Littoral eutrophication indicators are more closely related to nearshore land use than to water nutrient concentrations: A critical evaluation of stressor-response relationships

Schneider, Susanne C.; Biberdžić, Vera; Braho, Vjola; Gjoreska, Biljana Budzakoska; Cara, Magdalena; Dana, Zamira; Đurašković, Pavle; Eriksen, Tor Erik; Hjermann, Dag Øystein; Imeri, Alma; Jovanović, Katarina; Krizmanić, Jelena; Kupe, Lirika; Loshkoska, Tatjana; Kemp, Joanna Lynn; Marković, Aleksandra; Patceva, Suzana; Rakocevic, Jelena; Stojanović, Katarina; Talevska, Marina; Trajanovska, Sonja; Trajanovski, Sasho; Veljanoska-Sarafiloska, Elizabeta; Vidaković, Danijela; Zdraveski, Konstantin; Živić, Ivana; Vermaat, Jan E.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141193

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“…However, upgrading the sewage disposal system is crucial to reduce the nutrient load flowing into lakes [ 49 ]. According to Schneider et al CORINE land cover may be more useful for characterizing littoral nutrient enrichment than lake water chemistry analysis [ 50 ]. Sanchez et al noted that LU/LC had greater influence on phytoplankton morpho-functional groups than physical and chemical variables [ 51 ].…”

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Trends in Lakeshore Zone Development: A Comparison of Polish and Hungarian Lakes over 30-Year Period

Furgała-Selezniow

Jankun-Woźnicka

Woźnicki

et al. 2022

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(1) Background: This paper presents the land use and land cover change processes in the lakeshore zone in Poland and Hungary during 30 years. (2) Methods: Land use and land cover (LU/LC) maps were prepared using topographic maps and orthophotograph maps scaled 1:10,000. The study based on GIS data and field research. (3) Results: A significant increase in the area occupied by tourist and recreational infrastructure and forests in the lake shore zone was found in both countries. In Poland, this increase occurred mainly at the expense of arable land, which was a positive phenomenon. In Hungary, however, the main threat to the lakeshore zone was the increase of built-up area at the expense of semi-natural area. While the decrease in arable land was positive from an environmental point of view, the main threat to the Hungarian lake shore zone was the increase in built-up areas at the expense of semi-natural land. The results showed a positive correlation between the area of urbanized land and the area occupied by tourist and recreational buildings on the Polish lakes. There was no such correlation at the Hungarian lakes. (4) Conclusions: The most beneficial change in land cover for the lakes was the increase in forest area in the lake shore zone in both countries studied. Taking into account the results of previous studies, three main trends of changes in land cover and land use in the lakeshore zone were identified. These results shed new light on the problem of land use around lakeshores.

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Trends in Lakeshore Zone Development: A Comparison of Polish and Hungarian Lakes over 30-Year Period

Furgała-Selezniow

Jankun-Woźnicka

Woźnicki

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“…In particular: (1) the integration of data from new monitoring tools such as underwater gliders and unmanned aerial vehicles, remote sensing, and meteorological and hydrological data with traditional assessments will allow the status of eutrophication to be accurately reported and will enable improved management of eutrophication. (2) The evaluation of freshwater eutrophication should pay attention to the differences in the ecological environment. For example, four kinds of water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, wetlands and rivers) correspond to different recommended evaluation methods (TLI method, TSI method, FCE method or BP neural network methods and FCE method).…”

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“…This can result in the death of fish and other aquatic life. The decomposition of algae under anoxic conditions further releases nutrients such as N and P back into water for the next generation of algae to utilize [2] (Figure 1). Eutrophication can result in toxic cyanobacteria blooms in lakes and waterways and the proliferation of algae in coastal areas [1], manifesting in the death of native aquatic organisms, reduction in biodiversity, and impacts on human health (Figure 1).…”

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A Critical Review of Methods for Analyzing Freshwater Eutrophication

Zhang

Dong

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Water eutrophication is a global environmental problem that poses serious threats to aquatic ecosystems and human health. The evaluation of eutrophication provides a theoretical basis and technical guidance for the management and rehabilitation of water ecosystems. In the last four decades, dozens of evaluation methods have been applied to freshwater eutrophication, but there is a clear need to optimize and standardize the most suitable methods. We have addressed this gap by presenting a systematic review of methodologies. Due to the diversity and complexity of water bodies, no single evaluation method was identified that would adequately represent eutrophication under all scenarios. We demonstrate that lakes can best be assessed using the trophic level index (TLI) method, reservoirs and wetlands the trophic state index (TSI) and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation (FCE) method, respectively, and rivers the FCE method or back propagation (BP) neural network methods. More recently applied methodologies including spectral imaging and 3-D mapping of water quality using underwater gliders allow greater resolution and can be effective in managing waterbodies to avoid future eutrophication. The aim of this review is to guide future studies on the most appropriate methods available for assessing and reporting water eutrophication.

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“…Many studies have shown the importance of macroinvertebrates inhabiting the littoral zone in the ecological assessment of lakes [ 6 , 18 , 34 , 35 ]. This zone creates a potentially better space for colonization than open water zones due to a more diverse mosaic of habitats.…”

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“…In Lake Wicko, the benthic macroinvertebrates of the infralittoral proved to be the most sensitive to lake shallowing, which is reflected in greater differences in taxonomic composition between the two segments of the lake. Notably, the eulittoral zone is generally characterized by lower nitrogen loads, but higher phosphorus loads than the sublittoral zone, which can be also linked to hydro-morphological changes in the water body [ 18 , 34 , 35 ]. For this reason, in the eulittoral zone, the response of invertebrates to the increase in trophic level in both segments of Lake Wicko is diminished.…”

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Response of Benthic Fauna to Habitat Heterogeneity in a Shallow Temperate Lake

Obolewski

Glińska-Lewczuk

Sidoruk

et al. 2021

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We investigated the response of benthic macroinvertebrates in the eulittoral, infralittoral, and sublittoral zones, in two segments of the freshwater Lake Wicko on the coast of the Baltic Sea. Our results showed that the morphometry of lakes plays a major role as a factor structuring the macroinvertebrates communities. Two parts of the lake, different in size and depth, show decreasing differences in the trophic state, abundance, diversity and number of indicator species of benthic fauna with the depth gradient. The most significant differences were observed between the littoral zones of both segments. Similar environmental conditions in the sublittoral zones corresponded to the simplified structure of the benthic macroinvertebrates communities. In the infralittoral zone, the most significant differences between the two segments, were recorded for mollusks and large crustaceans as well as the Oligochaeta/Chironomidae abundance ratio. In the sublittoral zone, the diversity of chironomids differed most strongly. Lower species diversity was found in the part of the lake with a slight depth decrease. Shredders reached significantly higher values in eulittoral and infralittoral of the deeper lake segment. Average Score Per Taxon increased with a depth gradient. We recommend testing benthic macroinvertebrates in lakes with different morphometrics individually for each depth zone.

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Littoral eutrophication indicators are more closely related to nearshore land use than to water nutrient concentrations: A critical evaluation of stressor-response relationships

Cited by 15 publications

References 43 publications

Trends in Lakeshore Zone Development: A Comparison of Polish and Hungarian Lakes over 30-Year Period

Trends in Lakeshore Zone Development: A Comparison of Polish and Hungarian Lakes over 30-Year Period

A Critical Review of Methods for Analyzing Freshwater Eutrophication

Response of Benthic Fauna to Habitat Heterogeneity in a Shallow Temperate Lake

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