Water mites (Hydrachnidia, Acari) in the lakes of the Masurian Landscape Park, Poland

Cichocka, Maria

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“…These species were caught mainly in marginal pools and in mesohabitats with well-developed aquatic vegetation, such as K7/2-3 or K8/1-3 (Online Resources 1 and 2 in the ESM). The significant proportion of rheoxenes in lowland river fauna in certain habitats is a natural phenomenon (Böttger and Hoerschelmann 1991;Cichocka 2006;Stryjecki 2009). …”

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The influence of environmental factors on water mite assemblages (Acari, Hydrachnidia) in a small lowland river: an analysis at different levels of organization of the environment

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Research on the ecology of water mites in flowing water has focused mainly on analysis of factors directly affecting these organisms in the aquatic environment. The hypothesis of this study was that apart from factors acting within the aquatic environment, the formation of Hydrachnidia communities in lotic ecosystems may also be affected by factors acting in the terrestrial environment. The analysis was made at three different levels of organization of the environment: (1) landscape level (subcatchments, terrestrial environment), (2) macrohabitat level (sampling sites, aquatic environment) and (3) mesohabitat level (sampling sub-sites, aquatic environment). Some correlation was noted between certain species and some sub-catchment parameters. This may indicate a link between some landscape features (terrestrial environment) and the formation of water mite assemblages in the river. The low percentage for physicochemical parameters together in explaining the variance in occurrence of species, very low correlations between species and physicochemical parameters and the discrepancy in the grouping of sites in the case of faunal data and data on the physicochemical indicates that physicochemical factors had little influence on water mites. Taking into account all three levels of organization of the environment analyzed, we can say that at the landscape level we can find only indirect relationships between environmental factors and the fauna inhabiting the aquatic environment; at the macrohabitat level the description of Hydrachnidia is more precise but still of a general nature. Only analysis at the mesohabitat level fully explains the specific character of Hydrachnidia assemblages.

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“…Th is ind icator is related to the trophic state of lakes and their degree of degradation. This indicator has been found to range from 0.15 to 4.8 in different Polish lakes (Cichocka and Biesiadka, 1994;Cichocka, 2000Cichocka, , 2005. The value of this indicator calculated for Lake Świdwie Wielkie indicates a very good ecological status of this water body.…”

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“…those which do not occur or are encountered only sporadically and in small nu mbers outside of lake environ ments (Biesiadka, 1987(Biesiadka, , 2008. The number o f water mite species caught in individual lakes of Poland is highly varied; fro m 3 to 96 species have been found in the lakes that have Table 1. been studied thus far (Pieczyński, 1976;Biesiadka, 1980Biesiadka, , 1987Biesiadka, , 2003Ko walik, 1978;Zawal, 1992Zawal, , 2007Cichocka and Biesiadka, 1994;Cichocka, 2000Cichocka, , 2005Stryjecki, 2012;Zawal et al, 2013). In other regions of Europe, the number of species caught in lakes has ranged fro m 4 to 56 (Viets, 1979;Davids et al, 1994;Bagge, 1999;Di Sabatino et al, 2004;Baker et al, 2008).…”

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“…The proportions between these two groups may vary, but usually sma ll water body species are dominant (Kowalik, 1978;Biesiadka, 1980;Biesiadka and Kowalik, 1991;Zawal, 1992;Cichocka and Biesiadka, 1994;Cichocka, 2000Cichocka, , 2005Stryjecki, 2012). In the Hydrachnidia of the Świd wie Reserve the most nu merous group was that of small water body species, but there was also a large percentage of lake species.…”

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“…To determine the degree of degradation of a water body we can use an indicator based on the ratio of the nu mber o f individuals belonging to small water body species to the number of individuals belonging to lake species (Cichocka and Biesiadka, 1994;Cichocka, 2000Cichocka, , 2005. Th is ind icator is related to the trophic state of lakes and their degree of degradation.…”

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Szlauer-Łukaszewska

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Turk. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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The main objective of the study was to present an analysis of the Hydrachnidia species composition in the highly varied Lake Świdwie ecosystem at the macro-and mesohabitat level. 73 species were recorded. Species associated with small water bodies were most abundant, together with lake species. The most individuals and species were caught in the Phragmites-Close mesohabitat. The fewest individuals were caught in the Phragmites-Typha mesohabitat, and the fewest species in the Chara mesohabitat. Three groups of species associated with particular mesohabitats were recorded: 1) species associated with the Phragmites-Close mesohabitat, 2) species associated with the Thelypteris palustris-Phragmites australis and PhragmitesTypha mesohabitats; 3) species associated with the Chara and Ceratophyllum-Myriophyllum mesohabitats. The high similarity between the fauna of the two lake basins and the marked faunal distinctiveness of the Hydrachnidia assemblages in the small pools on the margins of Lake Świdwie indicate that it was the character of the water bodies that determined the composition of the Hydrachnidia assemblages in each of the macrohabitats of the Świdwie reserve, whereas the influence of their surroundings was negligible. The results obtained confirm our hypothesis that in the highly varied system of water bodies and habitats one can expect substantial diversity of Hydrachnidia.

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Water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) of water bodies of the Krąpiel River valley: interactions in the spatial arrangement of a river valley

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The present study is a discussion of the interactions between different types of water bodies in the spatial arrangement of a river valley, taking into account landscape data. The Hydrachnidia assemblages in particular types of valley water bodies (oxbows, riparian pools, permanent ponds, flooded alder carrs, sedge marshes, and springs) are strongly influenced by the spatial arrangement of the water bodies in the landscape. Moreover, the formation of a fauna in a particular type of valley water body is also influenced by its origin. For example, the faunas of the oxbow lakes and riparian pools would have many characteristics in common, as these two types of water body can be characterized as originating in the river. As many as 61 species common to the valley water bodies and the Krąpiel River were noted. In the interactions between the valley water bodies and the river, the direction of migration from the former to the latter was clearly predominant. Migration in the reverse direction, from the river to the valley water bodies, took place to a far lesser degree. CCA analysis of landscape variables showed the influences of certain landscape parameters on water mites. These should be regarded as indirect influences, but as a consequence of their effects, they influence the formation of specific types of Hydrachnidia assemblages. Keywords River valley Á Landscape variables Á Spatial arrangement Á Interactions between types of water bodies Á Migration Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (

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Water mites (Hydrachnidia, Acari) in the lakes of the Masurian Landscape Park, Poland

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The influence of environmental factors on water mite assemblages (Acari, Hydrachnidia) in a small lowland river: an analysis at different levels of organization of the environment

The influence of environmental factors on water mite assemblages (Acari, Hydrachnidia) in a small lowland river: an analysis at different levels of organization of the environment

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Water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) of water bodies of the Krąpiel River valley: interactions in the spatial arrangement of a river valley

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