Pond research and management in Europe: “Small is Beautiful”

Boix, Dani; Biggs, Jeremy; Céréghino, Régis; Hull, A.P.; Kalettka, Thomas; Oertli, Beat

doi:10.1007/s10750-012-1015-2

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“…The results may be influenced by a sampling bias of the different habitat types, and must be taken with caution, but they suggest that standing water species colonize wider distribution areas, which often include extended parts of the West Palaearctic, occasionally the whole Palaearctic or even the Holarctic. As noted by Boix et al (2012), due to high rates of dispersal via phoresis and intensive habitat connectivity, the western Mediterranean area offers a large potential for species distribution. Figure 5.…”

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“…Furthermore, certain geographical areas or habitat typologies are often overlooked due to historical, cultural or economical reasons; this is the case for the biota of the smaller wetlands of the circum-Mediterranean countries which, in spite of its outstanding diversity and conservation value, has been nearly neglected till recent times (Alvarez Cobelas et al 2005). This is unfortunate, as ponds and pools have been shown to contribute as much to the regional biodiversity of Mediterranean countries as rivers or lakes; they host a distinguishing fauna, and provide steppingstones and increased connectivity between other freshwater habitats (Boix et al 2012).…”

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The water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of the standing waters of Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily: review and new data

Gerecke

Marrone

Sorgi

et al. 2014

Italian Journal of Zoology

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A compilation of our present knowledge of the water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) adapted to life in standing waters on the three large islands in the western Mediterranean (Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily) is provided. In addition to published data, this study deals with a rich volume of new material from recent field work, mostly deriving from intermittent ponds and pools, an extremely poorly investigated yet peculiar habitat type in the Mediterranean area. Species richness of water mites reported for the standing waters of the three islands amounts to 91 species. Out of the 47 species for which we present new distributional data, Hydrachna incisa Halbert, 1903, Hydrachna leegei Koenike, 1895, Piersigia limophila Protz, 1896, Hydryphantes crassipalpis Koenike, 1914 and Piona laminata (Thor, 1900) have not been recorded previously from the Mediterranean area. Most of these species were believed to have typical North European distributions. In addition to these, a further 13 species are recorded for the first time from the area covered. In total, 11 species are new for Italy, seven more are new for Sicily, three for Sardinia and seven for Corsica. Redescriptions are given of Axonopsis complanata (Müller, 1776) (A. graeca, nov. syn), Brachypoda baderi (reported for the first time after the original description from Abruzzo, Italy, synonymization with B. mutila rejected) and B. mutila (recorded for the first time outside Algeria with certainty). For each species, information is given on habitat preference and geographical distribution; the significance of the data is discussed under perspectives of zoogeography and nature protection. The completeness of our knowledge for the three investigated island is assessed using rarefaction curves and non-parametric estimators of species richness; while Sicily can be considered fairly well known, Corsica and Sardinia require further sampling to assess their water mite diversity.

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The water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of the standing waters of Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily: review and new data

Gerecke

Marrone

Sorgi

et al. 2014

Italian Journal of Zoology

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“…There is a growing interest in the ecology of ponds (Oertli et al, 2009;Boix et al 2012) but plankton communities of peatland ponds are still poorly investigated. However, as these systems are generally oxygen-limited, the strong vertical stratification of plankton may be widespread in this habitat type and even in other ponds and pools with similarly high productivity.…”

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Vertical distribution of zooplankton in a shallow peatland pond: the limiting role of dissolved oxygen

Vad

Horváth

Kiss

et al. 2013

Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim.

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-We investigated the diel vertical distribution patterns of microcrustacean zooplankton (Cladocera, Copepoda) in a shallow pond (max. depth: 70 cm) of the Ö reg-turja´n peatland (Ó csa, Central Hungary) during three 24-h periods in July (19-20th), August (17-18th) and September (11-12th) 2011. Environmental variables showed remarkable vertical stratification. Oxygen concentration was close to zero in the entire water column from night until sunrise, while the lower strata (from 20 cm below the surface) were close to anoxic during all three diel cycles. It proved to be the main determinant of the vertical distribution of microcrustaceans. Accordingly, the highest proportion of individuals was present in the surface layer.Chlorophyll-a concentration and phytoplankton biomass were inversely distributed compared to zooplankton. Microcrustaceans (mainly Daphnia curvirostris) migrated to the middle layer only in August, which could be explained by a trade-off between food resources, dissolved oxygen (DO) and competition with littoral zooplankters. The diurnal density patterns of microcrustaceans suggested horizontal migration into the aquatic macrophytes during night, which could be a strategy to avoid Chaoborus predation. Our results show that strong vertical gradients of abiotic and biotic factors occur even in such shallow waterbodies. Among them, DO can maintain constant vertical aggregation of zooplankters by limiting their occurrence to the surface layers.

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“…The contribution of small bodies of water in agricultural fields to environmental sustainability is currently of great interest (Nicolet et al 2007;Boix et al 2012). These bodies of water usually do not exceed 1 ha in area, but because of seasonal water table oscillations their water levels rise and fall.…”

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Copper and zinc concentrations of medicinal herbs and soil surrounding ponds on agricultural land

Malinowska

Jankowski

2016

Landscape Ecol Eng

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This study measured copper and zinc concentrations in medicinal herbs and soil sampled from three agricultural fields with ponds from mid-June till the end of July 2014. Six herb species were tested: Potentilla anserina L., Mentha arvensis, Achillea millefolium L., Comarum palustre L., Lysimachia vulgaris L., and Lycopus europaeus L. Two of the ponds were in the borough of Jabłonna Lacka and one in the borough of Sabnie. The fields around each pond were divided into transects with three concentric soil moisture sections, each with different soil water contents. Soil and plant samples were taken from each transect to determine the concentrations of copper and zinc by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. Despite the use of fertilizers and pesticides in the fields, copper and zinc had not polluted the soil or the plants growing in the soil depressions. Out of the six plants tested, only C. palustre had an increased concentration of zinc. Different farming methods used on the fields affected the concentrations of copper and zinc in the soil of the different depressions. The highest concentrations of these metals were found in the soil of the periodically wet sections.

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Pond research and management in Europe: “Small is Beautiful”

Cited by 80 publications

References 60 publications

The water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of the standing waters of Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily: review and new data

The water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of the standing waters of Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily: review and new data

Vertical distribution of zooplankton in a shallow peatland pond: the limiting role of dissolved oxygen

Copper and zinc concentrations of medicinal herbs and soil surrounding ponds on agricultural land

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