scholarly journals Climatic aridity increases temporal nestedness of invertebrate communities in naturally drying rivers

Ecography ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross Vander Vorste ◽  
Rachel Stubbington ◽  
Vicenç Acuña ◽  
Michael T. Bogan ◽  
Núria Bonada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Invertebrate Communities ◽  
Climatic Aridity

scholarly journals Riparian Vegetation Structure Influences Terrestrial Invertebrate Communities in an Agricultural Landscape

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 188
Author(s):  
Cristina Popescu ◽  
Mihaela Oprina-Pavelescu ◽  
Valentin Dinu ◽  
Constantin Cazacu ◽  
Francis J. Burdon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Riparian Vegetation ◽  
Human Impacts ◽  
Agricultural Landscapes ◽  
Riparian Buffers ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Invertebrate Community ◽  
Invertebrate Communities ◽  
Terrestrial Invertebrate ◽  
Invertebrate Diversity

Stream and terrestrial ecosystems are intimately connected by riparian zones that support high biodiversity but are also vulnerable to human impacts. Landscape disturbances, overgrazing, and diffuse pollution of agrochemicals threaten riparian biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes. We assessed how terrestrial invertebrate communities respond to changes in riparian vegetation in Romanian agricultural catchments, with a focus on the role of forested riparian buffers. Riparian invertebrates were sampled in 10 paired sites, with each pair consisting of an unbuffered upstream reach and a downstream reach buffered with woody riparian vegetation. Our results revealed distinct invertebrate community structures in the two site types. Out of 33 invertebrate families, 13 were unique to either forested (6) or unbuffered (7) sites. Thomisidae, Clubionidae, Tetragnathidae, Curculionidae, Culicidae, and Cicadidae were associated with forested buffers, while Lycosidae, Chrysomelidae, Staphylinidae, Coccinellidae, Tettigoniidae, Formicidae, and Eutichuridae were more abundant in unbuffered sites. Despite statistically equivocal results, invertebrate diversity was generally higher in forested riparian buffers. Local riparian attributes significantly influenced patterns in invertebrate community composition. Our findings highlight the importance of local woody riparian buffers in maintaining terrestrial invertebrate diversity and their potential contribution as a multifunctional management tool in agricultural landscapes.

Expanding metal mixture toxicity models to natural stream and lake invertebrate communities

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 761-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie S. Balistrieri ◽  
Christopher A. Mebane ◽  
Travis S. Schmidt ◽  
Wendel Bill Keller
Keyword(s):  
Mixture Toxicity ◽  
Metal Mixture ◽  
Invertebrate Communities ◽  
Natural Stream

A survey of benthic invertebrate communities in native and non-native seagrass beds in St. John, USVI

2021 ◽  
Vol 175 ◽  
pp. 103448
Author(s):  
Stephanie R. Valdez ◽  
Elizabeth C. Shaver ◽  
Danielle A. Keller ◽  
Joseph P. Morton ◽  
Y. Stacy Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Benthic Invertebrate ◽  
Seagrass Beds ◽  
Invertebrate Communities ◽  
Benthic Invertebrate Communities

Evolution of Fossil Invertebrate Communities: Additional Factors

Science ◽  
1968 ◽  
Vol 161 (3840) ◽  
pp. 491-491
Author(s):  
Michael E. Taylor ◽  
Peter M. Sheehan
Keyword(s):  
Invertebrate Communities
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