Analyzing the causes for the persistence of chironomids in floodplain lake sediments

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 211-228

  De Haas, Elske M ^a   Van Haaren, R ^a   Koelmans, Albert A ^b   Kraak, Michiel H S ^a   Admiraal, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abundance; Benthic invertebrates; Bioassays; Chironomus riparius; Diversity; Food quality; Metals; Sediment; Taxa richness

Indexed keywords

PERSISTENCE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; RHINE RIVER; WORLD;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS PLUMOSUS; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; CHIRONOMUS SP.; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 15444373858     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2005/0162-0211     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. BECKER, G. (1987): Net-building behavior, tolerance and development of two caddisfly species from the river Rhine (Hydropsyche contubernalis and H. pellucidula) in relation to the oxygen content. - Oecologia 73: 242-250.
2. BODE, R. W. (1996): Quality assurance work plan for biological stream monitoring in New York state. - NY State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY, USA.
3. CANFIELD, T. J., BRUNSON, E. L., DWYER, F. J., INGERSOLL, C. G. & KEMBLE, N. E. (1998): Assessing sediments from upper Mississippi River navigational pools using benthic community evaluation and the sediment quality triad approach. - Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 35: 202-212.
4. CANFIELD, T. J., DWYER, F. J., FAIRCHILD, J. F., HAVERLAND, P. S., INGERSOLL, C. G., KEMBLE, N. E., MOUNT, D. R., LA POINT, T. W., BURTON, G. A. & SWIFT, M. C. (1996): Assessing contamination in Great Lakes sediments using benthic invertebrate communities and the sediment quality triad approach. - J. Great Lakes Res. 22: 565-583.
5. CANFIELD, T. J., KEMBLE, N. E., BRUMBAUGH, W. G., DWYER, F. J., INGERSOL, C. G. & FAIRCHILD, J. F. (1994): Use of benthic community structure and the sediment quality triad to evaluate metal-contaminated sediment in the upper Clark Fork River, Montana. - Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 13: 1999-2012.
6. CHAPMAN, P. M., Ho K. T., MUNNS Jr., M. W. R., SOLOMON, K. & WEINSTEIN, M. P. (2002): Issues in sediment toxicity and ecological risk assessment. - Mar. Pollut. Bull. 44: 271-278.
7. CHAPPIE, D. J. & BURTON, G. A. (1997): Optimization of in situ bioassays with Hyalella azteca and Chironomus tentans. - Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 16: 559-564.
8. CRANE, M., HIGMAN, M., OLSEN, T., SIMPSON, P. & CALLAGHAN, A. (2000): An in situ system for exposing aquatic invertebrates to contaminated sediments. - Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 19: 2715-2719.
9. DE HAAS, E. M., LEÓN PAUMEN, M., KOELMANS, A. A. & KRAAK, M. H. S. (2004): Combined effects of copper and food on the midge Chironomus riparius in whole-sediment bioassays. - Environ. Pollut. 127: 99-107.
10. DE HAAS, E. M., REUVERS, B., MOERMOND, C. T. A., KOELMANS, A. A. & KRAAK, M. H. S. (2002): Responses of benthic invertebrates to combined toxicant and food input in floodplain lake sediments. - Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 21: 2165-2171.
11. DIGGINS, T. P. & STEWART, K. M. (1998): Chironomid deformities, benthic community composition, and trace elements in the Buffalo River (New York) Area of Concern. - J. N. Amer. Benthol. Soc. 17: 311-323.
12. HARKEY, G. A., LANDRUM, P. F. & KLAINE, S. J. (1994): Preliminary studies on the effect of feeding during whole sediment bioassays using Chironomus riparius larvae. - Chemosphere 28: 597-606.
13. HART, D. R., MCKEE, P. M., BURT, A. J. & GOFFIN, M. J. (1986): Benthic community and sediment quality assessment of Port Hope Harbor, Lake Ontario. - J. Great Lakes Res. 12: 206-220.
14. HEINIS, F. & SWAIN, W. R. (1986): Impedance conversion as a method of research for assaying behavioral responses of aquatic invertebrates. - Hydrobiol. Bull. 19: 183-192.
15. JOHNSON, R. K. (1984): Distribution of Chironomus plumosus and C. anthracinus with respect to sediment parameters in mesotrophic Lake Erken. - Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 22: 750-758.
16. JONASSON, P. M. (1972): Ecology and production of the profundal benthos in relation to phytoplankton in Lake Esrom. - Oikos Suppl. 14: 1-148.
17. KAJAK, Z. (1988): Considerations on benthos abundance in freshwaters, its factors and mechanisms. - Internat. Rev. ges. Hydrobiol. 73: 5-19.
18. KLINK, A. G. & MOLLER PILLOT, H. K. M. (2003): Chironomid larvae: key to the higher taxa and species of the lowlands of Northwestern Europe. - Expert Centre for Taxonomic Identification, World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series.
19. KRISTENSEN, E. & HANSEN, K. (1995): Decay of plant detritus in organic-poor marine sediment: production rates and stoichiometry of dissolved C and N compounds. - J. Mar. Res. 53: 675-702.
20. LORENZEN, C. J. (1967): Determination of chlorophyll- and pheo-pigments: Spectrophotometric equations. - Limnol. Oceanogr. 12: 343-346.
21. LUCZAK, C., JANQUIN, M. A. & KUPKA, A. (1997): Simple standard procedure for the routine determination of organic matter in marine sediment. - Hydrobiologia 345: 87-94.
22. MAAS, J. L., VAN DE GUCHTE, C. & KERKUM, F. C. M. (1993): Methodebeschrijvingen voor de beoordeling van verontreinigde waterbodems volgens de TRIADE benadering. Report 93.027. - Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment, Lelystad, The Netherlands (In Dutch).
23. MACCHIUSI, F. & BAKER, R. L. (1992): Effects of predators and food availability on activity and growth of Chironomus tentons (Chironomidae, Diptera). - Freshwat. Biol. 28: 207-216.
24. MALTBY, L. (1999): Studying stress: the importance of organisms-level responses. - Ecol. Appl. 9: 431-440.
25. MEREGALLI, G., VERMEULEN, A. C. & OLLEVIER, F. (2000): The use of chironomid deformation in an in situ test for sediment toxicity. - Ecotox. Environ. Saf. 47: 231-238.
26. NALEPA, T. F. & THOMAS, N. A. (1976): Distribution of macrobenthic species in Lake Ontario sediments in relation to pollution and sediment parameters. - J. Great Lakes Res. 2: 150-163.
27. NPR 6503: Netherlands Normalization Institute (1980): Water-necessaries, method and medium for the culture of Daphnia magna and the cultivation of the algae required as food. - Delft, The Netherlands (in Dutch).
28. PEETERS, E. T. H. M., GARDENIERS, J. J. P. & KOELMANS, A. A. (2000): Contribution of trace metals in structuring in situ macroinvertebrate community composition along a salinity gradient. - Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 19: 1002-1010.
29. RASMUSSEN, J. B. (1985): Effects of density and microdetritus enrichment on the growth of chironomid larvae in a small pond. - Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 42: 1418-1422.
30. REYNOLDSON, T. B., DAY, K. E., CLARKE, C. & MILANI, D. (1994): Effect of indigenous animals on chronic end points in freshwater sediment toxicity tests. - Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 13: 973-977.
31. RISTOLA, T., PELLINEN, J., LEPPÄNEN, M. & KUKKONEN, J. (1996): Characterization of Lake Ladoga sediments. 1. Toxicity to Chironomus riparius and Daphnia magna. - Chemosphere 32: 1165-1178.
32. SCHARF, B. W. (1973): Experimentell-ökologische Untersuchungen an Chironomus thummi und Chironomus piger (Diptera, Chironomidae). - Arch. Hydrobiol. 72: 225-244.
33. SHANNON, C. H. (1948): A mathematical theory of communication. - Bell. Syst. Techn. J. 27: 379-423.
34. SIBLEY, P. K., BENOIT, D. A., BALCER, M. D., PHIPPS, G. L., WEST, C. W., HOKE, R. A. & ANKLEY, G. T. (1999): In situ bioassay chamber for assessment of sediment toxicity and bioaccumulation using benthic invertebrates. - Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 18: 2325-2336.
35. SMIT, H., HEINIS, F., BIJKERK, R. & KERKUM, F. (1992): Lipiniella arenicola (Chironomidae) compared with Chironomus muratensis and Ch. nudiventris: distribution patterns related to depth and sediment characteristics, diet, and behavioural response to reduced oxygen concentrations. - Neth. J. Aquat. Ecol. 26: 431-440.
36. TEN WINKEL, E. H. (1987): Chironomid larvae and their foodweb relations in the littoral zone of Lake Maarsseveen. - PhD Thesis, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
37. VAN DE GUCHTE, C. & VAN URK, G. (1989): Discrepancies in the effects of field and artificially heavy metal contaminated aquatic sediments upon midge larvae. - Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 46: 351-356.
38. VERMEULEN, A. C., DALL, P. C., LINDEGAARD, C., OLLEVIER, F. & GODDEERIS, B. (1998): Improving the methodology of chironomid deformation analysis for sediment toxicity assessment: a case study in three Danish lowland streams. - Arch. Hyrobiol. 144: 103-125.
39. VERMEULEN, A. C., LIBERLOO, G., DUMONT, P., OLLEVIER, F. & GODDEERIS, B. (2000): Exposure of Chironomus riparius larvae (Diptera) to lead, mercury and β-sitosterol: effects on mouthpart deformation and moulting. - Chemosphere 41: 1581-1591.
40. VOS, J. H. (2001): Feeding of detritivores in freshwater sediments. - PhD Thesis. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
41. WARWICK, W. F. (1985): Morphological abnormalities in Chironomidae (Diptera) larvae measures of toxic stress in freshwater ecosystems: indexing antennal deformities in Chironomus Meigen. - Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 42: 1881-1941.
42. _ (1992): The effect of trophic/contaminant interactions of chironomid community structure and succession (Diptera: Chironomidae). - Neth. J. Aquat. Ecol. 26: 563-575.
43. WEEREKOM, A. C. J. (1953): On the behaviour of certain Ceratopogonidae (Dipt.). - Proc. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. A 28: 85-92.