Long‐term monitoring reveals decreasing water beetle diversity, loss of specialists and community shifts over the past 28 years
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- Lentic freshwater organisms are influenced by a multitude of factors, including geomorphology, hydrology, anthropogenic impacts and climate change. Organisms that depend on patchy resources such as water beetles may also be sensitive to anthropogenic habitat degradation, like pollution, eutrophication, water level or management alteration. To assess composition and ecological trends in the water beetle communities of Central Europe, we sampled water beetles (Dytiscidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae) in 33 water bodies in Southern Germany from 1991 toLentic freshwater organisms are influenced by a multitude of factors, including geomorphology, hydrology, anthropogenic impacts and climate change. Organisms that depend on patchy resources such as water beetles may also be sensitive to anthropogenic habitat degradation, like pollution, eutrophication, water level or management alteration. To assess composition and ecological trends in the water beetle communities of Central Europe, we sampled water beetles (Dytiscidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae) in 33 water bodies in Southern Germany from 1991 to 2018. We used manual, time‐standardised capture during three periods: between 1991 and 1995, 2007 and 2008, and 2017 and 2018. During the 28‐year survey period, we captured a total of 81 species. We found annual declines in both species number (ca −1%) and abundance (ca −2%). Also, community composition showed significant changes over time. The significant impact of pH on the community composition suggests that the recorded changes through time partly reflect natural succession processes. However, a pronounced decline of beetle species belonging to the moor‐related beetle associations indicated that Central European water beetles are also threatened by non‐successional factors, including desiccation, increased nitrogen input and/or mineralisation, and the loss of specific habitats. This trend to physiographical homogenisation resulted in corresponding community composition shifts. To effectively protect endangered species, conservation strategies need to be aimed at regularly creating new water bodies with mineralic bottom substratum, and maintenance of moor water bodies that represent late successional stages.…
Autor(en): | Nicolas RothORCiD, Sebastian Zoder, Assad Ali Zaman, Simon ThornORCiD, Jürgen Schmidl |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-214905 |
Dokumentart: | Artikel / Aufsatz in einer Zeitschrift |
Institute der Universität: | Medizinische Fakultät / Theodor-Boveri-Institut für Biowissenschaften |
Sprache der Veröffentlichung: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes / der Zeitschrift (Englisch): | Insect Conservation and Diversity |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
Band / Jahrgang: | 13 |
Heft / Ausgabe: | 2 |
Erste Seite: | 140 |
Letzte Seite: | 150 |
Originalveröffentlichung / Quelle: | Insect Conservation and Diversity 2020, 13(2):140-150. DOI: 10.1111/icad.12411 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12411 |
Allgemeine fachliche Zuordnung (DDC-Klassifikation): | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie |
Freie Schlagwort(e): | biodiversity; lentic inland water bodies; long‐term monitoring; time series; water beetles |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 16.04.2021 |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International |