Patterns of benthic community traits in neotropical streams: Relationship to mesoscale spatial variability

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 243-255

  Tomanova, Sylvie ^a,b   Usseglio Polatera, Philippe ^c  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c Faculté des Sciences et Technologies   (France)

Author keywords

Biological traits; Froude number; Habitat filters; Neotropical and temperate streams; Organic matter; Substratum roughness

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NEOTROPICAL REGION; ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAM; TAXONOMY;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 38049160136     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0170-0243     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. Allan, J. D., 1995: Stream Ecology. Structure and function of running waters. - Chapman & Hall, London, 388 pp.
2. Archaimbault, V., Usseglio-Polatera, P. & Vanden Bossche, J. P., 2005: Functional differences among benthic macroinvertebrate communities in reference streams of same order in a given biogeographic area. - Hydrobiologia 551: 171-182.
3. Armitage, P.D. & Pardo, I., 1995: Impact assessment of regulation at the reach level using macroinvertebrate information from mesohabitats. - Regul. Rivers 10: 147-158.
4. Beaty, S. R., Fortino, K. & Hershey, A. E., 2006: Distribution and growth of benthic macroinvertebrates among different patch types of the littoral zones of two arctic lakes. - Freshwat. Biol. 51: 2347-2361.
5. Beisel, J.-N., Usseglio-Polatera, P., Thomas, S. & Moreteau, J.-C., 1998: Stream community structure in relation to spatial variation: the influence of habitat characteristics. - Hydrobiologia 389: 73-88.
6. Boyero, L. & Bailey, R. C., 2001: Organisation of macroinvertebrate communities at a hierarchy of spatial scales in a tropical stream. - Hydrobiologia 464: 219-225.
7. Brooks, A. J., Haeusler, T., Reinfelds, I. & Williams, S., 2005: Hydraulic microhabitats and the distribution of macroinvertebrate assemblages in riffles. - Freshwat. Biol. 50: 331-344.
8. Brown, B. L., 2003: Spatial heterogeneity reduces temporal variability in stream insect communities. - Ecol. Lett. 6: 316-325.
9. Buss, D. F., Baptista, D. F., Nessimian, J. L. & Egler, M., 2004: Substrate specificity, environmental degradation and disturbance structuring macroinvertebrate assemblages in neotropical streams. - Hydrobiologia 518: 179-188.
10. Callisto, M., Moreno, C. E. & Barbosa, F. A. R., 2001: Habitat diversity and benthic functional trophic groups at Serra do Cipo, southeast Brazil. - Rev. Brasil. Biol. 61: 259-266.
11. Charvet, S., Statzner, B., Usseglio-Polatera, P. & Dumont, B., 2000: Traits of benthic macroinvertebrates in semi-natural French streams: an initial application to biomonitoring in Europe. - Freshwat. Biol. 43: 277-296.
12. Chevenet, F., Dolédec, S. & Chessel, D., 1994: A fuzzy coding approach for the analysis of long-term ecological data. - Freshwat. Biol. 31: 295-309.
13. Couceiro, S. R. M., Hamada, N., Luz, S. L. B., Forsberg, B. R. & Pimentel, T. P., 2007: Deforestation and sewage effects on aquatic macroinvertebrates in urban streams in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. - Hydrobiologia 575: 271-284.
14. Dolédec, S. & Statzner, B., 1994: Theoretical habitat templets, species traits, and species richness: 548 plant and animal species in the Upper Rhône River and its floodplain. - Freshwat. Biol. 31: 523-538.
15. Dudgeon, D., 2000: The ecology of tropical Asian rivers and streams in relation to biodiversity conservation. - Ann. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 31: 239-263.
16. Fernández, H. R. & Domínguez, E., 2001 : Guía para la determinación de los artrópodos bentónicos sudamericanos. - Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Tucumán, 282 pp.
17. Gjerløv, C., Hildrew, A. G. & Jones, J. I., 2003: Mobility of stream invertebrates in relation to disturbance and refugia: a test of habitat templet theory. - J. N. Amer. Benthol. Soc. 22: 207-223.
18. Hawkins, C. P. & Sedell, J. R., 1981 : Longitudinal and seasonal changes in functional organization of macroinvertebrate communities in four Oregon streams. - Ecology 62: 387-397.
19. Heino, J., Louhi, P. & Muotka, T. 2004: Identifying the scales of variability in stream macroinvertebrate abundance, functional composition and assemblage structure. - Freshwat. Biol. 49: 1230-1239.
20. Huamantinco, A. A. & Nessimian, J. L., 2000: Variation and life strategies of the Trichoptera (Insecta) larvae community in a first order tributary of the Paquequer River, southeastern Brazil. - Rev. Brasil. Biol. 60: 73-82.
21. Jackson, J. K. & Sweeney, B. W., 1995: Present status and future directions of tropical stream research. - J. N. Amer. Benthol. Soc. 14: 5-11.
22. Jonsson, M., Malmqvist, B. & Hoffsten P. O., 2001: Leaf litter breakdown rates in boreal streams: does shredder species richness matter? - Freshwat. Biol. 46: 161-171.
23. Lamouroux, N., Dolédec, S. & Gayraud, S., 2004: Biological traits of stream macroinvertebrate communities: effects of microhabitat, reach, and basin filters. - J. N. Amer. Benthol. Soc. 23: 449-466.
24. Merritt, R. W. & Cummins, K. W., 1996: An introduction to the aquatic insects of North America. - Kendall / Hunt, Dubuque, Iowa, 862 pp.
25. Navarro, G. & Maldonado, M., 2002: Geografia Ecológica de Bolivia, Vegetación y Ambientes Acuáticos. - Centro de Ecología Simón I. Patiño, Departemento de Difusion, Cochabamba, 719 pp.
26. Pardo, I. & Armitage, P. D., 1997: Species assemblages as descriptors of mesohabitats. - Hydrobiologia 344: 111-128.
27. Piscart, C., Usseglio-Polatera, P., Moreteau, J.-C. & Beisel, J.-N., 2006: The role of salinity in the selection of biological traits of freshwater invertebrates. - Arch. Hydrobiol. 166: 185-198.
28. Poff, N. L., 1997: Landscape filters and species traits: towards mechanistic understanding and prediction in stream ecology. - J. N. Amer. Benthol. Soc. 16: 391-409.
29. Poff, N. L., Olden, J. D., Vieira, N. K. M., Finn, D. S., Simmons, M. P. & Kondratieff, B. C., 2006: Functional trait niches of North American lotic insects: traits-based ecological applications in light of phylogenetic relationships. - J. N. Amer. Benthol. Soc. 25: 730-755.
30. Power, M. E., Stout, R. J., Cushing, C. E., Harper, P. P., Hauer, F. R., Matthews, W. J., Moyle, P. B., Statzner, B. & Wais de Badgen, I. R., 1988: Biotic and abiotic controls in river and stream communities. - J. N. Amer. Benthol. Soc. 7: 456-479.
31. Ramirez, A., Pringle, C. M. & Douglas, M., 2006: Temporal and spatial patterns in stream physicochemistry and insect assemblages in tropical lowland streams. - J. N. Amer. Benthol. Soc. 25: 108-125.
32. Resh, V. H., Hildrew, A. G., Statzner, B. & Townsend, C. R., 1994: Theoretical habitat templets, species traits, and species richness: a synthesis of long-term research on the Upper Rhône River in the context of concurrently developed ecological theory. - Freshwat. Biol. 31: 539-554.
33. Richards, C., Haro, R. J., Johnson, L. B. & Host, G. E., 1997: Catchment and reach-scale properties as indicators of macroinvertebrate species traits. - Freshwat. Biol. 37: 219-230.
34. a ed. - Fondo para la Protección del Medio ambiente, Bogotá, Colombia, 217 pp.
35. Snook, D. L. & Milner, A. M., 2002: Biological traits of macroinvertebrates and hydraulic conditions in a glacier-fed catchment (French Pyrenees). - Arch. Hydrobiol. 153: 245-271.
36. Statzner, B., Bis, B., Dolédec, S. & Usseglio-Polatera, P., 2001: Perspectives for biomonitoring at large spatial scales: a unified measure for the functional composition of invertebrate communities in European running waters. - Basic Appl. Ecol. 2: 73-85.
37. Statzner, B., Hoppenhaus, K., Arens, M.- F. & Richoux, P., 1997: Reproductive traits, habitat use and templet theory: a synthesis of world-wide data on aquatic insects. - Freshwat. Biol. 38: 109-135.
38. Tachet, H., Usseglio-Polatera, P. & Roux, C. 1994: Theoretical habitat templets, species traits, and species richness: Trichoptera in the Upper Rhône River and its floodplain. - Freshwat. Biol. 31: 397-416.
39. Thioulouse, J., Chessel, D., Dolédec, S. & Olivier, J. M., 1997: ADE-4: a multivariate analysis and graphical display software. - Stat. Comput. 7: 75-83.
40. Tomanova, S., Goitia, E. & Helešic, J., 2006: Trophic levels and functional feeding groups of macroinvertebrates in neotropical streams. - Hydrobiologia 556: 251-264.
41. Townsend, C. R., Dolédec, S. & Scarsbrook, M. R., 1997: Species traits in relation to temporal and spatial heterogeneity in streams: a test of habitat templet theory. - Freshwat. Biol. 37: 367-387.
42. Townsend, C. R. & Hildrew, A. G., 1994: Species traits in relation to habitat templet for river systems. - Freshwat. Biol. 31: 265-275.
43. Usseglio-Polatera, P., 1994: Theoretical habitat templets, species traits, and species richness: aquatic insects in the Upper Rhône River and its floodplain. - Freshwat. Biol. 31: 417-437.
44. Usseglio-Polatera, P. & Beisel, J.-N., 2002: Longitudinal changes in macroinvertebrate assemblages in the Meuse River: anthropogenic effects vs natural change. - River Res. Applic. 18: 197-211.
45. Usseglio-Polatera, P., Bournaud, M., Richoux, P. & Tachet, H., 2000: Biomonitoring through biological traits of benthic macroinvertebrates: how to use species trait database? - Hydrobiologia 422/423: 153-162.
46. Usseglio-Polatera, P. & Tachet, H., 1994: Theoretical habitat templets, species traits, and species richness: Plecoptera and Ephemeroptera in the Upper Rhône River and its floodplain. - Freshwat. Biol. 31: 357-376.
47. Vieira, N. K. M., Poff, N. L., Carlisle, D. M., Moulton, S. R., Koski, M. L. & Kondratieff, B. C., 2006: A database of lotic invertebrate traits for North America. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 187. - US Geological Survey, US Department of the Interior, Reston, Virginia. (available from: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/ds187/).
48. Wentworth, C. K., 1922: A scale of grade and class terms for clastic sediments. - J. Geol. 30: 377-392.
49. Williams, D. D., 1980: Some relationships between stream benthos and substrate heterogeneity. - Limnol. Oceanogr. 25: 166-172.