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Bioassessment of streams based on macroinvertebrates — can sampling of some substrate types be excluded?

  • Daniela Kalaninová EMAIL logo , Il’ja Krno , Ladislav Hamerlík , Eva Bulánková , Pavel Beracko and Ferdinand Šporka
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From the journal Biologia Volume 72 Issue 4

Abstract

Attempting to help reduce the costs of bioassessment of aquatic habitats, the aim of this study was to estimate how particular substrate types influence the ecological quality evaluation based on a multihabitat scheme proposed by the AQEM/STAR consortium. Samples of macroinvertebrates were taken from the Stupavský potok brook, a small, 4th order calcareous stream in the Small Carpathians in Slovakia (Central Europe). Eight most suitable metrics for small Slovakian streams forming the Slovak multimetric index on seven substrate types were tested and compared with the multihabitat sample. The Saprobic Index (SI) and Index of Biocenotic Region (IBR) showed considerably worse (higher) values in the psammal and the best (lowest) values on coarse mineral substrates (lithal, akal). Similarly, values of the metrics Oligo (%), BMWP Score, Rheoindex, Rhithron Typie Index (%) and EPT reached their worst (lowest) values on psammal and the best (highest) values on coarse mineral substrates. Psammal sample showed the worst ecological quality expressed by the lowest EQR (Ecological Quality Ratio) value, most significantly differing from the multihabitat sample (Multiple Comparisons of Means: Dunnett Contrasts: –8.25, P < 0.01). We conclude that substrate types considerably influence selected metrics. Because of a relatively substantial proportion of psammal in some small Slovakian streams and its marginal influence on the overall ecological quality of the site, we suggest conduct further research addressing the effectiveness of its usage in the water management.

Key words: ecological status; metrics; microhabitats; psammal; benthic invertebrates; small stream

Acknowledgements

This study was carried out within the STAR project, a research project under the 5th Framework programme of the European Union (EVK-1-CT-2001-00089), and by the Slovak Scientific Grant Agency (VEGA, project No. 1/0119/16). We would like to thank Tomáš Derka, Daniela Illéšová, Zuzana Čiamporová-Zat’ovičová and Zuzana Pastuchová for identification of samples.

Abbreviations

SI

Saprobic Index (Zelinka and Marvan)

Oligo (%)

proportion of individuals with a preference for oligo-saprobic conditions (scored taxa = 100%)

BMWP

Biological Monitoring Working Party

RTI

Rhithron Typie Index

IBCR

Index of Biocoenotic Region

Aka+Lit+Psa (%)

proportion of individuals with a preference for gravel, lithal and sand (scored taxa = 100%)

EPT

number of Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera taxa

Rheoindex

Banning, with abundance classes. Term “scored taxa = 100%” means that only taxa for which autecological information was available were included in the metric calculation.

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Appendix 1

Taxa list. Mean density ± SD of macroinvertebrates in 1.25 m2 of all substrates (28 samples) from cold (October – April) and from warm (June – August) seasons in the Stupavský potok brook in 2003 and 2004 (+ density less than 1 specimens).

TaxonOctober – AprilJune – August
Mean± SDMean± SD
Turbellaria
Dugesia, gonocephala (Duges, 1830)46± 81.4520± 28.48
Amphipoda
Gammarus fossarum, Koch, 18363422± 3095.462535± 1428.03
Oligochaeta
Chaetogaster diastrophus (Gruithuisen, 1828)1± 1.8900.00
Nais alpina Sperber, 19489± 27.681± 1.31
Nais barbata Müller 17741± 0.9500.00
Nais communis Piguet, 1906313.621± 0.95
Nais elínguis O. F. Müller, 1773+0.0000.00
Nais stoici Hrabě, 198127± 124.3619± 50.47
Pristinella sp.1± 1.8900.00
Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 18621± 5.671± 0.95
Tubifex tubifex (O. F. Müller, 1774)88± 252.766± 15.36
Stylodrilus heringianus Claparède, 186259± 103.2133± 53.27
Trichodrilus tatrensis Hrabě, 19379± 13.703± 6.01
Haplotaxis gordioides (Hartmann, 1821)1± 4.161± 1.89
Fridericia sp.1± 0.9500.00
Cernosvitoviella sp.+0.001± 0.95
Enchytraeidae g. sp.3± 6.4500.00
Eiseniella tetraedro, (Savigny, 1826)1± 4.221± 0.95
Lumbricidae g. sp.1± 0.951± 0.95
Ephemeroptera
Baetis alpinus Pictet, 1843-184529± 75.8219± 47.76
Baetis rhodani Pictet, 1843-184573± 126.41180± 239.42
Baetis spp. juv.1± 3.781± 5.67
Baetis (Nigrobaetis) muticus (L., 1758)36± 67.806± 23.60
Centroptilum luteolum, (Müller, 1776)8± 22.130± 1.89
Electrogeno, samalorum (Landa & Soldán, 1982)+0.0000.00
Electrogeno ujhelyii (Sowa, 1981)1± 7.5600.00
Electrogeno, spp. juv.1± 2.621± 2.62
Epeorus assimilis Eaton, 188572± 152.4515± 41.70
Rhithrogena carpatoalpina Klonowska, Olechowska,9± 24.352± 5.15
Sartori & Weichselbaumer, 1987
Rhithrogena iridino (Kolenati, 1859)00.004± 15.19
Rhithrogena semicolorata (Curtis, 1834)23± 32.9810± 22.87
Rhithrogena semicolorata gr. juv.450± 670.4428± 35.39
Habroleptoides confusa Sartori et Jacob, 198618± 27.9014± 21.79
Ephemera danica Müller, 17643± 9.662± 5.31
Ephemerella mucronata (Bengtsson, 1909)150± 237.9900.00
Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761)2± 7.7485± 226.68
Plecoptera
Brachyptera seticornis (Klapálek, 1902)+0.0000.00
Nemoura cambrica (Stephens, 1835)+0.0000.00
Nemoura flexuosa Aubert, 19493± 10.4900.00
Nemoura marginata Pictet, 18361± 1.8900.00
Nemoura spp. juv.21± 33.726± 11.89
Protoneraura intricata (Ris, 1902)67± 237.1400.00
Protoneraura nitida (Pictet, 1835)151± 523.33179± 226.11
Protoneraura praecox (Morton, 1894)31± 60.2815± 34.95
Protoneraura spp. juv.00.004± 11.36
Leuctra hippopus Kempny, 189982± 112.4900.00
Leuctra prima Kempny, 18942± 5.691± 0.95
Leuctra spp, juv.00.0011± 13.01
Capnia bifrons (Newman, 1839)+0.0000.00
Isoperla oxylepis (Despax, 1936)2± 5.501± 2.62
Isoperla tripartita lilies, 19542± 5.2800.00
Isoperla spp. juv.18± 28.533± 5.35
Perlodes microcephalus (Pictet, 1833)1± 4.161± 4.16
Siphonoperla taurica (Pictet, 1841)2± 5.6800.00
Siphonoperia torrentium (Pictet, 1841)+0.0000.00
Coleoptera
Limnius sp., larvae346± 369.73167± 201.33
Hydraena gracilis Germar, 182483± 80.3126± 36.36
Esolus parallelepipedus (Müller, 1806)+0.0000.00
Elmis sp., larvae23± 56.565± 10.27
Hydraena egoni Jach, 198612± 26.145± 8.04
Limnius perrisi (Dufour, 1843)10± 15.696± 10.89
Hydraena melas Dalla Torre, 187710.0000.00
Hydraena riparia Kugelann, 1794+0.001± 0.95
Hydraena pygmaea Waterhouse, 18332± 4.762± 7.72
Elrnis aenea (Müller, 1806)3± 8.441± 4.48
Elmis maugetii Latreille, 17981± 2.621± 1.89
Limnius volckmari (Panzer, 1793)4± 6.751± 2.62
Platambus maculatus (L., 1758)1± 1.8900.00
Elodes sp., larvae8± 21.1500.00
Pomatinus substriatus (Müller, 1806)1± 0.9500.00
Heteroptera
Microvelia spp.00.001± 0.95
Trichoptera
Rhyacophila fasciata Hagen, 18592± 5.355± 9.33
Rhyacophila obliterata McLachlan, 186310.003± 8.44
Rhyacophila tristis Pictet, 183555± 53.4225± 31.09
Rhyacophila vulgaris Pictet, 18347± 16.5200.00
Rhyacophila (s. str.) sp. juv.12± 27.106± 10.28
Agapetus fuscipes Curtis, 18341± 0.9500.00
Agapetus ochripes Curtis, 183482± 129.4527± 49.82
Glossosoma bottoni Curtis, 18341± 1.8900.00
Glossosoma conformis Neboiss, 19632± 6.8700.00
Glossosoma sp. juv.2± 10.5000.00
Agapetinae g. sp. juv.540± 962.71149± 253.39
Hydroptilidae g. sp. juv.1± 1.89+0.00
Philopotamus montanus (Donovan, 1813)6± 12.993± 13.61
Philopotamidae g. sp. juv.00.001± 2.62
Hydropsyche exocellata Dufour, 184100.001± 1.89
Hydropsyche instabilis (Curtis, 1834)18± 27.9770± 132.70
Hydropsyche saxonica McLachlan, 188410.0000.00
Hydropsyche sp. juv.287± 303.8743± 114.23
Plectrocneraia cf. brevis juv. McLachlan, 18711± 1.8900.00
Plectrocneraia conspersa (Curtis, 1834)1± 1.8900.00
Lype reducto, (Hagen, 1868)1± 0.951± 1.89
Tinodes rostocki McLachlan, 187832± 63.751± 1.89
Tinodes sp. juv.20± 38.756± 13.08
Psychomyiidae g. sp. juv.1± 0.951± 4.48
Annitella obscurata (McLachlan, 1876)1± 7.5600.00
Drusus annulatus (Stephens, 1837)1± 7.5600.00
Drusus sp. juv.1± 0.9500.00
Halesus digitatus (Schrank, 1781)1± 3.781± 1.89
Chaetopteryx villosa (F, 1798) / fusca Brauer, 185700.009± 26.69
Potamophylax latipennis (Curtis, 1834) /7± 19.972± 7.87
luctuosus (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)
Potamophilax rotundipennis (Brauer, 1857)1± 3.7800.00
Potamophylax sp. juv.00.001± 1.89
Limnephilidae g. sp. juv.60± 168.242± 5.97
Silo sp. juv.1± 2.081± 0.95
Goeridae g. sp. juv.5± 10.091± 1.89
Sericostoma personatum (Spencer, 1826) /48± 57.5828± 37.63
schneiderii (Kolenati, 1848)
Sericostomatidae g. sp. juv.23± 42.3800.00
Odontocerum albicorne (Scopoli, 1763)65±88.1111±25.19
Chironomidae
Apsectrotanypus trifascipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838)24± 84.612± 6.14
Conchapelopia sp.46± 162.606± 11.23
Macropelopia sp.1± 0.951± 2.62
Procladius (Holotanypus) sp.1± 7.561± 1.89
Tanypodinae indet.00.001± 0.95
Thienemannimyia sp.24± 46.562± 4.99
Diamesa cf. tonsa19± 64.6300.00
Diamesa sp.00.00511.70
Zavrelimyia sp.1± 3.7800.00
Potthastia longimana (Kieffer, 1922)12± 43.211± 1.89
Odontomesa fulva (Kieffer, 1919)5± 12.985± 13.81
Prodiamesa olivacea (Meigen, 1818)17± 60.6814± 47.51
Brillio, longifurca Kieffer, 192100.001± 2.62
Brillio, modesta (Meigen, 1830)25± 61.2518± 40.76
Corynoneura lobata Edwards, 1924157± 539.966± 13.45
Corynoneura saltellata gr.1± 0.9500.00
Cricotopus tremulus gr.1± 1.891± 1.89
Cricotopus trifascia gr.1± 3.7800.00
Cricotopus sp.00.001± 4.16
Chaetocladius piger gr.10± 52.9200.00
Chaetocladius dentiforceps gr.00.0000.00
Chaetocladius vitellinus gr.1± 3.7800.00
Epoicocladius flavens (Kieffer, 1924)1± 3.8600.00
Eukiefferiella brevicalcar gr.76± 230.731± 0.95
Eukiefferiella cf. brehmi gr.+0.0000.00
Eukiefferiella clypeata (Thienemann, 1919)/1± 1.8900.00
pseudomontana Goetghebuer, 1935
Eukiefferiella cf. coerulescens (Kieffer, 1926)00.0011.89
Eukiefferiella devonica (Edwards, 1929)/14± 71.8100.00
ilkleyensis (Edwards, 1929)
Eukiefferiella cf. fuldensis1± 1.8900.00
Eukiefferiella rectangularis gr./brehm,i gr.3± 10.4900.00
Eukiefferiella sp.103± 498.5600.00
Heleniella ornaticollis (Edwards, 1929)9± 18.851± 3.23
Limnophyes sp.00.001± 2.62
Krenosmittia camptophleps (Edwards, 1929)1± 2.2400.00
Krenosmittia sp.+0.0000.00
Metriocnemus fuscipes gr.+0.0000.00
Metriocnemus hygropetricus gr.1± 3.7800.00
Metriocnemus /Thienemannia sp.00.0000.00
Orthocladius obumbratus Langton & Cranston, 19917± 22.5800.00
Orthocladius obumbratus/oblidens (Walker, 1856)+0.0000.00
Orthocladius sp.2± 7.5800.00
Orthocladius rivicola Kieffer, 1911139± 394.2300.00
Orthocladius rubicundus (Meigen, 1818)8± 24.841± 1.89
Parakiefferiella cf. triquetra00.0010.95
Parakiefferiella sp.1± 1.8900.00
Paramaetrio cneraus stylatus (Kieffer, 1924)15± 37.6024± 49.95
Paraphaenocladius sp.00.0000.00
Paratrichocladius rufiventris (Meigen, 1830)48± 205.65+0.00
Paratrissocladius excerptus (Walker, 1856)5± 18.3613± 39.61
Rheocricotopus effusus (Walker, 1856)+0.0000.00
Rheocricotopus fuscipes (Kieffer, 1909)147± 440.2513± 34.97
Rheosmittia spinicornis (Brundin, 1956)12± 31.1400.00
Rheosmittia sp.10.0000.00
Symposiocladius lignicola (Kieffer, 1915)4± 9.944± 13.60
Synorthocladius semivirens (Kieffer, 1909)4± 15.211± 1.89
Thienemannia cf. fulvofasciata (Kieffer, 1921)00.001± 0.95
Thienemanniella vittata (Edwards, 1924)/33± 101.256± 17.09
clavicornis (Kieffer, 1911)
Tvetenia calvescens (Edwards, 1929)59± 149.7331± 55.30
Tvetenia discoloripes (Gortghebuer, 1936)54± 156.5953± 64.34
Microtendipes pedellus gr.+0.0000.00
Paracladopelma sp.1± 3.761± 3.86
Phaenopsectra sp.3± 8.83+0.00
Endochironomus sp.1± 0.9500.00
Polypedilum breviantennatum gr.16± 41.084± 17.98
Polypedilum convictum gr.33± 126.511± 3.06
Polypedilum pedestre gr.23± 78.3135± 64.79
Polypedilum scalaenum gr. (cf. pullum)10± 38.2600.00
Polypedilum scalaenum gr.00.0000.00
Polypedilum sp.1± 3.7600.00
Cladotanytarsus vanderwulpi gr.00.001± 5.91
Micropsectra cf. aristata Pinder, 197600.003± 9.28
Micropsectra cf. Junci (Meigen, 1818)1± 1.8900.00
Micropsectra sp.320± 893.3959± 114.44
Rheotanytarsus sp.1± 3.7800.00
Stempellinella sp.14± 46.642± 7.60
Tanytarsus sp.2± 4.803± 7.60
Chironomidae, pupae+0.0000.00
Simuliidae
Prosimulium tomosvaryi (Enderlein, 1921)70± 157.8600.00
Simulium costatum (Friederichs, 1920)6± 15.9310± 16.44
Simulium cryophilum, (Rubtsov, 1959)7± 22.7710± 13.51
Simulium vernum, (Macquart, 1838)93± 422.2428± 73.24
Simulium argyreatum Meigen, 183840± 75.31227± 624.79
Simulium montícola Friederichs, 19201± 5.253± 13.34
Simulium ornatura Meigen, 181818± 35.1368± 105.12
Simulium trifasciatum, Curtis, 183900.001± 2.62
Simulium variegatura Meigen, 18182± 5.481± 3.86
Simulium sp.11± 45.8610± 18.38
other Diptera
Típula fulvipennis De Geer, 17761± 1.8900.00
Dicranota gr. robusta22± 28.2324± 30.29
Pedida (C.) straminea (Meigen, 1838)1± 1.8900.00
Limoniidae+0.0000.00
Ellipteroides (P.) alboscutellatus (von Roser, 1840)1± 3.234± 9.46
Eloeophila maculata (Meigen, 1804)5± 7.691± 2.74
Eloeophila mundata (Loew, 1871)4± 9.012± 7.74
Eloeophila submarmorata (Verrai, 1887)1± 0.951± 1.31
Eloeophila spp. juv.1± 5.9100.00
Molophilus sp.1± 1.8900.00
Hexatoma vittata (Meigen, 1830)5± 9.952± 4.18
Scleroprocta spp.8± 22.622± 7.99
Paradelphomyia sp.1± 0.9500.00
Gonomyia lucidula De Meijere, 192010.0000.00
Idiocera punctata (Edwards, 1938)10.0000.00
Pilaría spp.1± 1.8900.00
Rhypholophus haemorrhoidalis (Zetterstedt, 1838)1± 1.8900.00
Erioptera vicina (Tonnoir, 1920)1± 1.8900.00
Dixa puberula Loew, 18491± 5.672± 6.86
Dixa maculata-Gr.1± 1.89+0.00
Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 183210.0000.00
Bazarella subneglecta (Tonnoir, 1922)4± 12.271± 2.74
Berdeniella unispinosa (Tonnoir, 1919)1± 5.6700.00
Psychoda gemina (Eaton, 1904)10.0000.00
Satchelliella (Pneumia) stammeri Jung, 1956)6± 8.931± 4.22
Pericoma spp.1± 4.1600.00
Tonnoiriella pulchra (Eaton, 1893)00.001± 1.89
Sycorax spp.00.001± 1.89
Ptychoptera spp.1± 3.931± 0.95
Bezzia spp.8± 17.661± 3.15
Liponeura cinerascens minor Bischoff, 19223± 11.8200.00
Liponeura vimmeri Mannheims, 195448± 99.4200.00
Liponeura sp. juv.8± 16.5300.00
Ibisia marginata (F., 1781)29± 40.687± 11.56
Atherix ibis (F., 1798)1± 3.7800.00
Oxycera meigenii Staeger, 18441± 1.891± 0.95
Oxycera pardalina Meigen, 18222± 7.5800.00
Oxycera pygmaea (Fallen, 1817)+0.0000.00
Empididae+0.0000.00
Clinocera spp.1± 1.3100.00
Chelifera spp.20± 48.454± 9.13
Hemerodromia spp.10.9500.00
Wiedemannia spp.13± 41.331± 2.24
Chrysops caecutiens (L., 1758)6± 29.291± 1.89
Chrysops spp.2± 12.281± 1.89
Sciomyzidae+0.0000.00
Liancalus virens (Scopoli, 1763)1± 1.8900.00
Density86994557
Number of taxa222143

Received: 2016-7-1
Accepted: 2017-3-21
Published Online: 2017-4-28
Published in Print: 2017-4-25

© 2017 Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences

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ecological status; metrics; microhabitats; psammal; benthic invertebrates; small stream

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