Responses of riparian plant communities and water quality after 8 years of passive ecological restoration using a BACI design

Muller, Isabelle; Delisle, Marion; Ollitrault, Martine; Bernez, Ivan

doi:10.1007/s10750-015-2349-3

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“…Aunque los resultados evidencian el mejoramiento de varios parámetros de la calidad de agua, la poca reducción, o incluso el incremento de los valores de parámetros como el nitrógeno amoniacal, puede estar asociada al uso de fertilizantes en el área de captación de las microcuencas, ya que en los tres años de estudio los suelos aledaños de algunas quebradas pasaron de pasturas a sistemas agrícolas, lo que implica mayor uso de fertilizantes químicos en zonas de altas pendientes. Otros autores han encontrado pocos cambios en la concentración de nutrientes en ambientes con procesos pasivos de restauración (McKergow, et al, 2003;Hughes & Quinn, 2014;Muller, et al, 2016). 3.…”

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Restauración de corredores ribereños en paisajes ganaderos de la zona andina colombiana: efectos tempranos en el ambiente acuático

Giraldo

Chará

et al. 2020

Rev. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. Ex. Fis. Nat.

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La restauración de los bosques ribereños es una medida fundamental para la recuperación de ambientes acuáticos afectados por actividades ganaderas. Con el fin de determinar los cambios en quebradas asociadas con la restauración temprana de bosques ribereños, se hizo un seguimiento durante tres años a cuatro arroyos de primer orden ubicados en la cuenca del río La Vieja, Colombia. En cada arroyo se tomaron muestras puntuales de agua para análisis fisicoquímico y bacteriológico, se registraron aspectos de calidad de hábitat y se recolectaron macroinvertebrados. Durante los años de evaluación hubo una disminución significativa en los valores de DBO5, se presentaron cambios leves en la composición del sustrato y los patrones de flujo, y aumentaron los valores del índice de calidad de hábitat (ICH). En cuanto a los macroinvertebrados, se recolectaron 10.490 individuos, distribuidos en 19 órdenes, 53 familias y 56 géneros. Los órdenes más abundantes fueron Diptera (56 %), Trichoptera (22 %) y Basommatophora (7 %). Las familias Chironomidae e Hydropsychidae fueron las más abundantes, con el 53 y el 20 % del total. Chironomidae disminuyó significativamente a través de los años de monitoreo y los valores de los índices EPT (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera) y BMWP (Biological Monitoring Working Party) aumentaron. La exclusión de la ganadería del área ribereña y el inicio de procesos de restauración de la vegetación ribereña tuvo un efecto positivo en los parámetros de calidad de agua, del hábitat y en la comunidad de macroinvertebrados acuáticos, lo que constituye una alternativa valiosa para recuperar ambientes acuáticos en paisajes ganaderos.

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Restauración de corredores ribereños en paisajes ganaderos de la zona andina colombiana: efectos tempranos en el ambiente acuático

Giraldo

Chará

et al. 2020

Rev. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. Ex. Fis. Nat.

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“…In the semiarid succulent thicket biome in South Africa, for example, contrast studies on either side of fence lines reveal changes in composition, litter production, and decomposition (Lechmere-Oertel et al 2008). Restricting animal movements may also have important protective effects for plants and range-restricted species, with numerous studies showing the restorative effects fences provide when they prevent trampling or herbivory, especially of sensitive riparian habitats (Opperman and Merenlender 2000, Loo et al 2009, Muller et al 2016.…”

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Fence Ecology: Frameworks for Understanding the Ecological Effects of Fences

McInturff

Wilkinson

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Investigations of the links between human infrastructure and ecological change have provided eye-opening insights into humanity's environmental impacts and contributed to global environmental policies. Fences are globally ubiquitous, yet they are often omitted from discussions of anthropogenic impacts. In the present article, we address this gap through a systematic literature review on the ecological effects of fences. Our overview provides five major takeaways: 1) an operational definition of fencing to structure future research, 2) an estimate of fence densities in the western United States to emphasize the challenges of accounting for fences in human-footprint mapping, 3) a framework exhibiting the ecological winners and losers that fences produce, 4) a typology of fence effects across ecological scales to guide research, and 5) a summary of research trends and biases that suggest that fence effects have been underestimated. Through highlighting past research and offering frameworks for the future, we aim with this work to formalize the nascent field of fence ecology.

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“…In the absence of riparian vegetation planting, riparian livestock exclusion by fencing appears to be less effective an option to retain nutrients if compared to vegetated riparian buffer strips (Parkyn et al 2003;Collins et al 2012;Muller et al 2015). However, fencing is a prerequisite for the establishment of vegetated buffers where livestock grazing occurs in the riparian area.…”

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Evaluating riparian solutions to multiple stressor problems in river ecosystems — A conceptual study

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Rivers are among the most sensitive of all ecosystems to the effects of global change, but options to prevent, mitigate or restore ecosystem damage are still inadequately understood. Riparian buffers are widely advocated as a cost-effective option to manage impacts, but empirical evidence is yet to identify ideal riparian features (e.g. width, length and density) which enhance ecological integrity and protect ecosystem services in the face of catchment-scale stressors. Here, we use an extensive literature review to synthesise evidence on riparian buffer and catchment management effects on instream environmental conditions (e.g. nutrients, fine sediments, organic matter), river organisms and ecosystem functions. We offer a conceptual model of the mechanisms through which catchment or riparian management might impact streams either positively or negatively. The model distinguishes scale-independent benefits (shade, thermal damping, organic matter and large wood inputs) that arise from riparian buffer management at any scale from scale-dependent benefits (nutrient or fine sediment retention) that reflect stressor conditions at broader (sub-catchment to catchment) scales. The latter require concerted management efforts over equally large domains of scale (e.g. riparian buffers combined with nutrient restrictions). The evidence of the relationships between riparian configuration (width, length, zonation, density) and scale-independent benefits is consistent, suggesting a high certainty of the effects. In contrast, scale-dependent effects as well as the biological responses to riparian management are more uncertain, suggesting that ongoing diffuse pollution (nutrients, sediments), but also sources of variability (e.g. hydrology, climate) at broader scales may interfere with the effects of local riparian management. Without concerted management across relevant scales, full biological recovery of damaged lotic ecosystems is unlikely. There is, nevertheless, sufficient evidence that the benefits of riparian buffers outweigh potential adverse effects, in particular if located in the upstream part of the stream network. This supports the use of riparian restoration as a no-regrets management option to improve and sustain lotic ecosystem functioning and biodiversity.

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Responses of riparian plant communities and water quality after 8 years of passive ecological restoration using a BACI design

Cited by 27 publications

References 65 publications

Restauración de corredores ribereños en paisajes ganaderos de la zona andina colombiana: efectos tempranos en el ambiente acuático

Restauración de corredores ribereños en paisajes ganaderos de la zona andina colombiana: efectos tempranos en el ambiente acuático

Fence Ecology: Frameworks for Understanding the Ecological Effects of Fences

Evaluating riparian solutions to multiple stressor problems in river ecosystems — A conceptual study

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