Macrobenthic response to sewage discharges in confined areas from coastal lagoons: Implication on the Ecological Quality Status

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-118

  Pilo D ^a   Leitao F ^a   Ben Hamadou, R ^a   Range, P ^a   Chicharo M ^a   Chicharo L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORY; COASTAL LAGOON; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEPOSIT FEEDER; HABITAT QUALITY; MACROBENTHOS; ORGANIC MATTER; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SALINITY; SAMPLING; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

FARO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA;

EID: 82055189800     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (61)

1. Águas M 1986. Simulação da circuiação hidrodinâmica na Ria Formosa. In Os Sistemas Lagunares do Algarve. Universidade do Algarve, Faro-Portugal: 78-90.
2. Austen M, Warwick R, Rosado C 1989. Meiobenthic and macrobenthic community structure along a putative pollution gradient in southern Portugal. Mar. Poll Bull 20:398-405.
3. Austen M, Widdicombe S 2006. Comparison of the response of meio and macrobenthos to the disturbance and organic enrichment. J Exp Mar. Biol Ecol 330:96-104. (Pubitemid 43261669)
4. Bakalem A, Ruellet T, Dauvin JC 2009. Benthic indices and ecological quality of shallow Algeria fine sand community. Ecol Ind 9:395-408. (Pubitemid 50201063)
5. Bebianno MJ 1995. Effects of pollutants in the Ria Formosa Lagoon, Portugal. Sci Total Environ 171:107-115. (Pubitemid 26432322)
6. Bigot L, Grémare A, Amouroux JM, Frouin P, Maire O, Gaertner J 2008. Assessment of the ecological quality status of soft-bottoms in Reunion Island (tropical Southwest Indian Ocean) using AZTI marine biotic indices. Mar. Poll Bull 56:704-722.
7. Boaventura D, da Fonseca L, Teles-Ferreira C 1999. Trophic structure of macrobenthic communities in the Portuguese Coast. A review on lagoonal, estuarineand rocky littoral habitats. Acta Oecol 20:407-415. (Pubitemid 29514688)
8. Borja A, Franco J, Pérez V 2000. A marine Biotic Index to establishthe ecological quality of soft-bottom benthos within European estuarine and coastal environments. Mar. Poll Bull 40:1110-1114.
9. Borja A, Muxika I 2005. Guidelines for the use of AMBI (AZTI's Marine Biotic Index) in the assessment of the benthic ecological quality. Mar. Poll Bull 50:787-789. (Pubitemid 40898336)
10. Borja A, Josefson A, Miles A, Muxika I. Olsgard F, Phillips G, Rodriguez J, Rygg B 2007. An approach to the intercalibration of benthic ecological status assessment in the North Atlantic ecoregion, according to the European Water Framework Directive. Mar. Poll Bull 55:42-52. (Pubitemid 44794507)
11. Borja A. Mader J, Muxica I, Rodríguez G, Bald J 2008. Using M-AMBI in assessing benthic quality within the Water Framework Directive: Some remarks and recommendations. Mar. Poll Bull 56:1377-1379.
12. Borja A, Tunberg B 2011. Assessing benthic health in stressed subtropical estuaries, eastern Florida, USA using AMBI and M-AMBI. Ecol Ind 11(2):295-303.
13. Bryan G, Uysal H 1978. Heavy metals in the burrowing bivalve Scrobicularia plana from the Tamar Estuary in relation to environmental levels.. J Mar. Biol Ass UK 58:89-108.
14. Carvalho S, Barata M, Gaspar M, Pousao-Ferreira P, da Fonseca L 2007. Enrichment of aquaculture earthen ponds with Hediste diversicolor: Consequences for benthic dynamics and natural productivity. Aquaculture 262:227-236. (Pubitemid 46188328)
15. Carvalho S, Barata M, Pereira F, Ferreira PP, Cancela da Fonseca L, Gaspar MB 2010. Can macrobenthic communities be used in the assessment of environmental quality of fish earthen ponds? J Mar. Biol Ass UK 90:135-144.
16. Castei J, Caumette P, Herbert R 1996. Eutrophication gradients in coastal lagoons as exemplified by the Bassin d'Arcachon and the Etang du Prevost, Hydrobiologia 329:1-20.
17. Cheggour M, Chafik A, Fisher N, Benbrahim S 2005. Metal concentrations in sediments and clams in four Moroccan estuaries. Mar. Environ Res 59:119-137. (Pubitemid 39264570)
18. Chícharo L, Chícharo A, Gaspar M, Alves F, Regala J 2002. Ecological characterization of dredged and non-dredged bivalve fishing areas off south Portugal. J Mar. Biol Ass UK 82:41-50.
19. Clarke K, Warwick R 1994. Change in marine Communities (An Approach to statistical analysis and interpretation). Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Natural Environment Research Council, UK, p 173. Coast Res 45:209-226.
20. Dauer M, Ewing R, Rodi A 1987. Macrobenthic Distribution within the Sediment along an Estuarine Salinity Gradient. Int Rev Hydrobiol 72:529-538.
21. Dauvin J 2007. Paradox of estuarine quality: benthic indicators and indices, consensus or debate for the future. Mar. Poll Bull 55:271-281. (Pubitemid 44779646)
22. Falcão M, Vale C 1990. Study of the Ria Formosa ecosystem: benthic nutrient remineralization and tidal variability of nutrients in the water. Hydrobiologia 207:137-146.
23. Fauchald K, Jumars P 1979. The diet of worms: a study of polychaetes feeding guilds. Oceanogr Mar. Biol 17:193-284.
24. Fauvel P 1977. Polychètes sédentaires. Nendeln/ Liechtenstein, Kraus, Kraus Reprint, 494 p.
25. nd edit. Cambridge University Press, 563 p.
26. Gamito S 2006. Benthic ecology of semi-natural coastal lagoons, in the Ria Formosa (Southern Portugal), exposed to different water renewal regimes. Hydrobiologia 555:75-87. (Pubitemid 43004507)
27. Grall J, Glémarec M 1997. Using biotic indices to estimate macrobenthic community perturbations in the Bay of Brest. Estuar Coast Shelf 44:43-53.
28. nd edit. Imperial College Press, 1440 p.
29. Hewitt E, Mudge S 2004. Detecting anthropogenic stress in an ecosystem: 1. Meiofauna in a sewage gradient. Environ Forensics 5:155-170. (Pubitemid 39308535)
30. Jorgensen B, Richardson K 1996. Eutrophication in Coastal Marine Ecosystems. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 273 p.
31. Kennish M, Haag S, Sakowicz G, Durand J 2004. Benthic macrofaunal conmunity structure along a well-defined salinity gradient in the Mullica River-Great Bay Estuary. Coast Res: 209-226. (Pubitemid 40059649)
32. Klaoudatos S, Klaoudatos D, Smith J, Bogdanos K, Papageorgiou E 2006. Assessment of site specific benthic impact of floating cage farming in the eastern Hios Island, Eastern Aegean Sea, Greece. J Exp Mar. Bio Ecol 338:96-111. (Pubitemid 44376643)
33. Loureiro S, Newton A, Icely J 2005. Effects of nutrient on primary production in the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon (Southern Portugal). Hydrobiologia 550:29-45. (Pubitemid 41363724)
34. Margalef R 1968. Perspectives in Ecological Theory. University of Chicago Press, Illinois, 111 p.
35. Mostert E 2003. The European Water Framework Directive and water management research. Phys Chem Earth 28:523-527. (Pubitemid 37216346)
36. Mudge S, Bebianno M 1997. Sewage contamination following an accidental spillage in the Ria Formosa, Portugal. Mar. Poll Bull 34:163-17.
37. Mudge S, Duce E 2005. Identifying the source, transport path and sinks of sewage derived organic matter. Environ Poll 136:209-220. (Pubitemid 40544920)
38. Muxica I, Borja A, Bald J 2007. Using historical data, expert judgment and multivariate analysis in assessing reference conditions and benthic ecological status, according to the European Water Framework Directive. Mar. Poll Bull 55:16-29. (Pubitemid 44779645)
39. Newton A, Icely J, Falcao M, Nobre A, Nunes J, Ferreiram J, Vale C 2003. Evaluation of eutrophication in the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon, Portugal. Cont Shelf Res 23:1945-1961. (Pubitemid 37546140)
40. Newton A, Mudge S. M 2003. Temperature and salinity regimes in a shallow, mesotidal lagoon, the Ria Formosa, Portugal. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 56:1-13.
41. Newton A, Mudge S 2005. Lagoon-sea exchanges, nutrient dynamics and water quality management of the Ria Formosa (Portugal). Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 62:405-414. (Pubitemid 40118159)
42. Pearson T, Rosenberg R 1978. Macrobenthic succession in relation to organic enrichment and pollution of the marine environment. Oceanogr Mar. Biol 16:229-231.
43. Prato S, Morgana J, La Valle P, Finoia M, Lattanzi L, Nicolleti L, Ardizzone G, Izzo G 2009. Application of biotic and taxonomic distinctness indices in assessing the Ecological Quality Status of two coastal lakes: Caprolace and Fogliano lakes (Central Italy). Ecol Indie 9:568-583.
44. Pielou E. C 1969. An Introduction to Mathematical Ecology. Wiley, New York, 286 p.
45. Reiss H, Kröncke I 2005. Seasonal variability of benthic indices: an approach to test the applicability of different indices for ecosystem quality assessment. Mar. Poll Bull 50:1490-1499. (Pubitemid 41724792)
46. Ruellet T, Dauvin JC 2007. Benthic indicators: analysis of the threshold values of ecological quality classifications for transitional waters. Mar. Poll Bull 54:1707-1714. (Pubitemid 350086617)
47. Salas F, Neto JM, Borja A, Marques JC 2004. Evaluation of the applicability of a marine biotic index to characterize the status of estuarine ecosystems: the case of Mondego estuary (Portugal). Ecol Indie 4:215-225. (Pubitemid 38897811)
48. Scaps P 2002. A review of the biology, ecology and potential use of the common ragworm Hediste diversicolor (OF Muller) (Annelida; Polychaeta). Hydrobiologia 470:203-218. (Pubitemid 34689253)
49. Shannon CE, Weaver W 1949. The Mathematical Theory of Communication. The University of Illinois Press, Illinois, 117 p.
50. Snelgrove P, Butman C 1994. Animal-sediment relationships revisited: cause versus effect. Oceanogr Mar. Biol Ann Rev 32:111-177. (Pubitemid 2131957)
51. Sprung M 1994. Macrobenthic secondary production in the intertidal zone of the Ria Formosa-a lagoon in Southern Portugal. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 38:539-558. (Pubitemid 2115218)
52. Teixeira H, Salas F, Pardal MA, Marques JC 2007. Applicability of ecological evaluation tools in estuarine ecosystems: the case of the lower Mondego estuary (Portugal). Hydrobiologia 587:101-112. (Pubitemid 46956753)
53. Terlizzi A, Scuderi D, Fraschetti S, Anderson M 2005. Quantifying effects of pollution on biodiversity: a case study of highly diverse molluscan assemblages in the Mediterranean. Mar. Biol 148:293-305. (Pubitemid 41738278)
54. Teske P, Wooldridge T 2001. A comparison of the macrobenthic faunas of permanently open and temporarily open/closed South African estuaries. Hydrobiologia 464:227-243. (Pubitemid 34170098)
55. Tett P, Gilpin L, Svendsen H, Erlandsson C, Larsson U, Kratzer S, Fouilland E, Janzen C, Lee JY, Grenz C, Newton A, Ferreira JC, Fernandes T, Scory S 2003. Eutrophication and some European waters-of restricted exchange. Cont Shelf Res 23:1635-1671. (Pubitemid 37546124)
56. Warwick R 1993. Environmental impact studies on marine communities: Pragmatical considerations. Aust J Ecol 18:63-80. (Pubitemid 24409100)
57. Weisberg S, Ranasinghe J, Dauer D, Schaffner L, Diaz R, Frithsen J 1997. An estuarine benthic index of biotic integrity (B-IBI) for Chesapeake Bay. Coast Estuar 20:149-158.
58. Weston D 1990. Quantitative examination of macrobenthic community changes along an organic enrichment gradient. Mar. Ecol Progr Ser 61:233-244.
59. Wolanski E, Boorman L, Chícharo L, Langlois-Saliou E, Lara R, Plater A, Uncles R, Zalewski M 2004. Ecohydrology as a new tool for sustainable management of estuaries and coastal waters. Wetl Ecol Manag 12(4):235-276. (Pubitemid 40323200)
60. rd edit. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA, 662 p.
61. Zettler M, Schiedek D, Bobertz B 2007. Benthic biodiversity indices versus salinity gradient in the southern Baltic Sea. Mar. Poll Bull 55:258-270. (Pubitemid 44779651)