Macroinvertebrate diversity in constructed ponds: community structure and driving environmental factors

Jurado, Gustavo Becerra; Matson, Ronan; Harrington, Rory; Baars, Jan-Robert; Kelly‐Quinn, Mary

doi:10.1080/03680770.2008.11902172

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“…Various authors have stated that wetlands fed with nutrient rich influents can be significantly more biologically diverse than other treatment wetlands (van der Valk 2006;Scholz et al 2007;Jurado et al 2008). The current study wishes to examine the concept of ecological development in treatment systems specifically designed for manure processing, from a perspective of Integrated Constructed Wetlands (ICWs).…”

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Integrated Constructed Wetlands (ICW): Ecological Development in Constructed Wetlands for Manure Treatment

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In Flanders (Belgium), treatment systems based on constructed wetlands have been successfully implemented to treat the liquid fraction of separated pig manure, resulting in water that meets the stringent discharge criteria. As these systems have proven their nutrient removal performance, attention has moved towards the concept of biodiversity development from a perspective of Integrated Constructed Wetlands (ICWs). The spontaneous colonization of constructed wetlands with macroinvertebrates was examined to quantify the added biological value presented by a farmyard treatment wetland. In total, 17 taxa were found. The diversity of macroinvertebrates increased along the water treatment path in the system and was higher in summer than in autumn. Several pollution sensitive taxa like Orthetrum, Ischnura, and Cloeon were found at the last basins of the treatment wetland chain. Most species were insects, since their adults can easily aerially colonize these recently constructed systems. Water quality was assessed using the Multimetric Macroinvertebrate Index Flanders (MMIF), and showed a general increase towards the end of the treatment. The MMIF increased significantly with decreasing nutrient levels. ICWs adequately combine the treatment of wastewater with supporting and enhancing biodiversity in agricultural landscapes.

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Macroinvertebrate communities and the relationships with biotic factors in river-connected lakes in the lower reaches of Yangtze River, China

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Zheng

Zhao

et al. 2016

Environ Monit Assess

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The relationships of macroinvertebrate communities with abiotic factors in lake and river system were well documented, but their relationships with biotic factors were few explored. The macroinvertebrate communities in two river-disconnected lakes (Poyang Lake and Shijiu Lake) and the rivers connected to Shijiu Lake were investigated to reveal the differences in communities and explore the relationships with biotic factors. A total of 34 species were recorded in the three water bodies. Combined with the previous study results, the dominant species in Poyang Lake is almost unchanged since 1997. Mollusks were dominated in abundance in Poyang Lake and the rivers connected to Shijiu Lake, while oligochaetes dominated the communities in Shijiu Lake. The alpha diversity indices of macroinvertebrates in Poyang Lake and the rivers connected to Shijiu Lake were distinctly higher than that of Shijiu Lake, and the beta diversity index of Shijiu Lake was the highest, supporting the rules that alpha diversity of macroinvertebrates achieves a maximum at a moderate level of connectivity and beta diversity seems to be higher when the connectivity is weaker. The differences in communities were significant between the Poyang Lake and Shijiu Lake, while the differences in the Poyang Lake and the rivers connected to Shijiu Lake were not significant. According to the results of canonical correspondence analysis (CCA), protozoon densities and phytoplankton biomass affected the distribution of macroinvertebrates in Shijiu Lake. Species number of planktonic crustaceans influenced the distribution of macroinvertebrates in rivers connected to Shijiu Lake, while species number of rotifer and densities of phytoplankton distinctly impacted on the distribution of macroinvertebrates in Poyang Lake.

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Integrated constructed wetlands: hotspots for freshwater coleopteran diversity in the landscape of Ireland

Becerra-Jurado¹,

Föster²,

Harrington³

et al. 2014

Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy

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Macroinvertebrate diversity in constructed ponds: community structure and driving environmental factors

Cited by 3 publications

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Integrated Constructed Wetlands (ICW): Ecological Development in Constructed Wetlands for Manure Treatment

Integrated Constructed Wetlands (ICW): Ecological Development in Constructed Wetlands for Manure Treatment

Macroinvertebrate communities and the relationships with biotic factors in river-connected lakes in the lower reaches of Yangtze River, China

Integrated constructed wetlands: hotspots for freshwater coleopteran diversity in the landscape of Ireland

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