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Is eutrophication really a major impairment for small waterbody biodiversity?
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Summary: Eutrophication remains a major stress for freshwater biodiversity. Its deleterious consequences on biodiversity are well documented for large waterbodies. However, the impact of eutrophication may differ in smaller waterbodies, such as ponds and small lakes, which generally support naturally high levels of nutrients in lowlands. Furthermore, this response could depend on the scale considered, from local (individual waterbody, alpha diversity) to regional (the network of waterbodies, gamma diversity). It is also unclear whether the richness of threatened species responds in the same way as the richness of the whole assemblage. The present study investigates local‐ and regional‐scale consequences of eutrophication on taxonomic richness (all taxa) and conservation value (threatened taxa) in temperate lowland small waterbodies. Five taxonomic groups were investigated: macrophytes, gastropods, water beetles, adult dragonflies and amphibians, in a set of natural waterbodies and a set of enriched waterbodies covering a large nutrient gradient from mesotrophic to hypertrophic conditions. Globally, our study did not reveal consistent, systematic responses to eutrophication. For macrophytes, the richness and conservation value suffered from eutrophication at both local and regional scales. In contrast, for amphibians and gastropods, eutrophication did not impair biodiversity at the local nor the regional scale. Dragonflies and water beetles showed intermediate situations, with an impairment by eutrophication varying according to the type of waterbodies considered. At the regional scale, each trophic status, even the nutrient richest, brought an original contribution to biodiversity. Synthesis and applications. The management of eutrophication for small lowland waterbodies has to be considered differently than for lakes. For an individual waterbody (the local scale), nutrient enrichment is not necessarily a major impairment and its impact depends on the taxonomic group considered. Conversely, at the landscape scale, eutrophication is a major pressure on small waterbody biodiversity, especially because nutrient‐rich small waterbodies are dominant in the landscape. Therefore, conservation efforts should integrate the notion of pond regional networks or ‘pondscapes’, where the regional biodiversity is supported by a mosaic of trophic conditions, and promote the presence of less rich waterbodies.
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“Nutrient enrichment, which is known to decrease species diversity at a landscape-scale (Rosset et al. 2014), is one of the better understood threats to pond communities in agricultural and heavily populated landscapes.”
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- Authors
- Rosset, V., Angélibert, S., Arthaud, F., Bornette, G., Robin, J., Wezel, A., Vallod, D., & Oertli, B.
- Affiliations
- University of Geneva (CH)
- HES-SO Genève (CH)
- Lyon 1 Université (FR)
- Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture Rhône-Alpes (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Rosset, Véronique
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Ecology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2014-01-28
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 415-425
- ISSN
- 0021-8901 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2664
- OpenAlex
- W2140674804
- Cited by
- 104
- References
- 49
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- FWCI
- 4.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Ecology (publishedVersion)
- ArODES (HES-SO (https://www.hes-so.ch/)) (submittedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Cemadoc (Cemagref / IRSTEA) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- Université de Genève
- Agence de l'Eau Rhône Méditerranée Corse
- Haute école Spécialisée de Suisse Occidentale
- Bundesamt für Umwelt
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Keywords
- eutrophication, small water bodies, freshwater biodiversity, ponds, lowland lakes, taxonomic richness, threatened species, conservation value, alpha diversity, gamma diversity, trophic state, nutrient enrichment, aquatic plants, Gastropoda, aquatic beetles, dragonflies, amphibians, pondscapes, regional biodiversity
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