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Brevé NWP, Leuven RSEW, Buijse AD, Murk AJ, Venema J, Nagelkerke LAJ. The conservation paradox of critically endangered fish species: Trading alien sturgeons versus native sturgeon reintroduction in the Rhine-Meuse river delta. Sci Total Environ 2022; 848:157641. [PMID: 35908701 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Sturgeons rank among the most endangered vertebrates in the world. Yet, the dwindling of wild sturgeon populations stands in stark contrast to their thriving status in aquaculture. Moreover, through the exotic pet trade, sturgeons are introduced outside their natural ranges where they may compete and hybridize with native species and transmit parasites and diseases. Here, we present an in-depth inventory of alien sturgeons in the delta of the rivers Rhine and Meuse, because several countries consider reintroduction of the native, critically endangered European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio). Our study is based on (a) an inventory of the industry of sturgeon cultivation; (b) reports on spread of alien sturgeons; (c) an analysis of pathways for introduction and spread; and (d) a risk assessment using the Harmonia+ protocol. In total, 11 alien Acipenseriformes (sturgeons and paddlefishes) were traded across an intricate network of >1000 distribution points in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. Circa 2500 alien sturgeons were reported from 53 angling ponds and 64 other lakes and ponds, whereas circa 500 alien sturgeons were reported widespread across hydrologically connected waters. Species that posed the highest risk of introduction, establishment and spread are Siberian sturgeon (A. baerii), Russian sturgeon (A. gueldenstaedtii) and Sterlet (A. ruthenus). We recommend to implement stringent trade regulations and practical solutions to prevent spread of alien sturgeons. Measures must preferably be taken at the spatial scale of river basins.
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- Niels W P Brevé
- Wageningen University, Aquaculture & Fisheries Group, De Elst 1, 6708 WD Wageningen, the Netherlands; Wageningen University, Marine Animal Ecology Group, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands; Sportvisserij Nederland, Royal Dutch Angling Alliance, Leijenseweg 115, 3721 BC Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
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- Radboud University, Research Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences, Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species (NEC-E), Toernooiveld 1, 6525 ED Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen University, Aquaculture & Fisheries Group, De Elst 1, 6708 WD Wageningen, the Netherlands; DELTARES, Department of Freshwater Ecology & Water Quality, Boussinesqweg 1, 2629 HV Delft, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen University, Marine Animal Ecology Group, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- VAART software B.V., Berkelstraat 76, 3522 ER Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen University, Aquaculture & Fisheries Group, De Elst 1, 6708 WD Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Dodd JA, Copp GH, Tidbury HJ, Leuven RSEW, Feunteun E, Olsson KH, Gollasch S, Jelmert A, O'Shaughnessy KA, Reeves D, Brenner J, Verreycken H. Invasiveness risks of naked goby, Gobiosoma bosc, to North Sea transitional waters. Mar Pollut Bull 2022; 181:113763. [PMID: 35752508 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
In recent decades, gobies have dispersed or introduced from the Ponto-Caspian region of eastern Europe in a westerly direction to North American and western European waters. By contrast, the naked goby, Gobiosoma bosc, is the only known gobiid species to have been introduced in an easterly direction from North American to western Europe. The potential invasiveness of G. bosc was assessed using the Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (AS-ISK) for rivers and transitional waters for the western and eastern sides of the North Sea. Using globally-derived thresholds, G. bosc was assessed as low-medium invasiveness risk for both sides of the North Sea under current climate conditions. Under future climate conditions, potential invasiveness will increase for both risk assessment areas. Environmental suitability assessment indicated an increase in environmental suitability for G. bosc on the eastern coastline of the North Sea under climate change scenarios and suitability remained unchanged on the western coastline, reflecting the authors' expectations of invasiveness risk.
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- Jennifer A Dodd
- Centre for Conservation and Restoration Science, School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh EH11 4BN, UK.
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft NR33 0HT, UK; Centre for Ecology, Environment and Sustainability, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset, UK; Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Poland; Environmental & Life Sciences Graduate Programme, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, Weymouth DT4 8UB, UK
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences (RIBES), Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500, GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species (NEC-E), P.O. Box 9010, 6500, GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, UMR Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques BOREA (MNHN, CNRS, SU, UCN, IRD, UGA), Station marine de Dinard (CRESCO), 38 rue du Port Blanc, 35800 Dinard, France
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- Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University and Inter-University Institute for Marine Sciences, Eilat, Israel
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- Institute of Marine Research, Flødevigen Research Station, NO-4817 His, Norway
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- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries, Austin, TX, USA; APEM Ltd., Riverview, A17 Embankment Business Park, Heaton Mersey, Stockport SK4 3NG, UK
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- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Washington, DC, United States
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- Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS), Houston, TX, USA
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Havenlaan 88 bus 73, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
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D'Hont A, Gittenberger A, Leuven RSEW, Hendriks AJ. Dropping the microbead: Source and sink related microplastic distribution in the Black Sea and Caspian Sea basins. Mar Pollut Bull 2021; 173:112982. [PMID: 34627035 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Microplastic pollution is a growing, yet poorly understood problem. Here, we assessed the relationship between microplastic concentration and distance to rivers, shorelines, cities, sediment grain size or water depth in sediments of the world's largest (semi-)enclosed aquatic basins. Microplastic was extracted from sediment using density separation, elutriation and hydrophobic adhesion. Fibers and transparent or white microplastic particles were the most abundant shape and color. The microplastic concentration in sediments of the Black Sea was about twice as high compared to that in the Caspian Sea. Fragment concentrations decreased with depth, while fiber concentrations were independent of depth. Overall, no relationship with distance to shores, rivers and cities or with grain size was observed. However, within some depth classes concentrations were related to the distance from rivers, shores and cities.
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- Anouk D'Hont
- GiMaRIS, Marine Research Inventory & Strategy Solutions, Rijksstraatweg 75, 2171 AK Sassenheim, the Netherlands; Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- GiMaRIS, Marine Research Inventory & Strategy Solutions, Rijksstraatweg 75, 2171 AK Sassenheim, the Netherlands; Department of Marine Zoology, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Pesthuislaan 7, 2333 BA Leiden, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species (NECE), Nature Plaza, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, Heijendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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Vilizzi L, Copp GH, Hill JE, Adamovich B, Aislabie L, Akin D, Al-Faisal AJ, Almeida D, Azmai MNA, Bakiu R, Bellati A, Bernier R, Bies JM, Bilge G, Branco P, Bui TD, Canning-Clode J, Cardoso Ramos HA, Castellanos-Galindo GA, Castro N, Chaichana R, Chainho P, Chan J, Cunico AM, Curd A, Dangchana P, Dashinov D, Davison PI, de Camargo MP, Dodd JA, Durland Donahou AL, Edsman L, Ekmekçi FG, Elphinstone-Davis J, Erős T, Evangelista C, Fenwick G, Ferincz Á, Ferreira T, Feunteun E, Filiz H, Forneck SC, Gajduchenko HS, Gama Monteiro J, Gestoso I, Giannetto D, Gilles AS, Gizzi F, Glamuzina B, Glamuzina L, Goldsmit J, Gollasch S, Goulletquer P, Grabowska J, Harmer R, Haubrock PJ, He D, Hean JW, Herczeg G, Howland KL, İlhan A, Interesova E, Jakubčinová K, Jelmert A, Johnsen SI, Kakareko T, Kanongdate K, Killi N, Kim JE, Kırankaya ŞG, Kňazovická D, Kopecký O, Kostov V, Koutsikos N, Kozic S, Kuljanishvili T, Kumar B, Kumar L, Kurita Y, Kurtul I, Lazzaro L, Lee L, Lehtiniemi M, Leonardi G, Leuven RSEW, Li S, Lipinskaya T, Liu F, Lloyd L, Lorenzoni M, Luna SA, Lyons TJ, Magellan K, Malmstrøm M, Marchini A, Marr SM, Masson G, Masson L, McKenzie CH, Memedemin D, Mendoza R, Minchin D, Miossec L, Moghaddas SD, Moshobane MC, Mumladze L, Naddafi R, Najafi-Majd E, Năstase A, Năvodaru I, Neal JW, Nienhuis S, Nimtim M, Nolan ET, Occhipinti-Ambrogi A, Ojaveer H, Olenin S, Olsson K, Onikura N, O'Shaughnessy K, Paganelli D, Parretti P, Patoka J, Pavia RTB, Pellitteri-Rosa D, Pelletier-Rousseau M, Peralta EM, Perdikaris C, Pietraszewski D, Piria M, Pitois S, Pompei L, Poulet N, Preda C, Puntila-Dodd R, Qashqaei AT, Radočaj T, Rahmani H, Raj S, Reeves D, Ristovska M, Rizevsky V, Robertson DR, Robertson P, Ruykys L, Saba AO, Santos JM, Sarı HM, Segurado P, Semenchenko V, Senanan W, Simard N, Simonović P, Skóra ME, Slovák Švolíková K, Smeti E, Šmídová T, Špelić I, Srėbalienė G, Stasolla G, Stebbing P, Števove B, Suresh VR, Szajbert B, Ta KAT, Tarkan AS, Tempesti J, Therriault TW, Tidbury HJ, Top-Karakuş N, Tricarico E, Troca DFA, Tsiamis K, Tuckett QM, Tutman P, Uyan U, Uzunova E, Vardakas L, Velle G, Verreycken H, Vintsek L, Wei H, Weiperth A, Weyl OLF, Winter ER, Włodarczyk R, Wood LE, Yang R, Yapıcı S, Yeo SSB, Yoğurtçuoğlu B, Yunnie ALE, Zhu Y, Zięba G, Žitňanová K, Clarke S. A global-scale screening of non-native aquatic organisms to identify potentially invasive species under current and future climate conditions. Sci Total Environ 2021; 788:147868. [PMID: 34134389 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
The threat posed by invasive non-native species worldwide requires a global approach to identify which introduced species are likely to pose an elevated risk of impact to native species and ecosystems. To inform policy, stakeholders and management decisions on global threats to aquatic ecosystems, 195 assessors representing 120 risk assessment areas across all six inhabited continents screened 819 non-native species from 15 groups of aquatic organisms (freshwater, brackish, marine plants and animals) using the Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit. This multi-lingual decision-support tool for the risk screening of aquatic organisms provides assessors with risk scores for a species under current and future climate change conditions that, following a statistically based calibration, permits the accurate classification of species into high-, medium- and low-risk categories under current and predicted climate conditions. The 1730 screenings undertaken encompassed wide geographical areas (regions, political entities, parts thereof, water bodies, river basins, lake drainage basins, and marine regions), which permitted thresholds to be identified for almost all aquatic organismal groups screened as well as for tropical, temperate and continental climate classes, and for tropical and temperate marine ecoregions. In total, 33 species were identified as posing a 'very high risk' of being or becoming invasive, and the scores of several of these species under current climate increased under future climate conditions, primarily due to their wide thermal tolerances. The risk thresholds determined for taxonomic groups and climate zones provide a basis against which area-specific or climate-based calibrated thresholds may be interpreted. In turn, the risk rankings help decision-makers identify which species require an immediate 'rapid' management action (e.g. eradication, control) to avoid or mitigate adverse impacts, which require a full risk assessment, and which are to be restricted or banned with regard to importation and/or sale as ornamental or aquarium/fishery enhancement.
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- Lorenzo Vilizzi
- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland; Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK; Centre for Ecology, Environment and Sustainability, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB, UK; School of the Environment, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario K9L 0G2, Canada
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- Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Ruskin, FL 33570, USA
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- Faculty of Biology, Belarusian State University, 220030 Minsk, Belarus
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
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- College of Science and Mathematics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, PO Box 49, Basrah, Iraq
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad San Pablo CEU, 28003 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana 1000, Albania; Albanian Center for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development, Tirana 1000, Albania
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Gulf Fisheries Centre, Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 5K4, Canada
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- Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
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- Forest Research Centre, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajuda 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Faculty of Marine Science, Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment, 41A Phu Dien, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), 9020-105 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD 21037, USA
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- Coordination of Sustainable Use of Fisheries Resources, Department of Species Conservation, Ministry of Environment, 70068-900 Brasilia, Brazil
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- Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), 28359 Bremen, Germany; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 2072, Balboa, Panamá
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), 9020-105 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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- Department of Environmental Technology and Management, Faculty of Environment, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, 2910-761 Setúbal, Portugal
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 117558, Singapore
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- Laboratory of Ecology, Fisheries and Ichthyology, Biodiversity Department - Palotina Sector, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 80060-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Coastal Benthic Ecology, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Division of Research Policy and Plan, National Research Council of Thailand, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department of General and Applied Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University, 1164 g.k. Lozenets, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
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- Laboratory of Ecology, Fisheries and Ichthyology, Biodiversity Department - Palotina Sector, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 80060-000, Brazil
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- Animal and Plant Sciences Group, Edinburgh Napier University, Sighthill, Edinburgh EH11 4BN, UK
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- Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Ruskin, FL 33570, USA; Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL 33801, USA
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- Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Freshwater Research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-750 07 Drottningholm, Sweden
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- Hydrobiology section, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Çankaya-Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Centre for Ecological Research, Balaton Limnological Institute, Tihany 8237, Hungary
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- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, Lancashire LA1 4YW, UK
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- Institute for Natural Resources Conservation, Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Szent István University, Gödöllő 2100, Hungary
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- Department of Natural Resources, Environment and Landscape, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, 1349-017 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Laboratoire Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques, BOREA (MNHN, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université de Caen, IRD, Université de Guadeloupe Antilles), Station Marine de Dinard, CRESCO, 35800 Dinard, France
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
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- Laboratory of Ecology, Fisheries and Ichthyology, Biodiversity Department - Palotina Sector, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 80060-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ichthyology, Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk 220072, Belarus
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), 9020-105 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), 9020-105 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD 21037, USA
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, 1008, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), 9020-105 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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- Department of Applied Ecology, University of Dubrovnik, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
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- Department of Applied Ecology, University of Dubrovnik, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Mont-Joli, Quebec G5H 3Z4, Canada; Arctic and Aquatic Research Division, Freshwater Institute, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Winnipeg, Quebec MB R3T 2N6, Canada
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- Scientific Direction, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), 44980 Nantes, France
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
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- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Department of River Ecology and Conservation, 63571 Gelnhausen, Germany; Nature and Environment Management Operators s.r.l., 50121 Florence, Italy; Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy
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- The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa; GroundTruth, Water, Wetlands and Environmental Engineering, Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal 3245, South Africa
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- Behavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Arctic and Aquatic Research Division, Freshwater Institute, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Winnipeg, Quebec MB R3T 2N6, Canada
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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- Tomsk State University, Tomsk 634050, Russia; Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; Novosibirsk branch of Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Marine Research, Flødevigen Research Station, NO-7485 His, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, NO-7485 Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Ecology and Biogeography, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
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- Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Salaya 73170, Thailand
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
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- College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Praha, Czechia
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Praha, Czechia
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- Department of Fisheries, Institute of Animal Science, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje 1000, Macedonia
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- Institute of Marine Biological Resources & Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavissos, 19013, Attica, Greece
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Praha, Czechia
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- Department of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695034, India
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- REF Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal 700120, India
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- Fishery Research Laboratory, Kyushu University, Fukutsu, Fukuoka 811-3304, Japan
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7TX, England, United Kingdom
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- Marine Research Centre, Finnish Environment Institute, 00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University & Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species, 6500 GL Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Natural History Research Center, Shanghai Natural History Museum, Branch of Shanghai Science & Technology Museum, Shanghai 200041, China
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- Laboratory of Hydrobiology, Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk 220072, Belarus
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- Aquatic Science Institute, Tibet Academy of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Science, Lhasa 850009, China
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- Lloyd Environmental Pty Ltd, Somers, Victoria 3927, Australia; School of Health and Life Sciences, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, Victoria 3350, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnologies, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León 66455, Mexico
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- Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Ruskin, FL 33570, USA; New Mexico Biopark Society, Albuquerque, NM 87102, USA
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- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa; University of Battambang, 02360 Battambang, Cambodia
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- Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM), NO-0213 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Laboratoire interdisciplinaire des environnements continentaux, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Université de Lorraine, 57000 Metz, France
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- Freshwater Fish Ecology Laboratory, Ecosystem Science and Management Program, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia V2N 4Z9, Canada
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- Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1A 5J7, Canada
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- Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Ovidius University of Constanta, Constanta 900527, Romania
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- Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León 66455, Mexico
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- Marine Organism Investigations, Marina Village, Ballina, Killaloe, Clare V94 767X, Ireland; Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, 92294 Klaipėda, Lithuania
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- Scientific Direction, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), 44980 Nantes, France
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- Department of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management, Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, 1983963113 Tehran, Iran
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- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Biological Invasions Directorate, Pretoria 0001, South Africa; Department of Biology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Gauteng 0208, South Africa; Young Water Professionals, South African Chapter, Limpopo 1685, South Africa
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- Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Aquatic Resources, Division of Coastal Research, SE-453 30 Oregrund, Sweden
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ege University, 35040 Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, Tulcea 820112, Romania
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- Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, Tulcea 820112, Romania
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- Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
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- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 8M5, Canada
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- Department of Environmental Technology and Management, Faculty of Environment, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Poole BH12 5BB, UK
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- University of Tartu, 80012 Pärnu, Estonia; National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, 92294 Klaipėda, Lithuania
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK; School of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel; The Inter-University Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Coral Beach, Eilat 8810302, Israel
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- Fishery Research Laboratory, Kyushu University, Fukutsu, Fukuoka 811-3304, Japan
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- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries, 4200 Smith School Rd., Austin, TX 78744, USA
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), 9020-105 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; CIBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO Associate Laboratory and Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, University of the Azores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Praha, Czechia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, 1008, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, 1008, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Fisheries, Regional Unit of Thesprotia, Epirus, 46 100, Igoumenitsa, Greece
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland; Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnologies, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Pôle écohydraulique OFB-IMFT-P, French Agency for Biodiversity, 31400 Toulouse, France
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- Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Ovidius University of Constanta, Constanta 900527, Romania
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- Marine Research Centre, Finnish Environment Institute, 00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, 4816118771, Mazandaran, Iran
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- Department of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695034, India; National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore 560065, India
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- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
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- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
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- Laboratory of Ichthyology, Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk 220072, Belarus
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- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 2072, Balboa, Panamá
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- Modelling, Evidence and Policy Group, School of Natural and Environmental Resources, Newcastle University, Newcastle NE1 7RU, UK
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- Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Agency, Vietnam Environment Administration, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, 10 Ton That Thuyet, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Flora and Fauna Division, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Palmerston, Northern Territory 0828, Australia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia; School of Agriculture, Lagos State University, Epe Campus, 106101 Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria
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- Forest Research Centre, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajuda 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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- Forest Research Centre, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajuda 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Hydrobiology, Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk 220072, Belarus
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- Department of Aquatic Science, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, Chon Buri 20130, Thailand
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Mont-Joli, Quebec G5H 3Z4, Canada
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- Faculty of Biology & Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, Institute of Oceanography, Professor Krzysztof Skóra Hel Marine Station, 84-150 Hel, Poland
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Marine Biological Resources & Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavissos, 19013, Attica, Greece
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Praha, Czechia
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- Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, 92294 Klaipėda, Lithuania
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK; APEM Ltd, A17 Embankment, Business Park, Heaton Mersey, Manchester, Cheshire SK4 3GN, UK
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Division of Mariculture, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, Kerala 682018, India
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- Behavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Agency, Vietnam Environment Administration, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, 10 Ton That Thuyet, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland; Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
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- Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Nanaimo, British Columbia V9T 6N7, Canada
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy
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- Institute of Oceanography, Federal University of Rio Grande, 96203-900 Rio Grande, Brazil
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Attica, Anavyssos 19013, Greece
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- Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Ruskin, FL 33570, USA
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- Laboratory for Ichthyology and Coastal Fisheries, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- Skretting Turkey, Güllük Milas, 48670, Muğla, Turkey
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- Department of General and Applied Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University, 1164 g.k. Lozenets, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Marine Biological Resources & Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavissos, 19013, Attica, Greece
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- Norwegian Research Centre, 5007 Bergen, Norway; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, 5007 Bergen, Norway
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), B-1630 Linkebeek, Belgium
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- Institute of Botany, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou 510380, China; Key Laboratory of Recreational fisheries Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou 510380, China
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- Institute for Natural Resources Conservation, Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Szent István University, Gödöllő 2100, Hungary
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda 6139, South Africa; DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Poole BH12 5BB, UK
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- Department of Biodiversity Studies and Bioeducation, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 117558, Singapore
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- Hydrobiology section, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Çankaya-Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Aquaculture Technology Promotion Station of Nantong, Nantong, China
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
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Wang J, Koopman KR, Collas FPL, Posthuma L, de Nijs T, Leuven RSEW, Hendriks AJ. Towards an ecosystem service-based method to quantify the filtration services of mussels under chemical exposure. Sci Total Environ 2021; 763:144196. [PMID: 33383510 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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As filter-feeders, freshwater mussels provide the ecosystem service (ES) of biofiltration. Chemical pollution may impinge on the provisioning of mussels' filtration services. However, few attempts have been made to estimate the impacts of chemical mixtures on mussels' filtration capacities in the field, nor to assess the economic benefits of mussel-provided filtration services for humans. The aim of the study was to derive and to apply a methodology for quantifying the economic benefits of mussel filtration services in relation to chemical mixture exposure. To this end, we first applied the bootstrapping approach to quantify the filtration capacity of dreissenid mussels when exposed to metal mixtures in the Rhine and Meuse Rivers in the Netherlands. Subsequently, we applied the value transfer method to quantify the economic benefits of mussel filtration services to surface water-dependent drinking water companies. The average mixture filtration inhibition (filtration rate reduction due to exposure to metal mixtures) to dreissenids was estimated to be <1% in the Rhine and Meuse Rivers based on the measured metal concentrations from 1999 to 2017. On average, dreissenids on groynes were estimated to filter the highest percentage of river discharge in the Nederrijn-Lek River (9.1%) and the lowest in the Waal River (0.1%). We estimated that dreissenid filtration services would save 110-12,000 euros/million m3 for drinking water production when abstracting raw water at the end of respective rivers. Economic benefits increased over time due to metal emission reduction. This study presents a novel methodology for quantifying the economic benefits of mussel filtration services associated with chemical pollution, which is understandable to policymakers. The derived approach could potentially serve as a blueprint for developing methods in examining the economic value of other filter-feeders exposed to other chemicals and environmental stressors. We explicitly discuss the uncertainties for further development and application of the method.
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- Jiaqi Wang
- Centre for Sustainability, Environment and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, the Netherlands; Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Centre for Sustainability, Environment and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Netherlands Centre of Expertise for Exotic Species (NEC-E), P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Sustainability, Environment and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, the Netherlands; Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Sustainability, Environment and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Netherlands Centre of Expertise for Exotic Species (NEC-E), P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Wang J, Lautz LS, Nolte TM, Posthuma L, Koopman KR, Leuven RSEW, Hendriks AJ. Towards a systematic method for assessing the impact of chemical pollution on ecosystem services of water systems. J Environ Manage 2021; 281:111873. [PMID: 33385900 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Chemical pollution impinges on the quality of water systems and the ecosystem services (ESs) they provide. Expression of ESs in monetary units has become an essential tool for sustainable ecosystem management. However, the impact of chemical pollution on ESs is rarely quantified, and ES valuation often focuses on individual services without considering the total services provided by the ecosystem. The purpose of the study was to develop a stepwise approach to quantify the impact of sediment pollution on the total ES value provided by water systems. Thereby, we calculated the total ES value loss as a function of the multi-substance potentially affected fraction of species at the HC50 level (msPAF(HC50)). The function is a combination of relationships between, subsequently: the msPAF(HC50), diversity, productivity and total ES value. Regardless of the inherent differences between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, an increase of diversity generally corresponded to an increase in productivity with curvilinear or linear effects. A positive correlation between productivity and total values of ESs of biomes was observed. The combined relationships showed that 1% msPAF(HC50) corresponded to on average 0.5% (0.05-1.40%) of total ES value loss. The ES loss due to polluted sediments in the Waal-Meuse river estuary (the Netherlands) and Flemish waterways (Belgium) was estimated to be 0.3-5 and 0.6-10 thousand 2007$/ha/yr, respectively. Our study presents a novel methodology to assess the impact of chemical exposure on diversity, productivity, and total value that ecosystems provide. With sufficient monitoring data, our generic methodology can be applied for any chemical and region of interest and help water managers make informed decisions on cost-effective measures to remedy pollution. Acknowledging that the ES loss estimates as a function of PAF(HC50) are crude, we explicitly discuss the uncertainties in each step for further development and application of the methodology.
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- Jiaqi Wang
- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, Nijmegen, 6500 GL, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, Nijmegen, 6500 GL, the Netherlands; Risk Assessment Department, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), 14 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, Maisons-Alfort, F-94700, France
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, Nijmegen, 6500 GL, the Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, Nijmegen, 6500 GL, the Netherlands; Centre for Sustainability, Environment and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Sustainability, Environment and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, Nijmegen, 6500 GL, the Netherlands; Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, Nijmegen, 6500 GL, the Netherlands
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Spikmans F, Lemmers P, op den Camp HJM, van Haren E, Kappen F, Blaakmeer A, van der Velde G, van Langevelde F, Leuven RSEW, van Alen TA. Impact of the invasive alien topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva) and its associated parasite Sphaerothecum destruens on native fish species. Biol Invasions 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-019-02114-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The Asian cyprinid Pseudorasbora parva is considered to be a major threat to native fish communities and listed as an invasive alien species of European Union concern. Our study aims to gain evidence-based knowledge on the impact of both P. parva and its parasite Sphaerothecum destruens on native fish populations by analysing fish assemblages and body condition of individuals of native fish species in floodplain water bodies that were invaded and uninvaded by P. parva. We explored the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques to detect S. destruens. Prevalence of S. destruens in native fish species was assessed. Fish samplings showed significantly negative correlations between the abundance of P. parva and the native Leucaspius delineatus, and Pungitius pungitius and three biodiversity indices of the fish assemblages (Simpson’s diversity index, Shannon–Wiener index and evenness). Contrastingly, the abundances of the native Gasterosteus aculeatus and P. parva were positively related. In nearly all isolated water bodies with P. parva, this species is outnumbering native fish species. No effect of P. parva presence was found on body condition of native fish species. Sphaerothecum destruens was demonstrated to occur in both P. parva and G. aculeatus. Gasterosteus aculeatus is suggested to be an asymptomatic carrier that can aid the further spread of S. destruens. Analysis of eDNA proved to be a promising method for early detection of S. destruens, here showing that S. destruens presence coincided with P. parva presence. The ongoing invasion of both P. parva and S. destruens is predicted to pose a significant risk to native fish communities.
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Verbrugge LNH, de Hoop L, Aukema R, Beringen R, Creemers RCM, van Duinen GA, Hollander H, de Hullu E, Scherpenisse M, Spikmans F, van Turnhout CAM, Wijnhoven S, Leuven RSEW. Lessons learned from rapid environmental risk assessments for prioritization of alien species using expert panels. J Environ Manage 2019; 249:109405. [PMID: 31454639 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Limiting the spread and impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) on biodiversity and ecosystems has become a goal of global, regional and national biodiversity policies. Evidence based management of IAS requires support by risk assessments, which are often based on expert judgment. We developed a tool to prioritize potentially new IAS based on their ecological risks, socio-economic impact and feasibility of management using multidisciplinary expert panels. Nine expert panels reviewed scientific studies, grey literature and expert knowledge for 152 species. The quality assessment of available knowledge revealed a lack of peer-reviewed data and high dependency on best professional judgments, especially for impacts on ecosystem services and feasibility of management. Expert consultation is crucial for conducting and validating rapid assessments of alien species. There is still a lack of attention for systematic and methodologically sound assessment of impacts on ecosystem services and weighting negative and positive effects of alien species.
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- L N H Verbrugge
- University of Helsinki, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS) and Department of Forest Sciences, P.O. Box 27, 00014, Helsinki, Finland; Radboud University, Institute for Science in Society, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Radboud University, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Fauna Management Unit Limburg, P.O. Box 960, 6040 AZ, Roermond, the Netherlands; Radboud University, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Bureau Natuurbalans-Limes Divergens, Toernooiveld 1, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Plant Conservation Netherlands (FLORON), P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Reptile, Amphibian & Fish Conservation Netherlands RAVON, P.O. Box 1413, 6501 BK, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Bargerveen Foundation, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Dutch Mammal Society, P.O. Box 6531, 6503 GA, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Arcadis, P.O. Box 1018, 5200 BA 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.
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- Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Bargerveen Foundation, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Bureau Natuurbalans-Limes Divergens, Toernooiveld 1, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Reptile, Amphibian & Fish Conservation Netherlands RAVON, P.O. Box 1413, 6501 BK, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Sovon Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology, P.O. Box 6521, 6503 GA, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Radboud University, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, P.O. Box 140, 4400 AC, Yerseke, the Netherlands; Ecoauthor, Scientific Writing & Ecological Expertise, Leeuwerikhof 16, 4451 CW, Heinkenszand, the Netherlands.
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- Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Radboud University, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Radboud University, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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Leuven JRFW, Rutenfrans AHM, Dolfing AG, Leuven RSEW. School gardening increases knowledge of primary school children on edible plants and preference for vegetables. Food Sci Nutr 2018; 6:1960-1967. [PMID: 30349686 PMCID: PMC6189627 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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At least 10% of children worldwide are diagnosed with overweight. Part of this problem is attributed to low vegetable intake, for which preference at a younger age is an indicator. Few studies examined long-term effects of school garden interventions on the knowledge about and preference for vegetables. Therefore, in this study, an intervention period of 7 months (17 lessons) was organized for primary school students (n = 150) of age 10-12 years in the Municipality of Nijmegen (the Netherlands). Surveys were conducted before and after the intervention period to test the ability of students to identify vegetables, to measure their self-reported preference for vegetables, and to analyze students' attitudes toward statements about gardening, cooking, and outdoor activity. The long-term effects were measured by repeating the survey 1 year after the intervention (n = 52). Results were compared with a control group of students (n = 65) with similar background and tested for significance with α = 0.05. School gardening significantly increases the knowledge of primary schoolchildren on 10 vegetables as well as their ability to self-report preference for the vegetables. The short-term (n = 106) and long-term (n = 52) preference for vegetables increased (p < 0.05) in comparison with the control group. The latter did not show a significant learning effect (p > 0.05). This implies that the exposure to vegetables generated by school gardening programs may increase willingness to taste and daily intake of vegetables on the long term. Students' attitudes toward gardening, cooking, and outdoor activity were unaffected by the intervention.
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- Department of Environmental ScienceRadboud UniversityNijmegenThe Netherlands
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Nagelkerke LAJ, van Onselen E, van Kessel N, Leuven RSEW. Functional feeding traits as predictors of invasive success of alien freshwater fish species using a food-fish model. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0197636. [PMID: 29874244 PMCID: PMC5991376 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Invasions of Ponto-Caspian fish species into north-western European river basins accelerated since the opening of the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal in 1992. Since 2002, at least five Ponto-Caspian alien fish species have arrived in The Netherlands. Four species belong to the Gobiidae family (Neogobius fluviatilis, Neogobius melanostomus, Ponticola kessleri, and Proterorhinus semilunaris) and one to the Cyprinidae family (Romanogobio belingi). These species are expected to be potentially deleterious for the populations of four native benthic fish species: Gobio gobio (Cyprinidae), Barbatula barbatula (Nemacheilidae), Cottus perifretum, and C. rhenanus (Cottidae). Invasion success may be dependent on competitive trophic interactions with native species, which are enabled and/or constrained by feeding-related morphological traits. Twenty-two functional feeding traits were measured in nine species (in total 90 specimens). These traits were quantitatively linked to the mechanical, chemical and behavioral properties of a range of aquatic resource categories, using a previously developed food-fish model (FFM). The FFM was used to predict the trophic profile (TP) of each fish: the combined capacities to feed on each of the resource types. The most extreme TPs belonged to three alien species, indicating that they were most specialized among the studied species. Of these three, only P. kessleri overlapped with the two native Cottus species, indicating potential trophic competition. N. fluviatilis and R. belingi did not show any overlap, indicating that there is low trophic competition. The two remaining alien goby species (N. melanostomus and P. semilunaris) had average TPs and could be considered generalist feeders. They overlapped with each other and with G. gobio and B. barbatula, indicating potential trophic competition. This study suggests that both generalist and specialist species can be successful invaders. Since the FFM predicts potential interactions between species, it provides a tool to support horizon scanning and rapid risk assessments of alien species.
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- Aquaculture & Fisheries Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Bureau Waardenburg B.V., Culemborg, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species (NEC-E), Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species (NEC-E), Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Koopman KR, Straatsma MW, Augustijn DCM, Breure AM, Lenders HJR, Stax SJ, Leuven RSEW. Quantifying biomass production for assessing ecosystem services of riverine landscapes. Sci Total Environ 2018; 624:1577-1585. [PMID: 29929266 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Society is increasingly in need of renewable resources to replace fossil fuels and to prevent resource depletion. River-floodplain systems are known to provide important societal functions and ecosystem services to mankind, such as production of vegetative biomass. In order to determine the potential of harvesting vegetative riparian biomass, the capacity of river systems to produce such biomass needs to be determined. We developed a method for quantifying the spatiotemporal development of annual biomass production in river floodplains. Vegetation specific growth rates were linked to a landscape classification system (i.e., the Ecotope System for National Waterways). Biomass production was calculated for floodplains along the three Rhine River distributaries (i.e., the rivers Waal, Nederrijn-Lek and IJssel) over a 15year period (1997-2012). During this period several large scale river management measures were undertaken to reduce flood risks and improve the spatial quality of the Rhine River as part of the Room for the River program. Biomass production decreased by 12%-16% from 1997 to 2012 along the three distributaries, which may be a side effect of flood mitigation. Almost 90% of the biomass produced was non-woody (e.g., grass/hay, reed, crops), which decreased along all three river distributaries due to the abandonment of production grasslands and the physical reconstruction of floodplains (e.g., creation of side channels). Woody vegetation, however, showed a slight increase during the 15year period likely owing to vegetation succession from shrubs to softwood forest.
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- K R Koopman
- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80115, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Twente Water Centre, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Centre for Sustainability, Environment and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Collas FPL, Buijse AD, Hendriks AJ, Velde G, Leuven RSEW. Sensitivity of native and alien freshwater bivalve species in Europe to climate‐related environmental factors. Ecosphere 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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- Frank P. L. Collas
- Department of Environmental Science Institute in Water and Wetland Research Radboud University P.O. Box 9010 6500 GL Nijmegen The Netherlands
- Netherlands Centre of Expertise for Exotic Species (NEC‐E) Nature Plaza P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen The Netherlands
- Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology Institute for Water and Wetland Research Radboud University P.O. Box 9010 6500 GL Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Freshwater Ecology and Water Quality Deltares P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH Delft The Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Science Institute in Water and Wetland Research Radboud University P.O. Box 9010 6500 GL Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Centre of Expertise for Exotic Species (NEC‐E) Nature Plaza P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen The Netherlands
- Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology Institute for Water and Wetland Research Radboud University P.O. Box 9010 6500 GL Nijmegen The Netherlands
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Centre of Expertise for Exotic Species (NEC‐E) Nature Plaza P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen The Netherlands
- Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology Institute for Water and Wetland Research Radboud University P.O. Box 9010 6500 GL Nijmegen The Netherlands
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Collas FPL, Buijse AD, van den Heuvel L, van Kessel N, Schoor MM, Eerden H, Leuven RSEW. Longitudinal training dams mitigate effects of shipping on environmental conditions and fish density in the littoral zones of the river Rhine. Sci Total Environ 2018; 619-620:1183-1193. [PMID: 29734597 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Revised: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The stability of habitat conditions in littoral zones of navigated rivers is strongly affected by shipping induced waves and water displacements. In particular, the increase of variability in flow conditions diminishes the suitability of these habitats for juvenile fishes. Recently, a novel ecosystem based river management strategy has resulted in the replacement of traditional river training structures (i.e., groynes) by longitudinal training dams (LTDs), and the creation of shore channels in the river Waal, the main, free-flowing and intensively navigated distributary of the river Rhine in the Netherlands. It was hypothesized that these innovative LTDs mitigated the effects of shipping on fishes by maintaining the natural variability of habitat conditions in the littoral zones during ship passages whereby shore channels served as refugia for juvenile fishes. Measurements of abiotic conditions showed a significantly lower water level fluctuation and significantly higher flow stability in shore channels compared to groyne fields. Flow velocity did not differ, nor did the variation in flow velocity fluctuation during ship passage between these habitats. Densities of fish were found to be significantly higher in the littoral zones of shore channels compared to nearby groyne fields. Moreover, electrofishing along the inner side of the newly constructed LTD showed a significant linear relationship between fish density and distance from highly dynamic in- and outflow sections and to lowered inflow sections in the LTD. Results of our field sampling clearly indicate successful ecological rehabilitation of littoral zones that coincides with a facilitation of navigation in the main river channel and increased flood safety.
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- F P L Collas
- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Animal Ecology and Ecophysiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species (NEC-E), Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Freshwater Ecology and Water Quality, Deltares, Delft, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species (NEC-E), Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Bureau Waardenburg bv, Culemborg, The Netherlands.
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- Rijkswaterstaat Oost Nederland, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
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- Rijkswaterstaat Oost Nederland, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Animal Ecology and Ecophysiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species (NEC-E), Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Verberk WCEP, Leuven RSEW, van der Velde G, Gabel F, Overgaard J. Thermal limits in native and alien freshwater peracarid Crustacea: The role of habitat use and oxygen limitation. Funct Ecol 2018; 32:926-936. [PMID: 29937614 PMCID: PMC5993316 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 01/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In order to predict which species can successfully cope with global warming and how other environmental stressors modulate their vulnerability to climate-related environmental factors, an understanding of the ecophysiology underpinning thermal limits is essential for both conservation biology and invasion biology.Heat tolerance and the extent to which heat tolerance differed with oxygen availability were examined for four native and four alien freshwater peracarid crustacean species, with differences in habitat use across species. Three hypotheses were tested: (1) Heat and lack of oxygen synergistically reduce survival of species; (2) patterns in heat tolerance and the modulation thereof by oxygen differ between alien and native species and between species with different habitat use; (3) small animals can better tolerate heat than large animals, and this difference is more pronounced under hypoxia.To assess heat tolerances under different oxygen levels, animal survival was monitored in experimental chambers in which the water temperature was ramped up (0.25°C min-1). Heat tolerance (CTmax) was scored as the cessation of all pleopod movement, and heating trials were performed under hypoxia (5 kPa oxygen), normoxia (20 kPa) and hyperoxia (60 kPa).Heat tolerance differed across species as did the extent by which heat tolerance was affected by oxygen conditions. Heat-tolerant species, for example, Asellus aquaticus and Crangonyx pseudogracilis, showed little response to oxygen conditions in their CTmax, whereas the CTmax of heat-sensitive species, for example, Dikerogammarus villosus and Gammarus fossarum, was more plastic, being increased by hyperoxia and reduced by hypoxia.In contrast to other studies on crustaceans, alien species were not more heat-tolerant than native species. Instead, differences in heat tolerance were best explained by habitat use, with species from standing waters being heat tolerant and species from running waters being heat sensitive. In addition, larger animals displayed lower critical maximum temperature, but only under hypoxia. An analysis of data available in the literature on metabolic responses of the study species to temperature and oxygen conditions suggests that oxygen conformers and species whose oxygen demand rapidly increases with temperature (low activation energy) may be more heat sensitive.The alien species D. villosus appeared most susceptible to hypoxia and heat stress. This may explain why this species is very successful in colonizing new areas in littoral zones with rocky substrate which are well aerated due to continuous wave action generated by passing ships or prevailing winds. This species is less capable of spreading to other waters which are poorly oxygenated and where C. pseudogracilis is the more likely dominant alien species. A http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.13050/suppinfo is available for this article.
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- Wilco C. E. P. Verberk
- Department of Animal Ecology and PhysiologyInstitute for Water and Wetland Research (IWWR)Radboud UniversityNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology and PhysiologyInstitute for Water and Wetland Research (IWWR)Radboud UniversityNijmegenThe Netherlands
- Department of Environmental ScienceInstitute for Water and Wetland Research (IWWR)Radboud UniversityNijmegenThe Netherlands
- Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species (NEC‐E)NijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology and PhysiologyInstitute for Water and Wetland Research (IWWR)Radboud UniversityNijmegenThe Netherlands
- Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species (NEC‐E)NijmegenThe Netherlands
- Naturalis Biodiversity CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
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- Institute of Landscape EcologyUniversity of MünsterMünsterGermany
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Straatsma MW, Bloecker AM, Lenders HJR, Leuven RSEW, Kleinhans MG. Biodiversity recovery following delta-wide measures for flood risk reduction. Sci Adv 2017; 3:e1602762. [PMID: 29134194 PMCID: PMC5677335 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1602762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Biodiversity declined markedly over the past 150 years, with the biodiversity loss in fluvial ecosystems exceeding the global average. River restoration now aims at flood safety while enhancing biodiversity and has had success locally. However, at the scale of large river distributaries, the recovery remained elusive. We quantify changes in biodiversity of protected and endangered species over 15 years of river restoration in the embanked floodplains of an entire river delta. We distinguish seven taxonomic groups and four functional groups in more than 2 million field observations of species presence. Of all 179 fluvial floodplain sections examined, 137 showed an increase in biodiversity, particularly for fast-spreading species. Birds and mammals showed the largest increase, that is, +13 and +3 percentage point saturation of their potential based on habitat. This shows that flood risk interventions were successfully combined with enhancement of biodiversity, whereas flood stage decreased (-24 cm).
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- Menno W. Straatsma
- Faculty of Geosciences, Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80115, 3508 TC Utrecht, Netherlands
- Corresponding author.
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Geosciences, Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80115, 3508 TC Utrecht, Netherlands
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Del Signore A, Hendriks AJ, Lenders HJR, Leuven RSEW, Breure AM. Development and application of the SSD approach in scientific case studies for ecological risk assessment. Environ Toxicol Chem 2016; 35:2149-2161. [PMID: 27144499 DOI: 10.1002/etc.3474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Revised: 11/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Species sensitivity distributions (SSDs) are used in ecological risk assessment for extrapolation of the results of toxicity tests with single species to a toxicity threshold considered protective of ecosystem structure and functioning. The attention to and importance of the SSD approach has increased in scientific and regulatory communities since the 1990s. Discussion and criticism have been triggered on the concept of the approach as well as its technical aspects (e.g., distribution type, number of toxicity endpoints). Various questions remain unanswered, especially with regard to different endpoints, statistical methods, and protectiveness of threshold levels, for example. In the present literature review (covering the period 2002-2013), case studies are explored in which the SSD approach was applied, as well as how endpoint types, species choice, and data availability affect SSDs. How statistical methods may be used to construct reliable SSDs and whether the lower 5th percentile hazard concentrations (HC5s) from a generic SSD can be protective for a specific local community are also investigated. It is shown that estimated protective concentrations were determined by taxonomic groups rather than the statistical method used to construct the distribution. Based on comparisons between semifield and laboratory-based SSDs, the output from a laboratory SSD was protective of semifield communities in the majority of studies. Environ Toxicol Chem 2016;35:2149-2161. © 2016 SETAC.
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- Anastasia Del Signore
- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Faculty of Science, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Faculty of Science, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Faculty of Science, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Faculty of Science, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Faculty of Science, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Lenders HJR, Chamuleau TPM, Hendriks AJ, Lauwerier RCGM, Leuven RSEW, Verberk WCEP. Historical rise of waterpower initiated the collapse of salmon stocks. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29269. [PMID: 27435118 PMCID: PMC4951639 DOI: 10.1038/srep29269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The collapse of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) stocks throughout North-Western Europe is generally ascribed to large-scale river regulation, water pollution and over-fishing in the 19th and 20th century. However, other causes have rarely been quantified, especially those acting before the 19th century. By analysing historical fishery, market and tax statistics, independently confirmed by archaeozoological records, we demonstrate that populations declined by up to 90% during the transitional period between the Early Middle Ages (c. 450–900 AD) and Early Modern Times (c. 1600 AD). These dramatic declines coincided with improvements in watermill technology and their geographical expansion across Europe. Our extrapolations suggest that historical Atlantic salmon runs must have once been very abundant indeed. The historical perspective presented here contributes to a better understanding of the primary factors that led to major declines in salmon populations. Such understanding provides an essential basis for the effective ecological rehabilitation of freshwater ecosystems.
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- H J R Lenders
- Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Rijkswaterstaat, Centre for Water, Traffic and Environment, P.O. Box 17, 8200 AA Lelystad, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Archaeology, Cultural Heritage Agency, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, P.O. Box 1600, 3800 BP Amersfoort, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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van der Gaag M, van der Velde G, Wijnhoven S, Leuven RSEW. Salinity as a barrier for ship hull-related dispersal and invasiveness of dreissenid and mytilid bivalves. Mar Biol 2016; 163:147. [PMID: 27358500 PMCID: PMC4901084 DOI: 10.1007/s00227-016-2926-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The benthic stages of Dreissenidae and Mytilidae may be dispersed over long distances while attached to ship hulls. Alternatively, larvae may be transported by water currents and in the ballast and bilge water of ships and vessels. To gain insight into dispersal potential and habitat suitability, survival of the benthic stages of two invasive dreissenid species (Dreissena polymorpha and Mytilopsis leucophaeata) and one mytilid species (Mytilus edulis) chosen based on their occurrence in fresh, brackish and sea water, respectively, were tested in relation to salinity. They were exposed to various salinities in mesocosms during three long-term experiments at outdoor temperatures. Mussel survival was studied without prior acclimation, reflecting conditions experienced when attached to ship hulls while travelling along a salinity gradient from fresh or brackish water to sea water, or vice versa. Initially, mussels react to salinity shock by temporarily closing their valves, suspending ventilation and feeding. However, this cannot be maintained for long periods and adaptation to higher salinity must eventually occur. Bivalve survival was monitored till the last specimen of a test cohort died. The results of the experiments allowed us to distinguish favorable (f.: high tolerance) and unfavorable (u.: no or low tolerance) salinity ranges in practical salinity units (PSU) for each species, viz. for D. polymorpha 0.2-6.0 PSU (f.), 7.0-30.0 PSU (u.), for M. leucophaeata 0.2-17.5 PSU (f.), 20.0-30.0 PSU (u.) and for M. edulis 10.5-36.0 PSU (f.), 0.2-9.0 and 40 PSU (u.). At the unfavorable salinities, all mussels died within 14 days of initial exposure with the exception of M. edulis (23-30 days). The maximum duration of survival of single specimens of D. polymorpha was 318 days at a salinity of 3.2 PSU, of M. leucophaeata 781 days at 15.0 PSU and of M. edulis 1052 days at 15.0 PSU. The number of days survived was compared with the duration of actual ship voyages to estimate the real world survival potentials of species dependent of salinity changes, travel distances and durations. The conclusion is that salinity shocks during the trip were survived within the favorable salinity range but that the species tolerate only for a few weeks the unfavorable salinity range. This functions as a barrier for dispersal. However, at faster and more frequent shipping in the future salinity can become no longer very important as a dispersal barrier.
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- Marinus van der Gaag
- />Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- />Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- />Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
- />Netherlands Centre of Expertise for Exotic Species (NEC-E), Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- />Ecoauthor – Scientific Writing and Ecological Expertise, Leeuwerikhof 16, 4451 CW Heinkenszand, The Netherlands
- />NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 140, 4400 AC Yerseke, The Netherlands
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- />Department of Environmental Sciences, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- />Netherlands Centre of Expertise for Exotic Species (NEC-E), Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Matthews J, Schipper AM, Hendriks AJ, Yen Le TT, Bij de Vaate A, van der Velde G, Leuven RSEW. A dominance shift from the zebra mussel to the invasive quagga mussel may alter the trophic transfer of metals. Environ Pollut 2015; 203:183-190. [PMID: 25910461 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Revised: 03/18/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Bioinvasions are a major cause of biodiversity and ecosystem changes. The rapid range expansion of the invasive quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) causing a dominance shift from zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) to quagga mussels, may alter the risk of secondary poisoning to predators. Mussel samples were collected from various water bodies in the Netherlands, divided into size classes, and analysed for metal concentrations. Concentrations of nickel and copper in quagga mussels were significantly lower than in zebra mussels overall. In lakes, quagga mussels contained significantly higher concentrations of aluminium, iron and lead yet significantly lower concentrations of zinc66, cadmium111, copper, nickel, cobalt and molybdenum than zebra mussels. In the river water type quagga mussel soft tissues contained significantly lower concentrations of zinc66. Our results suggest that a dominance shift from zebra to quagga mussels may reduce metal exposure of predator species.
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- Jonathan Matthews
- Radboud University, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Radboud University, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Radboud University, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Radboud University, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Waterfauna Hydrobiologisch Adviesbureau, Oostrandpark 30, 8212 AP Lelystad, The Netherlands.
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- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands; Radboud University, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Animal Ecology and Ecophysiology, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Radboud University, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Azevedo LB, van Zelm R, Leuven RSEW, Hendriks AJ, Huijbregts MAJ. Combined ecological risks of nitrogen and phosphorus in European freshwaters. Environ Pollut 2015; 200:85-92. [PMID: 25700335 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Revised: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Eutrophication is a key water quality issue triggered by increasing nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) levels and potentially posing risks to freshwater biota. We predicted the probability that an invertebrate species within a community assemblage becomes absent due to nutrient stress as the ecological risk (ER) for European lakes and streams subjected to N and P pollution from 1985 to 2011. The ER was calculated as a function of species-specific tolerances to NO3(-) and total P concentrations and water quality monitoring data. Lake and stream ER averaged 50% in the last monitored year (i.e. 2011) and we observed a decrease by 22% and 38% in lake and stream ER (respectively) of river basins since 1985. Additionally, the ER from N stress surpassed that of P in both freshwater systems. The ER can be applied to identify river basins most subjected to eutrophication risks and the main drivers of impacts.
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- Ligia B Azevedo
- Radboud University of Nijmegen, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands; International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Ecosystem Services and Management Program, Schlossplatz 1, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria.
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- Radboud University of Nijmegen, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University of Nijmegen, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University of Nijmegen, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University of Nijmegen, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Hanafiah MM, Leuven RSEW, Sommerwerk N, Tockner K, Huijbregts MAJ. Including the introduction of exotic species in life cycle impact assessment: the case of inland shipping. Environ Sci Technol 2013; 47:13934-13940. [PMID: 24251685 DOI: 10.1021/es403870z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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While the ecological impact of anthropogenically introduced exotic species is considered a major threat for biodiversity and ecosystems functioning, it is generally not accounted for in the environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) of products. In this article, we propose a framework that includes exotic species introduction in an LCA context. We derived characterization factors for exotic fish species introduction related to the transport of goods across the Rhine-Main-Danube canal. These characterization factors are expressed as the potentially disappeared fraction (PDF) of native freshwater fish species in the rivers Rhine and Danube integrated over space and time per amount of goods transported (PDF·m(3)·yr·kg(-1)). Furthermore, we quantified the relative importance of exotic fish species introduction compared to other anthropogenic stressors in the freshwater environment (i.e., eutrophication, ecotoxicity, greenhouse gases, and water consumption) for transport of goods through the Rhine-Main-Danube waterway. We found that the introduction of exotic fish species contributed to 70-85% of the total freshwater ecosystem impact, depending on the distance that goods were transported. Our analysis showed that it is relevant and feasible to include the introduction of exotic species in an LCA framework. The proposed framework can be further extended by including the impacts of other exotic species groups, types of water bodies and pathways for introduction.
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- Marlia M Hanafiah
- Department of Environmental Science, School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, National University of Malaysia , 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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Elshout PMF, Dionisio Pires LM, Leuven RSEW, Wendelaar Bonga SE, Hendriks AJ. Low oxygen tolerance of different life stages of temperate freshwater fish species. J Fish Biol 2013; 83:190-206. [PMID: 23808700 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2011] [Accepted: 05/06/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Data on low dissolved oxygen (DO₂) tolerance of freshwater fish species of north-western Europe were used to create species sensitivity distributions (SSD). Lowest observed effect concentrations (LOEC) and 100% lethal concentrations (LC₁₀₀) data were collected from the scientific literature. Comparisons were made among life stages as well as between native and exotic species. In addition, lethal DO₂ concentrations were compared to oxygen concentrations corresponding to maximum tolerable water temperatures of the same species. Fish eggs and embryos were the least tolerant. Juveniles had a significantly lower mean LOEC than adults, but there was no difference in mean LC₁₀₀ between the two groups. The difference in lethal oxygen concentrations between adults and juveniles was largest for three salmonids, although it remains uncertain if this was a result of smoltification. There were no significant differences between native and exotic species; however, data on exotics are limited. DO₂ concentrations converted from maximum tolerable water temperatures were 3·9 times higher than the measured lethal DO₂ concentrations, which may reflect changes in respiration rates (Q₁₀) and may also relate to the simplicity of the model used.
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- P M F Elshout
- Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, P. O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Grutters BMC, Verhofstad MJJM, van der Velde G, Rajagopal S, Leuven RSEW. A comparative study of byssogenesis on zebra and quagga mussels: the effects of water temperature, salinity and light-dark cycle. Biofouling 2012; 28:121-129. [PMID: 22296220 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2012.654779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) and zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) are invasive freshwater bivalves in Europe and North America. The distribution range of both Dreissena species is still expanding and both species cause major biofouling and ecological effects, in particular when they invade new areas. In order to assess the effect of temperature, salinity and light on the initial byssogenesis of both species, 24 h re-attachment experiments in standing water were conducted. At a water temperature of 25°C and a salinity of 0.2 psu, the rate of byssogenesis of D. polymorpha was significantly higher than that of D. rostriformis bugensis. In addition, byssal thread production by the latter levelled out between 15°C and 25°C. The rate of byssogenesis at temperatures<25°C was similar for both species. Neither species produced any byssal threads at salinities of 4 psu or higher. At a salinity of 1 psu and a water temperature of 15°C, D. polymorpha produced significantly more byssal threads than D. rostriformis bugensis. There was no significant effect of the length of illumination on the byssogenesis of either species. Overall, D. polymorpha produced slightly more byssal threads than D. rostriformis bugensis at almost all experimental conditions in 24 h re-attachment experiments, but both species had essentially similar initial re-attachment abilities. The data imply that D. rostriformis bugensis causes biofouling problems identical to those of D. polymorpha.
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- Bart M C Grutters
- Department of Animal Ecology and Ecophysiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525, AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Le TTY, Leuven RSEW, Hendriks AJ. Modeling metal bioaccumulation in the invasive mussels Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena rostriformis bugensis in the rivers Rhine and Meuse. Environ Toxicol Chem 2011; 30:2825-2830. [PMID: 21953991 DOI: 10.1002/etc.685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2011] [Revised: 07/18/2011] [Accepted: 08/29/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The metal-specific covalent index and the species-specific size-based filtration rate were integrated into a biokinetic model estimating metal bioaccumulation in mussels from the dissolved phase and phytoplankton. The model was validated for zebra (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) mussels in the rivers Rhine and Meuse, the Netherlands. The model performed well in predicting tissue concentrations in different-sized zebra mussels from various sampling sites for (55) Mn, (56) Fe, (59) Co, (60) Ni, (82) Se, (111) Cd, (118) Sn, and (208) Pb (r(2) =0.71-0.99). Performance for (52) Cr, (63) Cu, (66) Zn, (68) Zn, and (112) Cd was moderate (r(2) <0.20). In quagga mussels, approximately 73 to 94% of the variability in concentrations of (82) Se, (111) Cd, (112) Cd, and (208) Pb was explained by the model (r(2) =0.73-0.94), followed by (52) Cr, (55) Mn, (56) Fe, (60) Ni, and (63) Cu (r(2) =0.48-0.61). Additionally, in both zebra and quagga mussels, average modeled concentrations were within approximately one order of magnitude of the measured values. In particular, in zebra mussels, estimations of (60) Ni and (82) Se concentrations were equal to 51 and 76% of the measurements, respectively. Higher deviations were observed for (52) Cr, (59) Co, (55) Mn, (56) Fe, (111) Cd, (63) Cu, and (112) Cd (underestimation), and (66) Zn, (68) Zn, (208) Pb, and (118) Sn (overestimation). For quagga mussels, modeled concentrations of (66) Zn and (68) Zn differed approximately 14% from the measured levels. Differences between predictions and measurements were higher for other metals.
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- T T Yen Le
- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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de Hoop L, Schipper AM, Leuven RSEW, Huijbregts MAJ, Olsen GH, Smit MGD, Hendriks AJ. Sensitivity of polar and temperate marine organisms to oil components. Environ Sci Technol 2011; 45:9017-9023. [PMID: 21902216 DOI: 10.1021/es202296a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Potential contamination of polar regions due to increasing oil exploitation and transportation poses risks to marine species. Risk assessments for polar marine species or ecosystems are mostly based on toxicity data obtained for temperate species. Yet, it is unclear whether toxicity data of temperate organisms are representative for polar species and ecosystems. The present study compared sensitivities of polar and temperate marine species to crude oil, 2-methyl-naphthalene, and naphthalene. Species sensitivity distributions (SSDs) were constructed for polar and temperate species based on acute toxicity data from scientific literature, reports, and databases. Overall, there was a maximum factor of 3 difference in sensitivity to oil and oil components, based on the means of the toxicity data and the hazardous concentrations for 5 and 50% of the species (HC₅ and HC₅₀) as derived from the SSDs. Except for chordates and naphthalene, polar and temperate species sensitivities did not differ significantly. The results are interpreted in the light of physiological characteristics, such as metabolism, lipid fraction, lipid composition, antioxidant levels, and resistance to freezing, that have been suggested to influence the susceptibility of marine species to oil. As a consequence, acute toxicity data obtained for temperate organisms may serve to obtain a first indication of risks in polar regions.
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- Lisette de Hoop
- Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, NL-6500 GL, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Hanafiah MM, Xenopoulos MA, Pfister S, Leuven RSEW, Huijbregts MAJ. Characterization factors for water consumption and greenhouse gas emissions based on freshwater fish species extinction. Environ Sci Technol 2011; 45:5272-8. [PMID: 21574555 DOI: 10.1021/es1039634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Human-induced changes in water consumption and global warming are likely to reduce the species richness of freshwater ecosystems. So far, these impacts have not been addressed in the context of life cycle assessment (LCA). Here, we derived characterization factors for water consumption and global warming based on freshwater fish species loss. Calculation of characterization factors for potential freshwater fish losses from water consumption were estimated using a generic species-river discharge curve for 214 global river basins. We also derived characterization factors for potential freshwater fish species losses per unit of greenhouse gas emission. Based on five global climate scenarios, characterization factors for 63 greenhouse gas emissions were calculated. Depending on the river considered, characterization factors for water consumption can differ up to 3 orders of magnitude. Characterization factors for greenhouse gas emissions can vary up to 5 orders of magnitude, depending on the atmospheric residence time and radiative forcing efficiency of greenhouse gas emissions. An emission of 1 ton of CO₂ is expected to cause the same impact on potential fish species disappearance as the water consumption of 10-1000 m³, depending on the river basin considered. Our results make it possible to compare the impact of water consumption with greenhouse gas emissions.
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- Marlia M Hanafiah
- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Schipper AM, Lotterman K, Leuven RSEW, Ragas AMJ, de Kroon H, Hendriks AJ. Plant communities in relation to flooding and soil contamination in a lowland Rhine River floodplain. Environ Pollut 2011; 159:182-189. [PMID: 20933313 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2010] [Revised: 08/27/2010] [Accepted: 09/06/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Using canonical correspondence analysis (CCA), relationships were investigated between plant species composition and flooding characteristics, heavy metal contamination and soil properties in a lowland floodplain of the Rhine River. Floodplain elevation and yearly average flooding duration turned out to be more important for explaining variation in plant species composition than soil heavy metal contamination. Nevertheless, plant species richness and diversity showed a significant decrease with the level of contamination. As single heavy metal concentrations seemed mostly too low for causing phytotoxic effects in plants, this trend is possibly explained by additive effects of multiple contaminants or by the concomitant influences of contamination and non-chemical stressors like flooding. These results suggest that impacts of soil contamination on plants in floodplains could be larger than expected from mere soil concentrations. In general, these findings emphasize the relevance of analyzing effects of toxic substances in concert with the effects of other relevant stressors.
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- Aafke M Schipper
- Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Bureau Natuurbalans - Limes Divergens, P.O. Box 31070, 6503 CB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Experimental Plant Ecology, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Vermonden K, Leuven RSEW, Van Der Velde G. Environmental factors determining invasibility of urban waters for exotic macroinvertebrates. DIVERS DISTRIB 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2010.00702.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Samecka-Cymerman A, Stankiewicz A, Kolon K, Kempers AJ, Leuven RSEW. Market Basket Analysis: A New Tool in Ecology to Describe Chemical Relations in the Environment—A Case Study of the Fern Athyrium distentifolium in the Tatra National Park in Poland. J Chem Ecol 2010; 36:1029-34. [DOI: 10.1007/s10886-010-9832-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2010] [Revised: 06/30/2010] [Accepted: 07/11/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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van Kleef HH, Brouwer E, Leuven RSEW, van Dam H, de Vries-Brock A, van der Velde G, Esselink H. Effects of reduced nitrogen and sulphur deposition on the water chemistry of moorland pools. Environ Pollut 2010; 158:2679-2685. [PMID: 20638989 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2009] [Revised: 04/26/2010] [Accepted: 04/26/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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To assess changes as a result of reduced acidifying deposition, water chemistry data from 68 Dutch moorland pools were collected during the periods 1983-1984 and 2000-2006. Partial recovery was observed: nitrate- and ammonium-N, sulphur and aluminium concentrations decreased, while pH and alkalinity increased. Calcium and magnesium concentrations decreased. These trends were supported by long term monitoring data (1978-2006) of four pools. Increased pH correlated with increases in orthophosphate and turbidity, the latter due to stronger coloration by organic acids. Increased ortho-phosphate and turbidity are probably the result of stronger decomposition of organic sediments due to decreased acidification and may hamper full recovery of moorland pool communities. In addition to meeting emission targets for NO(x), NH(x) and SO(x), restoration measures are still required to facilitate and accelerate recovery of acidified moorland pools.
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- Hein H van Kleef
- Bargerveen Foundation, Radboud University Nijmegen, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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van der Velde G, Leuven RSEW, Leewis RJ, bij de Vaate A. Aquatic invaders: from success factors to ecological risk assessment: introduction. Biol Invasions 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9489-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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van der Velde G, Leuven RSEW, Platvoet D, Bacela K, Huijbregts MAJ, Hendriks HWM, Kruijt D. Environmental and morphological factors influencing predatory behaviour by invasive non-indigenous gammaridean species. Biol Invasions 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9500-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Leuven RSEW, van der Velde G, Baijens I, Snijders J, van der Zwart C, Lenders HJR, bij de Vaate A. The river Rhine: a global highway for dispersal of aquatic invasive species. Biol Invasions 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9491-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Panov VE, Alexandrov B, Arbaciauskas K, Binimelis R, Copp GH, Grabowski M, Lucy F, Leuven RSEW, Nehring S, Paunović M, Semenchenko V, Son MO. Assessing the risks of aquatic species invasions via European inland waterways: from concepts to environmental indicators. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2009; 5:110-126. [PMID: 19431296 DOI: 10.1897/ieam_2008-034.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Over the past century, the potential for aquatic species to expand their ranges in Europe has been enhanced both as a result of the construction of new canals and because of increased international trade. A complex network of inland waterways now connects some previously isolated catchments in southern (Caspian, Azov, Black, Mediterranean seas) and northern (Baltic, North, Wadden, White seas) Europe, and these waterways act as corridors for nonnative species invasions. We have developed a conceptual risk assessment model for invasive alien species introductions via European inland waterways, with specific protocols that focus on the development of environmental indicators within the socioeconomic context of the driving forces-pressures-state-impact-response framework. The risk assessment protocols and water quality indicators on alien species were tested for selected ecosystems within 3 main European invasion corridors, and these can be recommended for application as part of the Common Implementation Strategy of the European Commission Water Framework Directive, which aims to provide a holistic risk-based management of European river basins. The conceptual structure of the online Risk Assessment Toolkit for aquatic invasive alien species is provided and includes 3 main interlinked components: online risk assessment protocols, an early warning system, and an information transmitter for risk communication to end users.
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- Vadim E Panov
- St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
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Ragas AMJ, Huijbregts MAJ, Henning-de Jong I, Leuven RSEW. Uncertainty in environmental risk assessment: implications for risk-based management of river basins. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2009; 5:27-37. [PMID: 19431289 DOI: 10.1897/ieam_2008-046.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Environmental risk assessment is typically uncertain due to different perceptions of the risk problem and limited knowledge about the physical, chemical, and biological processes underlying the risk. The present paper provides a systematic overview of the implications of different types of uncertainty for risk management, with a focus on risk-based management of river basins. Three different types of uncertainty are distinguished: 1) problem definition uncertainty, 2) true uncertainty, and 3) variability. Methods to quantify and describe these types of uncertainty are discussed and illustrated in 4 case studies. The case studies demonstrate that explicit regulation of uncertainty can improve risk management (e.g., by identification of the most effective risk reduction measures, optimization of the use of resources, and improvement of the decision-making process). It is concluded that the involvement of nongovernmental actors as prescribed by the European Union Water Framework Directive (WFD) provides challenging opportunities to address problem definition uncertainty and those forms of true uncertainty that are difficult to quantify. However, the WFD guidelines for derivation and application of environmental quality standards could be improved by the introduction of a probabilistic approach to deal with true uncertainty and a better scientific basis for regulation of variability.
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- Ad M J Ragas
- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Faculty of Science, Radboud University, PO Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Wijnhoven S, Leuven RSEW, van der Velde G, Eijsackers HJP. Toxicological risks for small mammals in a diffusely and moderately polluted floodplain. Sci Total Environ 2008; 406:401-406. [PMID: 18789815 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.05.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2008] [Accepted: 05/30/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The ecotoxicological risk of heavy metal pollution in diffusely polluted floodplains is largely unclear, as field-based data are scarce. This study investigated cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) accumulation in the liver and kidneys of small mammal species (voles, mice and shrews) from a moderately polluted Dutch floodplain. The Cd and Pb concentrations were compared with effect concentrations (ECs). Reported ECs in literature varied considerably, with the lowest values frequently exceeded by our values, whereas the highest values were encountered only occasionally. Cd and Pb levels were highest in the shrew species, particularly in Sorex araneus. Although toxicological effects at the specimen level were present in these floodplains, effects at population level are thought to be limited, as a result of the animals' relatively short life expectancies (due to recurrent floods) and the rapid maturation of small mammals. Exceptionally high tissue metal concentrations in some specimens of all species indicated local hotspots with peaks in metal concentrations. Sanitizing such local hotspots might reduce toxicological risks.
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- Sander Wijnhoven
- Monitor Taskforce, Netherlands Institute of Ecology - Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology (NIOO-CEME), P.O. Box 140, NL-4400 AC Yerseke, The Netherlands.
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Schipper AM, Loos M, Ragas AMJ, Lopes JPC, Nolte BT, Wijnhoven S, Leuven RSEW. Modeling the influence of environmental heterogeneity on heavy metal exposure concentrations for terrestrial vertebrates in river floodplains. Environ Toxicol Chem 2008; 27:919-932. [PMID: 18333678 DOI: 10.1897/07-252.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2007] [Accepted: 10/18/2007] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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To analyze the influence of environmental heterogeneity on heavy metal exposure concentrations for terrestrial vertebrates in river floodplains, a spatially explicit exposure model has been constructed (SpaCE-model: Spatially explicit cumulative exposure model). This model simulates the environmental use of individual organisms by selecting model cells to be foraged in within a multicelled, heterogeneous landscape. Exposure durations and exposure concentrations are calculated for the selected cells, whereby exposure concentrations are dependent on the availability and contaminant concentrations of different diet items in each cell. The model was applied to a selection of 10 terrestrial vertebrate species, including six small mammalian and four top predator species. It was parameterized for cadmium contamination in a 285-ha, embanked floodplain area along the Rhine River in The Netherlands. Simulations of 1,000 individuals for each species resulted in intraspecies variation in exposure concentrations of between 11 and 39%, with the smallest values generally corresponding to the species with the largest home ranges. Comparison of the model results with cadmium concentrations measured in four of the species from the study area showed that the predicted variation accounted for 12 to 16% of the variation in the measurements. This indicates that environmental heterogeneity governs a minor part of the variation in metal exposure concentrations that can actually be observed in river floodplains.
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- Aafke M Schipper
- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Wetland and Water Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Schipper AM, Wijnhoven S, Leuven RSEW, Ragas AMJ, Hendriks AJ. Spatial distribution and internal metal concentrations of terrestrial arthropods in a moderately contaminated lowland floodplain along the Rhine River. Environ Pollut 2008; 151:17-26. [PMID: 17521787 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2006] [Revised: 03/09/2007] [Accepted: 03/13/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Soil metal concentrations, inundation characteristics and abundances of 14 arthropod taxa were investigated in a moderately contaminated lowland floodplain along the Rhine River and compared to the hinterland. Internal metal concentrations were determined for the orders of Coleoptera (beetles) and Araneida (spiders) and were related to soil concentrations. The floodplain was characterized by larger arthropod abundance than the hinterland, in spite of recurrent inundations and higher soil metal concentrations. Most arthropod taxa showed increasing abundance with decreasing distance to the river channel and increasing average inundation duration. For Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn, significant relations were found between arthropod concentrations and concentrations in soil. Significant relations were few but positive, indicating that increasing soil concentrations result in increasing body burdens in arthropods. For arthropod-eating vertebrates, these results might imply that larger prey availability in the floodplain coincides with higher metal concentrations in prey, possibly leading to increased exposure to metal contamination.
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- Aafke M Schipper
- Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Wetland and Water Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Wijnhoven S, Leuven RSEW, van der Velde G, Jungheim G, Koelemij EI, de Vries FT, Eijsackers HJP, Smits AJM. Heavy-metal concentrations in small mammals from a diffusely polluted floodplain: importance of species- and location-specific characteristics. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2007; 52:603-13. [PMID: 17387425 PMCID: PMC1914299 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-006-0124-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2006] [Accepted: 11/05/2006] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The soil of several floodplain areas along large European rivers shows increased levels of heavy metals as a relict from past sedimentation of contaminants. These levels may pose risks of accumulation in food webs and toxicologic effects on flora and fauna. However, for floodplains, data on heavy-metal concentrations in vertebrates are scarce. Moreover, these environments are characterised by periodical flooding cycles influencing ecologic processes and patterns. To investigate whether the suggested differences in accumulation risks for insectivores and carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores are reflected in the actual heavy-metal concentrations in the species, we measured the current levels of Zn, Cu, Pb, and Cd in 199 specimens of 7 small mammal species (voles, mice, and shrews) and in their habitats in a diffusely polluted floodplain. The highest metal concentrations were found in the insectivorous and carnivorous shrew, Sorex araneus. Significant differences between the other shrew species, Crocidura russula, and the vole and mouse species was only found for Cd. The Cu concentration in Clethrionomys glareolus, however, was significantly higher than in several other vole and mouse species. To explain the metal concentrations found in the specimens, we related them to environmental variables at the trapping locations and to certain characteristics of the mammals. Variables taken into account were soil total and CaCl(2)-extractable metal concentrations at the trapping locations; whether locations were flooded or nonflooded; the trapping season; and the life stage; sex; and fresh weight of the specimens. Correlations between body and soil concentrations and location or specimen characteristics were weak. Therefore; we assumed that exposure of small mammals to heavy-metal contamination in floodplains is significantly influenced by exposure time, which is age related, as well as by dispersal and changes in foraging and feeding patterns under influence of periodic flooding.
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- S Wijnhoven
- Centre for Sustainable Management of Resources, Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, Radboud University Nijmegen, GL, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Wijnhoven S, van der Velde G, Leuven RSEW, Eijsackers HJP, Smits AJM. The effect of turbation on zinc relocation in a vertical floodplain soil profile. Environ Pollut 2006; 140:444-52. [PMID: 16216398 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2004] [Accepted: 08/05/2005] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Turbation is hypothesized to affect the redistribution of heavy metals in polluted floodplain soils by effects on mobility. This hypothesis was tested in microcosms by turbation of zinc-spiked sediment top layers. Manual turbation caused a fast decrease of the zinc content in the upper 15 cm of the soil, even though turbation was only applied to the upper two centimetres. It was especially zinc attached to colloid and organic matter particles that was redistributed from the top layer. Percolation processes resulted in the attached zinc being drained to depths of more than 15 cm. The decrease in zinc content of the topsoil was even stronger in combination with inundation. No indications were found for the redistribution of zinc as a result of an increase of the extractability with 0.01 M CaCl2 or changes in pH. The findings suggest that mechanical turbation and bioturbation may redistribute heavy metals from topsoils in polluted floodplains just after inundation as observed in these turbation experiments.
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- Sander Wijnhoven
- Centre for Water and Society, Faculty of Science, Radboud University Nijmegen, PO Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Wijnhoven S, Van Der Velde G, Leuven RSEW, Smits AJM. Flooding ecology of voles, mice and shrews: the importance of geomorphological and vegetational heterogeneity in river floodplains. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03192639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kooistra L, Huijbregts MAJ, Ragas AMJ, Wehrens R, Leuven RSEW. Spatial variability and uncertainty in ecological risk assessment: a case study on the potential risk of cadmium for the little owl in a Dutch river flood plain. Environ Sci Technol 2005; 39:2177-87. [PMID: 15871253 DOI: 10.1021/es049814w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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This paper outlines a procedure that quantifies the impact of different sources of spatial variability and uncertainty on ecological risk estimates. The procedure is illustrated in a case study that estimates the risks of cadmium for a little owl (Athene noctua vidalli) living in a Dutch river flood plain along the river Rhine. A geographical information system (GIS) was used to quantify spatial variability in contaminant concentrations and habitats. It was combined with an exposure and effect model that uses Monte Carlo simulation to quantify parameter uncertainty. Spatial model uncertainty was assessed by the application of two different spatial interpolation methods (classification and kriging) and foraging ranges. The results of the case study show that parameter uncertainty is the main type of uncertainty influencing the risk estimate, and to a lesser extent spatial variability, while spatial model uncertainty was of minor importance. Compared to the deterministically calculated hazard index for the little owl (0.9), inclusion of spatial variability resulted in a median hazard index that can vary between 0.8 and 1.4. It is concluded that a single estimator for a whole flood plain may over- or underestimate risks for specific parts within the flood plain. Further research that expands the procedure presented in this paper is necessary to improve the incorporation of spatial factors in ecological risk assessment.
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- Lammert Kooistra
- Centre for Geo-information, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Ragas AMJ, Scheren PAGM, Konterman HI, Leuven RSEW, Vugteveen P, Lubberding HJ, Niebeek G, Stortelder PBM. Effluent standards for developing countries: combining the technology- and water quality-based approach. Water Sci Technol 2005; 52:133-44. [PMID: 16445182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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It is a challenge for developing countries to realize socio-economical development without impairing water resources in an unacceptable way. A possible means for controlling water pollution is through defining, applying and enforcing effluent standards for wastewater discharges. However, in many developing countries the definition of effluent standards is still poor. They are either too stringent because they are based on standards from developed countries, or too relaxed and therefore they do not guarantee the safe intended uses of water. In order to define an approach for setting effluent standards that suits the needs and means of developing counties, water quality management practices in the USA, the EU, the New Independent States (NIS) and the Philippines were analyzed and compared. Four criteria (protection of the environment, technical viability, economic feasibility and institutional capacity requirements) were used to assess the suitability of these practices for developing countries. It is concluded that a combined approach that is based on best available technology not entailing excessive costs and environmental quality standards is the best way to define effluent standards that restrict water pollution against affordable costs.
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- A M J Ragas
- Department of Environmental Studies, University of Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Kooistra L, Salas EAL, Clevers JGPW, Wehrens R, Leuven RSEW, Nienhuis PH, Buydens LMC. Exploring field vegetation reflectance as an indicator of soil contamination in river floodplains. Environ Pollut 2004; 127:281-290. [PMID: 14568727 DOI: 10.1016/s0269-7491(03)00266-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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This study investigated the relation between vegetation reflectance and elevated concentrations of the metals Ni, Cd, Cu, Zn and Pb in river floodplain soils. High-resolution vegetation reflectance spectra in the visible to near-infrared (400-1350 nm) were obtained using a field radiometer. The relations were evaluated using simple linear regression in combination with two spectral vegetation indices: the Difference Vegetation Index (DVI) and the Red-Edge Position (REP). In addition, a multivariate regression approach using partial least squares (PLS) regression was adopted. The three methods achieved comparable results. The best R(2) values for the relation between metals concentrations and vegetation reflectance were obtained for grass vegetation and ranged from 0.50 to 0.73. Herbaceous species displayed a larger deviation from the established relationships, resulting in lower R(2) values and larger cross-validation errors. The results corroborate the potential of hyperspectral remote sensing to contribute to the survey of elevated metal concentrations in floodplain soils under grassland using the spectral response of the vegetation as an indicator. Additional constraints will, however, have to be taken into account, as results are resolution- and location-dependent.
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- L Kooistra
- Department of Environmental Studies, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Leuven RSEW, Willems FHG. Cumulative metal leaching from utilisation of secondary building materials in river engineering. Water Sci Technol 2004; 49:197-203. [PMID: 15053116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The present paper estimates the utilisation of bulky wastes (minestone, steel slag, phosphorus slag and demolition waste) in hydraulic engineering structures in Dutch parts of the rivers Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt over the period 1980-2025. Although they offer several economic, technical and environmental benefits, these secondary building materials contain various metals that may leach into river water. A leaching model was used to predict annual emissions of arsenic, cadmium, copper, chromium, lead, mercury, nickel and zinc. Under the current utilisation and model assumptions, the contribution of secondary building materials to metal pollution in Dutch surface waters is expected to be relatively low compared to other sources (less than 0.1% and 0.2% in the years 2000 and 2025, respectively). However, continued and widespread large-scale applications of secondary building materials will increase pollutant leaching and may require further cuts to be made in emissions from other sources to meet emission reduction targets and water quality standards. It is recommended to validate available leaching models under various field conditions. Complete registration of secondary building materials will be required to improve input data for leaching models.
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- R S E W Leuven
- Department of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Mathematics and Computing Science, University of Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, NL-6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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