The Response of Nematode Trophic Groups to Organic and Inorganic Nutrient Inputs in Agroecosystems

2015 ◽  
pp. 235-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick J. Bohlen ◽  
Clive A. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Inorganic Nutrient ◽  
Trophic Groups ◽  
Nutrient Inputs

scholarly journals The influence of organic and inorganic nutrient inputs on soil organic carbon functional groups content and maize yields

Heliyon ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. e07881
Author(s):  
M. Ndung'u ◽  
L.W. Ngatia ◽  
R.N. Onwonga ◽  
M.W. Mucheru-Muna ◽  
R. Fu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Soil Organic Carbon ◽  
Functional Groups ◽  
Inorganic Nutrient ◽  
Nutrient Inputs ◽  
Maize Yields

Inorganic nutrient inputs from mineral weathering in two Scottish upland ecosystems

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.C. Bain ◽  
D.M.L. Duthie ◽  
J.D. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Mineral Weathering ◽  
Inorganic Nutrient ◽  
Nutrient Inputs

Sewage Treatment Challenges and Opportunities in the Nottawasaga River Watershed

1997 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 733-750
Author(s):  
R. Mark Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
River Flow ◽  
Computer Modelling ◽  
Treatment Plan ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Nutrient Inputs ◽  
River Watershed ◽  
Resources Management

Abstract Sewage treatment studies at the watershed scale, compared to case-by-case community projects, ensures the most cost-efficient investment of funds commensurate with environmental requirements to sustain growth. A three-year environmental assessment study for the town of New Tecumseth, Ontario, examined all nutrient inputs to the Nottawasaga River watershed. Other challenging watershed constraints were investigated, such as stream and river flow takings for irrigation and sediment transport, prior to the selection of the master sewage treatment plan. The findings from the field research and computer modelling were used to (1) place a realistic perspective on nutrient impacts, present and future, attributable to treated sewage effluent; (2) design a master plan that could be used as an opportunity in terms of reusing the effluent locally for agricultural irrigation; (3) provide a real-time assurance of the plan’s performance/compliance, based on the actual carrying capacity of the aquatic ecosystem; (4) stage the construction of the plan in a cost-effective and environmentally sound manner; and (5) recommend a water resources management strategy to control other nutrient and sediment load sources within the watershed. The recommended master sewage treatment plan and water resources management strategy can restore the Ministry of Environment and Energy provincial water quality objective concentration for total phosphorus within the river during 7Q20 flow conditions.

scholarly journals First Assessment of the Benthic Meiofauna Sensitivity to Low Human-Impacted Mangroves in French Guiana

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 338
Author(s):  
Claire Michelet ◽  
Daniela Zeppilli ◽  
Cédric Hubas ◽  
Elisa Baldrighi ◽  
Philippe Cuny ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
French Guiana ◽  
Ecological Status ◽  
Organic Enrichment ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Trophic Groups ◽  
Ecological State ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
De Man ◽  
Main City

Bioindicators assess the mangroves ecological state according to the types of pressures but they differ with the ecosystem’s specificities. We investigated benthic meiofauna diversity and structure within the low human-impacted mangroves in French Guiana (South America) in response to sediment variables with various distances to the main city. Contaminant’s concentrations differed among the stations, but they remained below toxicity guidelines. Meiofauna structure (Foraminifera, Kinorhyncha, Nematoda) however varied accordingly. Nematode’s identification brought details on the sediment’s quality. The opportunistic genus Paraethmolaimus (Jensen, 1994) strongly correlated to the higher concentrations of Hg, Pb. Anoxic sediments were marked by organic enrichment in pesticides, PCB, and mangrove litter products and dominance of two tolerant genus, Terschellingia (de Man, 1888) and Spirinia (Gerlach, 1963). In each of these two stations, we found many Desmodora individuals (de Man, 1889) with the presence of epibionts highlighting the nematodes decreased fitness and defenses. Oxic sediments without contaminants were distinguished by the sensitive genera Pseudocella (Filipjev, 1927) and a higher diversity of trophic groups. Our results suggested a nematodes sensitivity to low contaminants concentrations. Further investigations at different spatio-temporal scales and levels of deterioration, would be necessary to use of this group as bioindicator of the mangroves’ ecological status.

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