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Bartrons M, Trochine C, Blicharska M, Oertli B, Lago M, Brucet S. Unlocking the potential of ponds and pondscapes as nature-based solutions for climate resilience and beyond: Hundred evidences. J Environ Manage 2024; 359:120992. [PMID: 38704953 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120992] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
Abstract
Unlocking the full potential of ponds (small water bodies) and pondscapes (network of ponds) as Nature-based Solutions (NbS) is critical pursuit for enhancing ecosystems and societal resilience to climate change and other societal challenges. Despite scattered initiatives for pond/pondscape creation, restoration and management-each considered here a distinct NbS-there is a significant knowledge gap in utilising ponds/pondscapes as effective NbS. We aimed to assess these NbS in terms of their objectives, outcomes, effectiveness, multifunctionality, delivery of potentially conflicting effects, and the implementation process while considering their Nature's Contributions to People (NCPs, i.e., benefits to society). We compiled data on 183 NbS actions implemented across 93 ponds/pondscapes from 24 countries, predominantly from Europe, via a questionnaire distributed to experienced stakeholders implementing NbS in ponds/pondscapes. One single pond/pondscape may imply more than one NbS action. Two-thirds were in rural areas, and one-third in urban settings. Our analysis revealed that Creation of habitat for biodiversity was a primary delivery objective (targeted NCP) in the implementation of most NbS in ponds/pondscapes, often also combined with other NCPs such as Learning and inspiration, Regulation of water quantity, and Physical and psychological experiences, showcasing their intended multifunctionality. Implemented NbS primarily focused on climate change adaptation (especially Regulation of hazards and extreme events, and water quantity) rather than mitigation, with less emphasis on measures like direct greenhouse gas emissions reduction or enhancing carbon sinks. The costs associated with pond's NbS varied significantly depending on factors such as project scope, objectives, location, socio-economic-cultural system, and specific implementation requirements. The creation of ponds/pondscapes often entailed the highest financial investment, much more than their restoration or their management. In conclusion, our study underscores the multifunctionality of ponds/pondscapes and provides insights about their significant potential as cost-effective NbS for enhancing ecosystem and societal resilience to climate change and biodiversity. It underscores the importance of further research to fully understand and measure the diverse range of NbS they offer, particularly in the context of climate change mitigation. Standardised measurements of the NCP provided by these NbS in ponds/pondscapes are essential for validating managers' claims and exploring their role in addressing climate change.
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- Mireia Bartrons
- Aquatic Ecology Group, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, 08500, Vic, Catalonia, Spain.
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- Aquatic Ecology Group, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, 08500, Vic, Catalonia, Spain; Department of Ecology, INIBIOMA CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
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- Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- HEPIA, HES-SO, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, 150 Route de Presinge, 1254, Jussy-Geneva, Switzerland
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- Aquatic Ecology Group, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, 08500, Vic, Catalonia, Spain; ICREA, Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, Barcelona, Spain
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van Dorst RM, Argillier C, Brucet S, Holmgren K, Volta P, Winfield IJ, Mehner T. Can size distributions of European lake fish communities be predicted by trophic positions of their fish species? Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e9087. [PMID: 35845376 PMCID: PMC9272069 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9087] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
An organism's body size plays an important role in ecological interactions such as predator–prey relationships. As predators are typically larger than their prey, this often leads to a strong positive relationship between body size and trophic position in aquatic ecosystems. The distribution of body sizes in a community can thus be an indicator of the strengths of predator–prey interactions. The aim of this study was to gain more insight into the relationship between fish body size distribution and trophic position in a wide range of European lakes. We used quantile regression to examine the relationship between fish species' trophic position and their log‐transformed maximum body mass for 48 fish species found in 235 European lakes. Subsequently, we examined whether the slopes of the continuous community size distributions, estimated by maximum likelihood, were predicted by trophic position, predator–prey mass ratio (PPMR), or abundance (number per unit effort) of fish communities in these lakes. We found a positive linear relationship between species' maximum body mass and average trophic position in fishes only for the 75% quantile, contrasting our expectation that species' trophic position systematically increases with maximum body mass for fish species in European lakes. Consequently, the size spectrum slope was not related to the average community trophic position, but there were negative effects of community PPMR and total fish abundance on the size spectrum slope. We conclude that predator–prey interactions likely do not contribute strongly to shaping community size distributions in these lakes.
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- Renee M van Dorst
- Department of Fish Biology, Fisheries and Aquaculture Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
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- Aquatic Ecology Group University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia Catalonia Spain.,Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA) Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Freshwater Research Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Drottningholm Sweden
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- Lake Ecosystems Group, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Lancaster Environment Centre Bailrigg UK
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- Department of Fish Biology, Fisheries and Aquaculture Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
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Nagar N, Bartrons M, Brucet S, Davidson TA, Jeppesen E, Grimalt JO. Seabird-mediated transport of organohalogen compounds to remote sites (North West Greenland polynya). Sci Total Environ 2022; 827:154219. [PMID: 35240191 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154219] [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: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The role of sea birds as carriers of pollutants over long distances was evaluated by analyzing organochlorine and organobromine compounds in lake sediment cores from three remote sites around the North Water polynya (North West Greenland). One lake, NOW5, was in the vicinity of a little auk (Alle alle L.) bird colony, whereas the other two lakes, NOW14 and Q5, were undisturbed by seabirds. The former was strongly acidic (pH = 3.4) but the latter had a pH close to 8. Due to the guano loading, NOW5 exhibited higher chlorophyll concentrations (74 μg/L) than the other two lakes (1.6-3.4 μg/L), higher content of total phosphorous (0.34 mg/L vs. 0.007-0.01 mg/L) and total nitrogen (3.75 mg/L vs. 0.21-0.75 mg/L). The concentrations of all organohalogen compounds were substantially greater in NOW5 than in the other lakes, indicating the strong influence of these seabirds in the transport and deposition of these compounds to remote sites. However, not all compounds showed the same increases. Hexachlorocyclohexanes and endosulfans were more than 18 times higher in NOW5, the drin pesticides and hexachlorobenzene (HCB), between 9.5 and 18 times and DDTs, polybromodiphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) and chlordanes about 2.7-6 times. These differences demonstrated that the bird-mediated deposition has preservation effects of the less stable and more volatile compounds, e.g. those with log Kaw < -2.4, log Koa < 9 and/or log Kow < 6.8. The sedimentary fluxes of PCBs, HCHs, drins, chlordanes, PBDEs, HCB and endosulfans were highest in the upper sediment layer of the polynya lake (year 2014). In contrast, the highest DDT fluxes were found in 1980. These trends indicate that despite restrictions and regulations, bird transport continues to introduce considerable amounts of organohalogen pollutants to the Arctic regions with the exception of DDTs, which show successful decline, even when mediated by bird metabolism.
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- Nupur Nagar
- Aquatic Ecology Research Group, University of Vic., de la Laura, 13, 08500-Vic, Catalonia, Spain; Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Jordi Girona, 18, 08034-Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Aquatic Ecology Research Group, University of Vic., de la Laura, 13, 08500-Vic, Catalonia, Spain
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- Aquatic Ecology Research Group, University of Vic., de la Laura, 13, 08500-Vic, Catalonia, Spain; ICREA, Catalan Institution for Research and Additional Studies, Passeig Lluís Companys 23, 08010-Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Ecoscience and Arctic Research Centre, Aarhus University, Vejlsøvej, 25, 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark
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- Department of Ecoscience and Arctic Research Centre, Aarhus University, Vejlsøvej, 25, 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark; Sino-Danish Centre for Education and Research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Room N501, UCAS Teaching Building, Zhongguancun Campus, Zhongguancun South 1st Alley, Haidian District, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China; Limnology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences and Centre for Ecosystem Research and Implementation, Middle East Technical University, 06800-Ankara, Turkey; Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University, 33731-Mersin, Turkey
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Jordi Girona, 18, 08034-Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Arranz I, Brucet S, Bartrons M, García-Comas C, Alcaraz C, Bardina M, Barquero PN, Casals F, Caiola N, Duran MC, García-Berthou E, Maceda-Veiga A, Munné A, Rodríguez-Pérez MJ, Solà C, de Sostoa A, Benejam L. Individual body mass and length dataset for over 12,000 fish from Iberian streams. Data Brief 2022; 42:108248. [PMID: 35599831 PMCID: PMC9120222 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2022.108248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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We provide a unique fish individual body size dataset collected from our own sampling and public sources in north-eastern Spain. The dataset includes individual body size measures (fork length and mass) of 12,288 individuals of 24 fish species within 10 families collected at 118 locations in large rivers and small streams. Fish were caught by one-pass electrofishing following European standard protocols. The fish dataset has information on the local instream conditions including climatic variables (i.e., temperature and precipitation), topography (i.e., altitude), nutrient concentration (i.e., total phosphorus and nitrates), and the IMPRESS values (a measure of cumulative human impacts in lotic ecosystems). The potential uses of this new fish dataset are manifold, including developing size-based indices to further estimate the ecological status of freshwater ecosystems, allometric models, and analysis of variation in body size structure along environmental gradients.
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Arranz I, Brucet S, Bartrons M, García-Comas C, Benejam L. Fish size spectra are affected by nutrient concentration and relative abundance of non-native species across streams of the NE Iberian Peninsula. Sci Total Environ 2021; 795:148792. [PMID: 34229238 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148792] [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: 03/24/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Aquatic ecosystems are strongly body-size structured with a decline of numerical abundance with increasing body size (hereafter, the size spectrum). Marine and lake fish studies have reported consistent variations of size spectra in relation to environmental conditions and biotic composition, but little is known about stream fishes. Accordingly, in this study we test several hypotheses about the effects of local water conditions, biotic introductions and cumulative pressures (measured as the IMPRESS index) on the fish size-spectrum slope (that is, the linear rate of decline of fish abundance as body size increase in a log-log scale) and the size-spectrum intercept (commonly used as proxy for carrying capacity) among 118 local fish assemblages in streams of the NE Iberian Peninsula. To our knowledge, this is the first time that an extensive river fish dataset is used in a dendritic network to cover systematic changes of size-spectrum parameters. We find that the slope and intercept of the fish size spectrum are negatively correlated with nutrient concentration (mainly total phosphorus), with a greater relative abundance of small fishes but a decline of overall carrying capacity. Moreover, fish assemblages with greater relative abundance of non-native species have flatter size-spectrum slopes. In contrast, the IMPRESS index and climate-related variables are poor predictors of the shape of the fish size spectra. This study contributes to better understanding of the main factors structuring fish assemblages in lotic environments of the Iberian Peninsula. We encourage more research on this line to further explore the use of fish size structure to evaluate the ecological health of riverine ecosystems.
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- I Arranz
- Aquatic Ecology Group, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Catalonia, Spain; Laboratoire Évolution et Diversité Biologique (EDB UMR 5174), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, IRD, UPS, 118 route de Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse, France.
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- Aquatic Ecology Group, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Catalonia, Spain; Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Aquatic Ecology Group, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Catalonia, Spain
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- Aquatic Ecology Group, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Catalonia, Spain; Department of Marine Biology and Oceanography, Institut de Ciències del Mar, ICM-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Aquatic Ecology Group, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Catalonia, Spain
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Atindana SA, Ofori-Danson PK, Brucet S. Modelling the effects of climate change on shellfish production in marine artisanal fisheries of Ghana. AAS Open Res 2019. [DOI: 10.12688/aasopenres.12956.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Ghana’s marine artisanal fisheries, particularly the small pelagic fisheries, are in a state of crisis. The decline in the number of small pelagic fish are attributable to overfishing, climate variability and unsustainable fishing methods. Similarly, in the wake of climate change, shellfishes (particularly oysters, scallops and mussels) are highly vulnerable. Methods: A total of 55 years’ worth of data from Ghana’s marine artisanal fisheries were studied in relation to climate indices. The primary objective was to develop a simple linear regression model for predicting shellfish catch in Ghana. Key informant interviews were employed in soliciting data on changes in climate along the coastline and trends in marine artisanal shell fish catch. Results: The predictor variable that significantly explained shellfish production was temperature. Hence, the model is a valuable tool to predict future trends in the shellfish catch in marine artisanal fisheries. Conclusions: Increases in sea surface temperature will adversely affect shellfish production. It is therefore important that the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and other stakeholders should, in their decision-making processes, ensure the formulation of climate smart policies and management strategies for sustainable use of the resource.
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Ersoy Z, Brucet S, Bartrons M, Mehner T. Short-term fish predation destroys resilience of zooplankton communities and prevents recovery of phytoplankton control by zooplankton grazing. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212351. [PMID: 30768619 PMCID: PMC6377254 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [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: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Planktivorous fish predation directly affects zooplankton biomass, community and size structure, and may indirectly induce a trophic cascade to phytoplankton. However, it is not clear how quickly the zooplankton community structure and the cascading effects on phytoplankton recover to the unaffected state (i.e. resilience) once short-term predation by fish stops. The resilience has implications for the ecological quality and restoration measures in aquatic ecosystems. To assess the short-term zooplankton resilience against fish predation, we conducted a mesocosm experiment consisting of 10 enclosures, 6 with fish and 4 without fish. Plankton communities from a natural lake were used to establish phytoplankton and zooplankton in the mesocosms. High biomasses (about 20 g wet mass m-3) of juvenile planktivorous fish (perch, Perca fluviatilis) were allowed to feed on zooplankton in fish enclosures for four days. Thereafter, we removed fish and observed the recovery of the zooplankton community and its cascading effect on trophic interactions in comparison with no fish enclosures for four weeks. Short-term fish predation impaired resilience in zooplankton community by modifying community composition, as large zooplankton, such as calanoids, decreased just after fish predation and did not re-appear afterwards, whereas small cladocerans and rotifers proliferated. Total zooplankton biomass increased quickly within two weeks after fish removal, and at the end even exceeded the biomass measured before fish addition. Despite high biomass, the dominance of small zooplankton released phytoplankton from grazer control in fish enclosures. Accordingly, the zooplankton community did not recover from the effect of fish predation, indicating low short-term resilience. In contrast, in no fish enclosures without predation disturbance, a high zooplankton:phytoplankton biomass ratio accompanied by low phytoplankton yield (Chlorophyll-a:Total phosphorus ratio) reflected phytoplankton control by zooplankton over the experimental period. Comprehensive views on short and long-term resilience of zooplankton communities are essential for restoration and management strategies of aquatic ecosystems to better predict responses to global warming, such as higher densities of planktivorous fish.
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- Zeynep Ersoy
- Aquatic Ecology Group, University of Vic- Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Spain
- Department of Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany
- * E-mail: (ZE); (TM)
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- Aquatic Ecology Group, University of Vic- Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Spain
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, ICREA, Barcelona, Spain
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- Aquatic Ecology Group, University of Vic- Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Spain
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- Department of Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany
- * E-mail: (ZE); (TM)
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Arranz I, Hsieh CH, Mehner T, Brucet S. Systematic deviations from linear size spectra of lake fish communities are correlated with predator-prey interactions and lake-use intensity. OIKOS 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/oik.05355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ignasi Arranz
- Univ. of Vic - Central Univ. of Catalonia, Vic; Catalonia Spain
- Dept of Biology, Concordia Univ; Montréal QC Canada
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- Inst. of Oceanography, Inst. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Dept of Life Science, National Taiwan Univ; Taipei Taiwan
- Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica; Taipei Taiwan
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- Leibniz-Inst. of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries; Berlin Germany
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- Univ. of Vic - Central Univ. of Catalonia, Vic; Catalonia Spain
- ICREA, Catalan Inst. for Research and Advanced Studies; Barcelona Catalonia Spain
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Mehner T, Lischke B, Scharnweber K, Attermeyer K, Brothers S, Gaedke U, Hilt S, Brucet S. Empirical correspondence between trophic transfer efficiency in freshwater food webs and the slope of their size spectra. Ecology 2018; 99:1463-1472. [DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Thomas Mehner
- Leibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries Müggelseedamm 301 & 310 12587 Berlin Germany
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- Leibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries Müggelseedamm 301 & 310 12587 Berlin Germany
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- Leibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries Müggelseedamm 301 & 310 12587 Berlin Germany
- Department of Ecology and Genetics, Limnology Uppsala University Norbyvägen 18D 75236 Uppsala Sweden
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- Leibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries Müggelseedamm 301 & 310 12587 Berlin Germany
- Department of Ecology and Genetics, Limnology Uppsala University Norbyvägen 18D 75236 Uppsala Sweden
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- Leibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries Müggelseedamm 301 & 310 12587 Berlin Germany
- Department of Watershed Sciences and Ecology Center Utah State University 5210 Old Main Hill Logan Utah 84322‐5200 USA
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- Institute for Biochemistry and Biology University of Potsdam Am Neuen Palais 10 14469 Potsdam Germany
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- Leibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries Müggelseedamm 301 & 310 12587 Berlin Germany
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- Aquatic Ecology Group University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia c/ de la Laura 13 08500 Vic, Barcelona Catalonia Spain
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies ICREA Passeig Lluís Companys, 23 08010 Barcelona Catalonia Spain
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Trochine C, Brucet S, Argillier C, Arranz I, Beklioglu M, Benejam L, Ferreira T, Hesthagen T, Holmgren K, Jeppesen E, Kelly F, Krause T, Rask M, Volta P, Winfield IJ, Mehner T. Non-native Fish Occurrence and Biomass in 1943 Western Palearctic Lakes and Reservoirs and their Abiotic and Biotic Correlates. Ecosystems 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10021-017-0156-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cañedo-Argüelles M, Brucet S, Carrasco S, Flor-Arnau N, Ordeix M, Ponsá S, Coring E. Effects of potash mining on river ecosystems: An experimental study. Environ Pollut 2017; 224:759-770. [PMID: 28057374 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.12.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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: 10/11/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In spite of being a widespread activity causing the salinization of rivers worldwide, the impact of potash mining on river ecosystems is poorly understood. Here we used a mesocosm approach to test the effects of a salt effluent coming from a potash mine on algal and aquatic invertebrate communities at different concentrations and release modes (i.e. press versus pulse releases). Algal biomass was higher in salt treatments than in control (i.e. river water), with an increase in salt-tolerant diatom species. Salt addition had an effect on invertebrate community composition that was mainly related with changes in the abundance of certain taxa. Short (i.e. 48 h long) salt pulses had no significant effect on the algal and invertebrate communities. The biotic indices showed a weak response to treatment, with only the treatment with the highest salt concentration causing a consistent (i.e. according to all indices) reduction in the ecological quality of the streams and only by the end of the study. Overall, the treatment's effects were time-dependent, being more clear by the end of the study. Our results suggest that potash mining has the potential to significantly alter biological communities of surrounding rivers and streams, and that specific biotic indices to detect salt pollution should be developed.
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- Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles
- Aquatic Ecology Group, BETA Tecnio Centre, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Catalonia, Spain; Grup de Recerca Freshwater Ecology and Management (FEM), Departament d'Ecologia, Facultat de Biologia, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- Aquatic Ecology Group, BETA Tecnio Centre, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Catalonia, Spain; Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, ICREA, Barcelona 08010, Spain
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- Aquatic Ecology Group, BETA Tecnio Centre, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Catalonia, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca Freshwater Ecology and Management (FEM), Departament de Biologia Vegetal (Unitat de Botànica), Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- CERM, Center for the Study of Mediterranean Rivers, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Passeig del Ter 2, 08560 Manlleu, Catalonia, Spain
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- Aquatic Ecology Group, BETA Tecnio Centre, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Catalonia, Spain
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Sala M, Faria M, Sarasúa I, Barata C, Bonada N, Brucet S, Llenas L, Ponsá S, Prat N, Soares AMVM, Cañedo-Arguelles M. Chloride and sulphate toxicity to Hydropsyche exocellata (Trichoptera, Hydropsychidae): Exploring intraspecific variation and sub-lethal endpoints. Sci Total Environ 2016; 566-567:1032-1041. [PMID: 27312271 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 04/07/2016] [Revised: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The rivers and streams of the world are becoming saltier due to human activities. In spite of the potential damage that salt pollution can cause on freshwater ecosystems, this is an issue that is currently poorly managed. Here we explored intraspecific differences in the sensitivity of freshwater fauna to two major ions (Cl(-) and SO4(2-)) using the net-spinning caddisfly Hydropsyche exocellata Dufour 1841 (Trichoptera, Hydropsychidae) as a model organism. We exposed H. exocellata to saline solutions (reaching a conductivity of 2.5mScm(-1)) with Cl(-):SO4(2-) ratios similar to those occurring in effluents coming from the meat, mining and paper industries, which release dissolved salts to rivers and streams in Spain. We used two different populations, coming from low and high conductivity streams. To assess toxicity, we measured sub-lethal endpoints: locomotion, symmetry of the food-capturing nets and oxidative stress biomarkers. According to biomarkers and net building, the population historically exposed to lower conductivities (B10) showed higher levels of stress than the population historically exposed to higher conductivities (L102). However, the differences between populations were not strong. For example, net symmetry was lower in the B10 than in the L102 only 48h after treatment was applied, and biomarkers showed a variety of responses, with no discernable pattern. Also, treatment effects were rather weak, i.e. only some endpoints, and in most cases only in the B10 population, showed a significant response to treatment. The lack of consistent differences between populations and treatments could be related to the high salt tolerance of H. exocellata, since both populations were collected from streams with relatively high conductivities. The sub-lethal effects tested in this study can offer an interesting and promising tool to monitor freshwater salinization by combining physiological and behavioural bioindicators.
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- Miquel Sala
- Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya - CTFC, Solsona, Catalunya, Spain
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- CESAM, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca Freshwater Ecology and Management (FEM), Departament d'Ecologia, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Grup de Recerca Freshwater Ecology and Management (FEM), Departament d'Ecologia, Facultat de Biologia, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Aquatic Ecology Group, BETA Tecnio Centre, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Catalonia, Spain; Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, ICREA, Barcelona 08010, Spain
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- Aquatic Ecology Group, BETA Tecnio Centre, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Catalonia, Spain
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- Aquatic Ecology Group, BETA Tecnio Centre, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Catalonia, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca Freshwater Ecology and Management (FEM), Departament d'Ecologia, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- CESAM, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Grup de Recerca Freshwater Ecology and Management (FEM), Departament d'Ecologia, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Aquatic Ecology Group, BETA Tecnio Centre, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Catalonia, Spain.
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Canedo-Arguelles M, Hawkins CP, Kefford BJ, Schafer RB, Dyack BJ, Brucet S, Buchwalter D, Dunlop J, Fror O, Lazorchak J, Coring E, Fernandez HR, Goodfellow W, Achem ALG, Hatfield-Dodds S, Karimov BK, Mensah P, Olson JR, Piscart C, Prat N, Ponsa S, Schulz CJ, Timpano AJ. Saving freshwater from salts. Science 2016; 351:914-6. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aad3488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Bartrons M, Einarsson Á, Nobre RLG, Herren CM, Webert KC, Brucet S, Ólafsdóttir SR, Ives AR. Spatial patterns reveal strong abiotic and biotic drivers of zooplankton community composition in Lake Mývatn, Iceland. Ecosphere 2015. [DOI: 10.1890/es14-00392.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Poikane S, Portielje R, Berg M, Phillips G, Brucet S, Carvalho L, Mischke U, Ott I, Soszka H, Van Wichelen J. Defining ecologically relevant water quality targets for lakes in
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urope. J Appl Ecol 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Sandra Poikane
- European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute for Environment and Sustainability via E. Fermi 2749 Ispra VA I‐21027 Italy
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- Centre for Water Management Zuiderwagenplein 2 Lelystad NL‐8200 AA The Netherlands
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- Centre for Water Management Zuiderwagenplein 2 Lelystad NL‐8200 AA The Netherlands
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- Environment Agency Kings Meadow Road Reading Berkshire RG1 8DQ UK
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- European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute for Environment and Sustainability via E. Fermi 2749 Ispra VA I‐21027 Italy
- University of Vic Carrer Sagrada Família 7 Vic 08500 Spain
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- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Bush Estate Penicuik Midlothian EH26 0QB UK
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- Department of Ecohydrology Leibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Müggelseedamm 310 Berlin 12587 Germany
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- Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Centre for Limnology Estonian University of Life Sciences Rannu Parish Tartu 61117 Estonia
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- Institute of Environmental Protection National Research Institute Kolektorska 4 Warsaw 01‐692 Poland
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- Protistology and Aquatic Ecology Ghent University Krijgslaan 281 – S8 Gent 9000 Belgium
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Brucet S, Boix D, Nathansen LW, Quintana XD, Jensen E, Balayla D, Meerhoff M, Jeppesen E. Effects of temperature, salinity and fish in structuring the macroinvertebrate community in shallow lakes: implications for effects of climate change. PLoS One 2012; 7:e30877. [PMID: 22393354 PMCID: PMC3290630 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2011] [Accepted: 12/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Climate warming may lead to changes in the trophic structure and diversity of shallow lakes as a combined effect of increased temperature and salinity and likely increased strength of trophic interactions. We investigated the potential effects of temperature, salinity and fish on the plant-associated macroinvertebrate community by introducing artificial plants in eight comparable shallow brackish lakes located in two climatic regions of contrasting temperature: cold-temperate and Mediterranean. In both regions, lakes covered a salinity gradient from freshwater to oligohaline waters. We undertook day and night-time sampling of macroinvertebrates associated with the artificial plants and fish and free-swimming macroinvertebrate predators within artificial plants and in pelagic areas. Our results showed marked differences in the trophic structure between cold and warm shallow lakes. Plant-associated macroinvertebrates and free-swimming macroinvertebrate predators were more abundant and the communities richer in species in the cold compared to the warm climate, most probably as a result of differences in fish predation pressure. Submerged plants in warm brackish lakes did not seem to counteract the effect of fish predation on macroinvertebrates to the same extent as in temperate freshwater lakes, since small fish were abundant and tended to aggregate within the macrophytes. The richness and abundance of most plant-associated macroinvertebrate taxa decreased with salinity. Despite the lower densities of plant-associated macroinvertebrates in the Mediterranean lakes, periphyton biomass was lower than in cold temperate systems, a fact that was mainly attributed to grazing and disturbance by fish. Our results suggest that, if the current process of warming entails higher chances of shallow lakes becoming warmer and more saline, climatic change may result in a decrease in macroinvertebrate species richness and abundance in shallow lakes.
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- Sandra Brucet
- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Silkeborg, Denmark.
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Moss B, Hering D, Green AJ, Aidoud A, Becares E, Beklioglu M, Bennion H, Boix D, Brucet S, Carvalho L, Clement B, Davidson T, Declerck S, Dobson M, van Donk E, Dudley B, Feuchtmayr H, Friberg N, Grenouillet G, Hillebrand H, Hobaek A, Irvine K, Jeppesen E, Johnson R, Jones I, Kernan M, Lauridsen TL, Manca M, Meerhoff M, Olafsson J, Ormerod S, Papastergiadou E, Penning WE, Ptacnik R, Quintana X, Sandin L, Seferlis M, Simpson G, Triga C, Verdonschot P, Verschoor AM, Weyhenmeyer GA. Climate Change and the Future of Freshwater Biodiversity in Europe: A Primer for Policy-Makers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1608/frj-2.2.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Badosa A, Boix D, Brucet S, López-Flores R, Quintana XD. Short-term effects of changes in water management on the limnological characteristics and zooplankton of a eutrophic Mediterranean coastal lagoon (NE Iberian Peninsula). Mar Pollut Bull 2007; 54:1273-84. [PMID: 17512957 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.01.021] [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: 08/29/2006] [Revised: 01/09/2007] [Accepted: 01/17/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The Ter Vell (NE Iberian Peninsula) is a eutrophic coastal lagoon which has been flooded by the excess irrigation water and the agricultural runoff during the last decades. Between 1999 and 2003, restoration measures were applied to improve its water quality. At the same time, but independently, agricultural water management drastically reduced the freshwater inflow. The short-term effects of these management actions on the limnological characteristics of the lagoon were analysed by comparing two hydrological cycles, one before (1999/2000) and the other one after (2002/2003) the actions. The two cycles are illustrative of opposite situations in the hydrological functioning of coastal wetlands. In the first, the lagoon was exorheic, with prolonged flooding periods and a low residence time; in the second, it had a more endorheic character, with scarce water inputs and prolonged periods of confinement. Consequently, nitrogen inputs diminished and organic load and salinity increased as the internal loading and the accumulation effects became more relevant. These effects were actually caused by the drastic reduction in the freshwater inflow which prevented, in turn, the success of the restoration measures. The zooplankton community of the Ter Vell lagoon was not significantly altered by the hydrological change, at least in the short-term, and rotifers and cladocerans, mainly those species indicative of eutrophy, dominated the community.
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- Anna Badosa
- Institute of Aquatic Ecology and Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Girona, Campus de Montilivi, Facultat de Ciències, 17071 Girona, Spain.
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Brucet S, Boix DLF, Moreno-Amich R, Quintana XD. Zooplankton structure and dynamics in permanent and temporary Mediterranean salt marshes: taxon-based and size-based approaches. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2005/0162-0535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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