NDLI: Cumulative Stressors Trigger Increased Vulnerability of Diatom Communities to Additional Disturbances

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Author	Morin, Soizic Bonet, Berta Corcoll, Natàlia Guasch, Helena Bottin, Marius Coste, Michel
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Chronic, non-lethal stressors occurring gradually (in space or time) can result in cumulative impacts that are more dramatic than higher intensities or occasional critical levels of any single one of these stressors. The negative effects of the chronic stressors trigger lasting impacts that may grow in intensity and become problematic over time and/or to higher trophic levels. In rivers, aquatic organisms experience this type of cumulative stress along the up- to downstream gradient in natural and anthropogenic contaminants generally observed in inhabited watersheds. Diatoms are a major component of the periphyton in rivers; their richness and diversity in natural communities are directly related to their varied ecological preferences and sensitivity to disturbance. In this study, we monitored from 2003 to 2008 the changes in the diversity of taxonomic and non-taxonomic features along a small river (Riou-Mort, South West France), at three sites: one site upstream considered as a reference for this watershed, one intermediate site with high nutrient load, and one downstream site exposed to both nutrient and metal pollution. The cumulative impacts of nutrients plus metals led to a gradual decrease in species richness and diversity, and in a potential capacity to cope with additional stresses, e.g., climate change-related ones. This is reflected by a decrease in species richness downstream, more dramatic in the hot summer of 2003 than in cooler summers. With the increasingly protective environmental regulations (e.g., Water Framework Directive in Europe), accumulation of stresses on aquatic resources are recommended to receive increasing attention, in particular considering the expected changes in climate.
Starting Page	585
Ending Page	595
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00953628
Journal	Microbial Ecology
Volume Number	70
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	1432184X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-04-21
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Diatom communities Metals α- and β-diversity Vulnerability Microbial ecotoxicology Microbiology Ecology Microbial Ecology Geoecology/Natural Processes Nature Conservation Water Quality/Water Pollution
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Soil Science Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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