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Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst.
Number 418, 2017
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Article Number | 10 | |
Number of page(s) | 8 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2017001 | |
Published online | 28 February 2017 |
Research Paper
The invertebrate community of the chalk stream hyporheic zone: spatio-temporal distribution patterns
La communauté invertébrée de la zone hyporhéique d'une rivière calcaire : modèles de distribution spatio-temporelle
1
Centre for Research in Ecology, Roehampton University,
Holybourne Avenue,
SW15 4JD
London, UK
2
Department of Biology-Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Biology, Geography, West University of Timisoara,
300115
Timisoara, Romania
⁎ Corresponding author: octavian.pacioglu@e-uvt.ro
This study examined the longitudinal distribution, vertical distribution and temporal dynamics of the invertebrate community inhabiting the chalk hyporheic zone of four catchments, which differed in their degree of eutrophication and sediment composition. We characterised the invertebrate community at two depths (20 and 35 cm), in the heads and tails of riffles at low and high groundwater levels. Taxon density declined significantly with increasing depth. The abundance of invertebrates did not differ significantly between the heads and tails of riffles and also did not respond to changes in groundwater level. The results suggest that the chalk hyporheic zone is a shallow habitat that is relatively homogenous at the riffle scale with respect to the distribution of fauna and potentially resilient to seasonal groundwater level fluctuations.
Résumé
Cette étude a examiné la répartition longitudinale, la distribution verticale et la dynamique temporelle de la communauté d'invertébrés habitant la zone hyporhéique calcaire de quatre bassins, qui diffèrent par leur degré d'eutrophisation et la composition des sédiments. Nous avons caractérisé la communauté d'invertébrés à deux profondeurs (20 et 35 cm), dans les têtes et les queues de rapides à des niveaux d'eau souterrains bas et élevés. La densité des taxons a diminué de façon significative avec l'augmentation de la profondeur. L'abondance d'invertébrés ne différait pas significativement entre les têtes et les queues des radiers et ne répondait pas non plus aux changements du niveau des eaux souterraines. Les résultats suggèrent que la zone hyporhéique calcaire est un habitat peu profond qui est relativement homogène à l'échelle du radier en ce qui concerne la distribution de la faune et potentiellement résilient aux fluctuations saisonnières du niveau d'eau souterraine.
Key words: hyporheic zone / upwelling and downwelling / vertical distribution / groundwater dynamic
Mots clés : zone hyporhéique / upwelling et downwelling / distribution verticale / dynamique des eaux souterraines
© O. Pacioglu and A. Robertson, Published by EDP Sciences 2017
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