Response of a Hyporheic Invertebrate Assemblage to Drying Disturbance in a Desert Stream

Clinton, Sandra M.; Grimm, Nancy B.; Fisher, Stuart G.

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“…These organisms return to the surface stream to emerge, mate, lay the eggs of the next generation [183,184], and are a source of food for fishes and riparian birds and bats. Hyporheic zones may also serve as refugia for benthic macroinvertebrates during high [185] and low [186] flow events and surface water-subsurface water connections are often associated with fish spawning locations [187,188]. Increased pollutant loads associated with urban streams can potentially harm the hyporheic microbial and invertebrate communities, this is an important focus area for future research.…”

Section: Urbanization Effects On Biological Communitiesmentioning

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Urbanization Effects on Watershed Hydrology and In-Stream Processes in the Southern United States

O’Driscoll

Clinton

Jefferson

et al. 2010

Water

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Abstract:The southern United States is characterized by a humid, subtropical climate and consists of 16 states (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland) and Washington DC. Currently this region is experiencing the largest net population growth in the U.S. Over the last century, the expansion of large urban centers and impervious area in the region has altered the hydrologic cycle. This review synthesizes regional research that shows how watershed hydrology, groundwater recharge, stream geomorphology, climate, biogeochemistry, and stream ecology have been affected by urbanization and the expansion of watershed impervious area.

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Section: Urbanization Effects On Biological Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urbanization Effects on Watershed Hydrology and In-Stream Processes in the Southern United States

O’Driscoll

Clinton

Jefferson

et al. 2010

Water

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219

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“…In particular, Coleoptera and some Diptera larvae have been recorded in streams where surface fl ow has ceased (Fenoglio et al 2006, Clinton et al 1996. Even in desert streams and those where surface intermittency is frequent (e.g.…”

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“…Some studies have reported the occurrence of benthic and obligate hypogean fauna within the hyporheic zone during periods of river bed drying and fl ow cessation in naturally intermittent streams (Griffi th & Perry 1993, Clinton et al 1996, Hose et al 2005, Fenoglio et al 2006) whereas other research on intermittent systems has reported little or no use of the hyporheic zone by benthic fauna (Delucchi 1989, Smock et al 1994. In contrast, limited data exists for refugial responses to drought events in temperate perennial streams (Lake 2007, Wood & Armitage 2004, and very few studies have simultaneously considered benthic and hyporheic macroinvertebrate community response to severe low fl ows (exceptions being James et al 2008, Stubbington et al 2009b.…”

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Is the hyporheic zone a refugium for aquatic macroinvertebrates during severe low flow conditions?

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Abstract:The potential role of the hyporheic zone as a refugium for stream invertebrates during hydrological perturbations was acknowledged more than fi ve decades ago. However, fi eld evidence to support the hyporheic refuge hypothesis during periods of fl ow recession and severe low fl ow remains equivocal. Some studies report fauna using the hyporheic zone during periods of fl ow cessation whilst others have recorded little or no refuge use due to limited habitat availability or harsh abiotic conditions. We assessed aquatic macroinvertebrate community changes associated with severe low fl ow conditions during a severe supra-seasonal drought on the Little Stour River (UK). Paired benthic and hyporheic samples were collected from four sites (two perennial, two intermittent) on the upper reaches of the river. The number of benthic taxa and the proportion of benthos (particularly the amphipod Gammarus pulex) within the hyporheic zone relative to those in the benthic samples increased signifi cantly during the latter stages of the drought at all sites. These changes coincided with elevated benthic and hyporheic water temperatures rather than a reduction in river discharge alone. The abundance of obligate hypogean macroinvertebrates also increased during the latter stages of the event, suggesting that hypogean taxa may also utilise the shallow hyporheic zone during adverse environmental conditions. Our results, based on paired surface-hyporheic fi eld samples at multiple sites, support the hyporheic refuge hypothesis within a temperate groundwater-dominated stream during severe drought.The results also clearly demonstrate the importance of considering surface-subsurface linkages when assessing responses to disturbance in streams.

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“…Early studies in Sycamore Creek, however, showed little evidence for either mechanism of drought resistance (Gray, 1981;Stanley et al, 1994), but instead highlighted several strategies that represent apparent adaptations to a severe flood regime (e.g., rapid developmental rate, continuous reproduction). Exceptions to this are found in some benthic groups, including the Oligochaeta, Chironomidae, and Ceratopogonidae, which are abundant in the hyporheic zone (Gray & Fisher, 1981;Clinton et al, 1996), even when the surface stream is dry (Boulton et al, 1992c). The long-term record shows that these same groups were either (1) resistant to drought on an interannual basis with little directional change over time (e.g., Chironomidae and Oligochaeta) or (2) found in greater relative abundance following protracted drying (Ceratopogonidae).…”

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Responses of macroinvertebrate communities to long‐term flow variability in a Sonoran Desert stream

Sponseller

Grimm

Boulton

et al. 2010

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Current global models predict a hotter and drier climate in the southwestern United States with anticipated increases in drought frequency and severity coupled with changes in flash flood regimes. Such changes would likely have important ecological consequences, particularly for stream and riparian ecosystems already subject to frequent hydrologic disturbance. This study assessed the potential response of aquatic macroinvertebrates to interannual variation in hydrology in a spatially intermittent desert stream (Sycamore Creek, AZ). We compiled data on the recovery of macroinvertebrate communities following spring floods, with successional sequences captured 11 times over a 16-year period (1983-1999). This period encompassed a transition from perennial to intermittent flow in this system, and included a record drought in [1989][1990]. Results show that while the size of floods initiating sequences had little explanatory power, changes in macroinvertebrate community structure during postflood succession were closely associated with antecedent flooding and drought. Year-to-year differences in benthic communities integrated taxon-specific responses to antecedent disturbance, including differential resistance to channel drying, use of hyporheic refugia, and variable rates of recovery once stream flow resumed. The long-term consequences of drying on community structure were only evident during later stages of postflood succession, illustrating an interaction between flood and drought recovery processes in this system. Our observations highlight the potential for predicted climate changes in this region to have marked and long-lasting consequences for benthic communities in desert streams.

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Response of a Hyporheic Invertebrate Assemblage to Drying Disturbance in a Desert Stream

Cited by 61 publications

References 22 publications

Urbanization Effects on Watershed Hydrology and In-Stream Processes in the Southern United States

Urbanization Effects on Watershed Hydrology and In-Stream Processes in the Southern United States

Is the hyporheic zone a refugium for aquatic macroinvertebrates during severe low flow conditions?

Responses of macroinvertebrate communities to long‐term flow variability in a Sonoran Desert stream

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