Realised and predicted changes in the invertebrate benthos after restoration of connectivity to the floodplain of a large river

Autor: Olga Beguin, Nicolas Lamouroux, David Mccrae, Amael Paillex, Anne-Laure Besacier-Monbertrand, Jean-Michel Olivier, Hélène Mayor Siméant, Dorothea Hug Peter, Emmanuel Castella
Přispěvatelé: Institut F.A. Forel, Université de Genève (UNIGE), University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA), Laboratoire d'Ecologie des Hydrosystèmes Naturels et Anthropisés (LEHNA), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Swiss Federal Insitute of Aquatic Science and Technology [Dübendorf] (EAWAG), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE), System Analysis, Integrated Assessment and Modelling (EAWAG), Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Sciences and Technology (Eawag)-Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Sciences and Technology (Eawag)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Freshwater Biology
Freshwater Biology, Wiley, 2015, 60 (6), pp.1131-1146. ⟨10.1111/fwb.12565⟩
Freshwater Biology, Wiley, 2015, 60, pp.1131-1146. ⟨10.1111/fwb.12565⟩
Freshwater Biology, Vol. 60, No 6 (2015) pp. 1131-1146
ISSN: 0046-5070
1365-2427
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12565⟩
Popis: International audience; 1. River–floodplain interactions (i.e. lateral connectivity) are a major driver of the structure and func- tion of the biota in floodplain waterbodies. Therefore, the enhancement of lateral connectivity is a key focus of large river restoration. The Rho^ne River restoration project in France includes an array of floodplain habitats and restoration measures, offering opportunities to test the predictability of changes in taxon abundance after connectivity restoration.2. Quantitative samples of benthic macroinvertebrates taken before restoration were used to derive generalised additive models (GAMs) relating the density of taxa to an index of lateral connectivity. The index combined the diversity of sediment grain size, its organic content, vegetation cover and the water’s electrical conductivity. GAMs were used to predict changes in taxon density and between-site (i.e. beta) diversity 2 and 4 years after restoration at 34 sites (14 unrestored, eight recon- nected to the river, six dredged, six restored by increasing river flow).3. Observed post-restoration changes included an increase in the density of rheophilous taxa and an increase of beta-diversity among restored sites. Fifty-four GAMs (27% of the taxa) were selected for post-restoration predictions. Predictions from these models matched observations for a set of Tri- choptera and other taxa with large density changes after restoration. The quality of predictions of density changes was poor on average among sites, but higher for sites where large changes in lateral connectivity occurred. Taxon-level predictions partly explained increased beta-diversity in restored sites, suggesting that predictions based on a subset of individual taxa can be used to predict commu- nity-level changes.4. Our models can guide restoration measures in the Rho^ne and other rivers. Our results also show the benefit of diversifying restoration actions at the scale of entire floodplains. Post-restoration trajec- tories should be monitored over long periods to improve the identification of the key environmental predictors of biotic changes, especially at the less connected floodplain sites.
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