes and Macroinvertebrates in Different Types of Standing Waters in the Drava Field

Current Status of Omics in Biological Quality Elements for Freshwater Biomonitoring

Aquatic insects associated with macrophytes in wetlands of the middle basin of Atrato River, Chocó - Colombia

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