Inland navigation and land use interact to impact European freshwater biodiversity.

Autor: Sexton AN; Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité, Centre de Synthèse et d'Analyse sur la Biodiversité, Montpellier, France. aaron.sexton@fondationbiodiversite.fr., Beisel JN; Université de Strasbourg, ENGEES, CNRS, LIVE UMR 7362, Strasbourg, France., Staentzel C; Université de Strasbourg, ENGEES, CNRS, LIVE UMR 7362, Strasbourg, France., Wolter C; Department of Fish Biology, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany., Tales E; University of Paris-Saclay, INRAE, HYCAR, Antony, France., Belliard J; University of Paris-Saclay, INRAE, HYCAR, Antony, France., Buijse AD; Department of Freshwater Ecology and Water Quality, Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands.; Aquaculture and Fisheries Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands., Martínez Fernández V; Departamento de Sistemas y Recursos Naturales, E.T.S. Ingeniería de Montes, Forestal y del Medio Natural, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain., Wantzen KM; UNESCO Chair 'Fleuves et Patrimoine', CNRS UMRS CITERES, Tours University, Tours, France.; CNRS UMR LIVE, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France., Jähnig SC; Department of Community and Ecosystem Ecology, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany.; Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany., Garcia de Leaniz C; Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research, Department of Biosciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.; CIM Marine Reseach Center, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain., Schmidt-Kloiber A; Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, BOKU Vienna, Vienna, Austria., Haase P; Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Gelnhausen, Germany.; Faculty of Biology, University of Duisburg, Essen, Germany., Forio MAE; Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium., Archambaud G; INRAE, Aix Marseille University, RECOVER, Aix-en-Provence, France., Fruget JF; ARALEP-Ecologie des Eaux Douces, Villeurbanne, France., Dohet A; Environmental Research and Innovation Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Belvaux, Luxembourg., Evtimova V; Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria., Csabai Z; Department of Hydrobiology, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.; HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Tihany, Hungary., Floury M; University of Paris-Saclay, INRAE, HYCAR, Antony, France., Goethals P; Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium., Várbiró G; Department of Tisza Research, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Centre for Ecological Research, Debrecen, Hungary., Cañedo-Argüelles M; FEHM Lab, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research IDAEA, CSIC, Barcelona, Spain., Larrañaga A; Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain., Maire A; Laboratoire National d'Hydraulique et Environnement, EDF R&D, Chatou, France., Schäfer RB; Faculty of Biology, University of Duisburg, Essen, Germany.; University Alliance Ruhr, Research Center One Health Ruhr, Essen, Germany., Sinclair JS; Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Gelnhausen, Germany., Vannevel R; Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.; Environment Agency, VMM Flanders, Aalst, Belgium., Welti EAR; Conservation Ecology Center, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA, USA., Jeliazkov A; University of Paris-Saclay, INRAE, HYCAR, Antony, France.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nature ecology & evolution [Nat Ecol Evol] 2024 Jun; Vol. 8 (6), pp. 1098-1108. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 21.
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-024-02414-8
Abstrakt: Inland navigation in Europe is proposed to increase in the coming years, being promoted as a low-carbon form of transport. However, we currently lack knowledge on how this would impact biodiversity at large scales and interact with existing stressors. Here we addressed this knowledge gap by analysing fish and macroinvertebrate community time series across large European rivers comprising 19,592 observations from 4,049 sampling sites spanning the past 32 years. We found ship traffic to be associated with biodiversity declines, that is, loss of fish and macroinvertebrate taxonomic richness, diversity and trait richness. Ship traffic was also associated with increases in taxonomic evenness, which, in concert with richness decreases, was attributed to losses in rare taxa. Ship traffic was especially harmful for benthic taxa and those preferring slow flows. These effects often depended on local land use and riparian degradation. In fish, negative impacts of shipping were highest in urban and agricultural landscapes. Regarding navigation infrastructure, the negative impact of channelization on macroinvertebrates was evident only when riparian degradation was also high. Our results demonstrate the risk of increasing inland navigation on freshwater biodiversity. Integrative waterway management accounting for riparian habitats and landscape characteristics could help to mitigate these impacts.
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