Bringing the margin to the focus: 10 challenges for riparian vegetation science and management

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 9(5)

Published: July 28, 2022

Abstract Riparian zones are the paragon of transitional ecosystems, providing critical habitat and ecosystem services that especially threatened by global change. Following consultation with experts, 10 key challenges were identified to be addressed for riparian vegetation science management improvement: (1) Create a distinct scientific community establishing stronger bridges between disciplines; (2) Make more visible appreciated in society policies; (3) Improve knowledge regarding biodiversity—ecosystem functioning links; (4) Manage spatial scale context‐based issues; (5) on social dimensions vegetation; (6) Anticipate responses emergent issues future trajectories; (7) Enhance tools quantify prioritize services; (8) numerical modeling simulation tools; (9) Calibrate methods increase data availability better indicators monitoring practices transferability; (10) Undertake validation best practices. These discussed critiqued here, guide research into vegetation. This article is categorized under: Water Life > Nature Freshwater Ecosystems Stresses Pressures Conservation, Management, Awareness

Language: Английский

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Shellfish as Biosensors in Online Monitoring of Aquatic Ecosystems: A Review of Russian Studies

Fishes, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 8(2), P. 102 - 102

Published: Feb. 8, 2023

The use of biological objects in monitoring the state environment and changes caused by impact environmental pollution on marine fresh waters is a promising tool due to lower cost comparison traditional ability receive immediate information about ecosystem status. In this review, we summarize shellfish biomonitors results studies focused development bioindicator species early warning systems Russia. Since mid-1980s, Russian specialists have developed online biomonitoring systems; as rest world, there are two main approaches that currently applied study physiological status potential biosensor monitor freshwater systems: valvometry (registration gaping activity bivalve mollusks) photoplethysmography cardiac mollusks crustaceans). Valve movement responses stressors such abnormal conditions pollutants include closure shell valves for long period, decrease average distance between valves, rapid opening, higher closing frequency. Cardiac reactions stress factors increases heart rate index, variability than under normal conditions, longer periods required recovery after stress. most common bioindicators used disturbances ecosystems blue mussels, Iceland scallops, red king crabs cold-water habitats Black Sea mussels warmer well crayfish waters.

Language: Английский

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Long-term wetland biomonitoring highlights the differential impact of land use on macroinvertebrate diversity in Dongting Lake in China

Communications Earth & Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(1)

Published: Jan. 10, 2024

Abstract Freshwater wetlands have experienced disproportionate biodiversity loss due to environmental change. The lack of long-term biological data limits our understanding wetland dynamics and principal drivers. Here, we combine aquatic biomonitoring with satellite-derived imagery spatial-explicit analysis assess the changes in macroinvertebrate diversity driving factors from 1988 2017 Dongting Lake, China. results revealed declining alpha (species richness functional redundancy) but increased beta (taxonomic dissimilarity). An increase nutrients land-use intensity surrounding terrestrial ecosystem was primary mechanism for losses species groups. Alpha were most influenced by adjacent land areas 1.5 kilometers sampling sites, while affected within 50 meters. Our highlight a need attenuating effects establishing protected buffer protect future.

Language: Английский

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Rehabilitation of tropical urban streams improves their structure and functioning

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 926, P. 171935 - 171935

Published: March 26, 2024

Language: Английский

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Unveiling relationships between ecosystem services and aquatic communities in urban streams

Ecological Indicators, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 153, P. 110433 - 110433

Published: June 6, 2023

River and stream ecosystems within cities can provide important Ecosystem Services (ES) to urban population along with the maintenance of biodiversity. Increasing urbanization land use change affect biodiversity, impacting ES provision, but relationships between biota are complex poorly understood. This study aims explore aquatic biodiversity (communities' composition structure), provided by streams. Nine streams were surveyed a city area (up 8 km centre) focusing on common biological indicators (i.e., macroinvertebrates diatoms), as well several Provisioning (N = 7), Regulation 14) Cultural 23) services for this type ecosystem. Urban sampling sites also assessed in terms their degree, according surrounding imperviousness (IMD). Pearson correlations showed trends negative IMD both Regulating services. Yet, effects seemed be mitigated due enhanced hidromorphological site features. The community structure invertebrates diatoms was differently associated (BIOENV analysis). Whereas macroinvertebrate communities related specifically indicators, diatom responded just regulating indicators. Overall, that is linkable streams, such relationship depends specific mainly Additionally, used suitable indicator potential supplying ecosystem shows value goes beyond known structural functional integrity river ecosystems. These results reinforce need protect nature running water urbanized areas, they green blue solutions sustainability cities.

Language: Английский

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A review of wetland vulnerability assessment and monitoring in semi-arid environments of sub-Saharan Africa

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 132, P. 103473 - 103473

Published: Aug. 22, 2023

Language: Английский

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Water quality, biological quality, and human well-being: Water salinity and scarcity in the Draa River basin, Morocco

Ecological Indicators, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 148, P. 110050 - 110050

Published: Feb. 26, 2023

River ecosystems are being threatened by rising temperatures, aridity, and salinity due to climate change increased water abstractions. These threats also put human well-being at risk, as people rivers closely connected, particularly in water-scarce regions. We aimed investigate the relationship between biological physico-chemical river quality using arid Draa basin a case study. Physico-chemical measurements, monitoring of aquatic macroinvertebrates, household surveys were used assess state water, ecosystem, well-being, well associations them. Salinity levels exceeded maximum permissible values for drinking 35 % irrigation 12 sites. low flow associated with quality. Human satisfaction quantity quality, agriculture, natural environment, overall life Middle Draa, where 89% respondents reported emotional distress scarcity. Drinking was generally rated lower areas characterized higher The study found positive indices, but no significant association these factors satisfaction. findings suggest that physicochemical is complex more comprehensive approach likely needed establish relationships.

Language: Английский

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Biomonitoring for Watershed Protection from a Multiscale Land-Use Perspective

Diversity, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(5), P. 636 - 636

Published: May 8, 2023

The types and intensification of land use in the watershed affect living organisms aquatic ecosystems differently; this impact will also vary according to temporal spatial scales. Understanding these interactions is crucial design biomonitoring programs detect effect different pollutants freshwater improve management conservation strategies. Therefore, paper qualitatively reviews studies evaluate on multiple scales watersheds. organized into four sections. first section presents systems (streams, rivers, lakes, reservoirs). In second section, we describe characteristics main types. third explain how biomonitoring. Finally, fourth focus planning future prediction discuss models eDNA Our review assist decision-making regarding watersheds guide bioindicators for various diverse worldwide.

Language: Английский

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A bibliometric review on the Water Framework Directive twenty years after its birth

AMBIO, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 53(1), P. 95 - 108

Published: Sept. 8, 2023

Abstract The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) is one of the most studied environmental legislations and recently turned twenty. paper deals with a literature search analysis 4120 references related to this Directive. After period strong increase in article production (2002–2012) WFD scientific productivity currently still high (~ 260 papers year −1 ), suggesting persistent interest community on issue. Most research supporting was water sciences, but contributions were also from governance socio-economic disciplines. Studies biological quality elements rivers prominent. implementation has seen participation scientists all EU countries, partially outside-EU nations. To improve policy management, suggests greater interconnection between other Directives indicates some emerging issues which should address.

Language: Английский

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Bioassessment of multiple stressors in Afrotropical rivers: Evaluating the performance of a macroinvertebrate-based index of biotic integrity, diversity, and regional biotic indices

Frontiers in Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: March 15, 2023

Many streams and rivers outside conservation areas across the Afrotropics face multiple stressors from land use change, urbanization, excessive water withdrawals. Thus, there is a need to develop cost-effective tools for assessing monitoring ecological changes inform management decisions. Studies utilizing macroinvertebrate communities as indicators of condition in diverse methods, including diversity, richness, biotic multimetric indices. However, some these indices are region- or country-specific, which limits their general regions countries. In this study, we address challenge by testing comparing performance diversity richness (e.g., Shannon-Wiener Simpson), regional (the African Scoring System Version 5 [SASS5], Tanzanian River [TARISS] index developed Ethiopian highlands [ETHbios]), macroinvertebrate-based integrity (M-IBI) Afrotropical with transboundary Mara River, Kenya Tanzania, case study. analyzed habitat quality degradation caused such organic pollution flow alteration corresponding responses communities. We utilized macroinvertebrates data collected 143 sites covering entire gradient river its major tributaries Tanzania. To M-IBI, used 12 metrics that describe community composition, tolerance disturbances (indicator taxa), composition functional feeding groups. Although all were sensitive poor human disturbance river, M-IBI performed better than (SASS5, System, highlands), having higher discriminatory ability site categories according different levels types disturbance. Diversity poorly failed discriminate between stressor gradients river. This study demonstrates evaluating protocols before adoption biomonitoring other countries regions. There an even greater assess taxa inclusion improved discriminators stressors.

Language: Английский

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