Large-scale climatic phenomena drive fluctuations in macroinvertebrate assemblages in lowland tropical streams, Costa Rica: The importance of ENSO events in determining long-term (15y) patterns

Gutiérrez-Fonseca, Pablo E.; Ramírez, Alonso; Pringle, Catherine M.

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0191781

Cited by 37Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEcology and biodiversity studies

Large-scale climatic phenomena drive fluctuations in macroinvertebrate assemblages in lowland tropical streams, Costa Rica: The importance of ENSO events in determining long-term (15y) patterns

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Gutiérrez-Fonseca, Pablo E., Ramírez, Alonso, Pringle, Catherine M.·2018·PLOS ONE

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Understanding how environmental variables influence the distribution and density of organisms over relatively long temporal scales is a central question in ecology given increased climatic variability (e.g., precipitation, ENSO events). The primary goal of our study was to evaluate long-term (15y time span) patterns of climate, as well as environmental parameters in two Neotropical streams in lowland Costa Rica, to assess potential effects on aquatic macroinvertebrates. We also examined the relative effects of an 8y whole-stream P-enrichment experiment on macroinvertebrate assemblages against the backdrop of this long-term study. Climate, environmental variables and macroinvertebrate samples were measured monthly for 7y and then quarterly for an additional 8y in each stream. Temporal patterns in climatic and environmental variables showed high variability over time, without clear inter-annual or intra-annual patterns. Macroinvertebrate richness and abundance decreased with increasing discharge and was positively related to the number of days since the last high discharge event. Findings show that fluctuations in stream physicochemistry and macroinvertebrate assemblage structure are ultimately the result of large-scale climatic phenomena, such as ENSO events, while the 8y P-enrichment did not appear to affect macroinvertebrates. Our study demonstrates that Neotropical lowland streams are highly dynamic and not as stable as is commonly presumed, with high intra- and inter-annual variability in environmental parameters that change the structure and composition of freshwater macroinvertebrate assemblages.

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Authors: Gutiérrez-Fonseca, P. E., Ramírez, A., & Pringle, C. M.
Affiliations: University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras (PR)
University of Georgia (US)
ORCID: Gutiérrez-Fonseca, Pablo E.
Ramírez, Alonso
Pringle, Catherine M.
Venue: PLOS ONE
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Published: 2018-02-08
Volume: 13
Issue: 2
Pages: e0191781
ISSN: 1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191781
PMC: PMC5805265
OpenAlex: W2791859762
Cited by: 37
References: 116
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3
FWCI: 4.51
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
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Funders: National Science Foundation (DEB 1122389, DEB 1655858)
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 › Ecology › Ecology and biodiversity studies
Keywords: macroinvertebrate communities, ENSO, river discharge, phosphorus enrichment, freshwater biodiversity, Neotropical streams
MeSH terms: Animals, Climate, Costa Rica, Forecasting, Invertebrates, Tropical Climate, Rivers

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