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Stabilizing the clear-water state in eutrophic ponds after biomanipulation: submerged vegetation versus fish recolonization 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Biomanipulation through fish removal is a tool commonly used to restore a clear-water state in lakes. Biomanipulation of ponds
is, however, less well documented, although their importance for biodiversity conservation and public amenities is undisputed.
In ponds, a more complete fish removal can be carried out as compared to lakes and therefore a stronger response is expected.
Fish recolonization can, however, potentially compromise the longer term success of biomanipulation. Therefore, we investigated
the impact of fish recolonization on zooplankton, phytoplankton, and nutrients for several years after complete drawdown and
fish removal in function of submerged vegetation cover in 12 peri-urban eutrophic ponds situated in Brussels (Belgium). Fish
recolonization after biomanipulation had a considerable impact on zooplankton grazers, reducing their size and density substantially,
independent of the extent of submerged vegetation cover. Only ponds with <30% cover of submerged vegetation shifted back to
a turbid state after fish recolonization, coinciding with an increase in density of small cladocerans, rotifers, and cyclopoid
copepods. In ponds with >30% submerged vegetation cover, macrophytes prevented an increase in phytoplankton growth despite
the disappearance of large zooplankton grazers. Our results suggest that macrophytes, rather than by providing a refuge for
zooplankton grazers, control phytoplankton through other associated mechanisms and confirm that the recovery of submerged
macrophytes is essential for biomanipulation success. Although the longer term effect of biomanipulation is disputable, increased
ecological quality could be maintained for several years, which is particularly interesting in an urban area where nutrient
loading reduction is often not feasible. 相似文献
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Biomanipulation of lake ecosystems: successful applications and expanding complexity in the underlying science 总被引:12,自引:1,他引:11
Thomas Mehner Jürgen Benndorf † Peter Kasprzak Rainer Koschel 《Freshwater Biology》2002,47(12):2453-2465
SUMMARY 1. To illustrate advances made in biomanipulation research during the last decade, seven main topics that emerged after the first biomanipulation conference in 1989 are discussed in relation to the papers included in this special issue and the general literature. 2. The substantially higher success rates of biomanipulations in shallow as opposed to stratified lakes can be attributed to several positive feedback mechanisms relating mainly to the recovery of submerged macrophytes. 3. The role of both nutrient loading and in‐lake concentrations in predicting the success of biomanipulations is emphasised and supported by empirically defined threshold values. Nutrient recycling by aquatic organisms (such as fish) can contribute to the bottom‐up effects on lake food webs, although the degree can vary greatly among lakes. 4. Ontogenetic niche shifts and size‐structured interactions particularly of fish populations add to the complexity of lake food webs and make scientifically sound predictions of biomanipulation success more difficult than was previously envisaged. 5. Consideration of appropriate temporal and spatial scales in biomanipulation research is crucial to understanding food web effects induced by changes in fish communities. This topic needs to be further developed. 6. An appropriate balance between piscivorous, planktivorous and benthivorous fishes is required for long‐lasting success of biomanipulations. Recommended proportions and absolute densities of piscivorous fish are currently based on data from only a few biomanipulation experiments and need to be corroborated by additional and quantitative assessments of energy flow through lake food webs. 7. Biomanipulation effects in stratified lakes can be sustained in the long term only by continued interventions. Alternate stable states of food web composition probably exist only in shallow lakes, but even here repeated interventions may be needed as long as nutrient inputs remain high. 8. Biomanipulation is increasingly used as a lake restoration technique by considering the needs of all lake users (sustainability approach). The combination of water quality management and fisheries management for piscivores with positive effects for both appears to be particularly promising. 9. Biomanipulation research has contributed substantially to progress in understanding complex lake food webs, which should in turn promote a higher success rate of future whole‐lake biomanipulations. 相似文献
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Phytoplankton biomass in Lake Xolotlán (Managua): Its seasonal and horizontal distribution 总被引:2,自引:1,他引:1
Some well-documented studies on restoring eutrophic lake systems in The Netherlands by fish stock management have been evaluated with the emphasis on the role of macrophytes. Furthermore, the factors determining the light climate for submerged macrophytes in a large shallow eutrophic lake (Lake Veluwe) have been assessed and the potential success of biomanipulation in large scale projects is discussed. Today relatively little attention has been paid to macrophyte management although the importance of macrophytes in lake restoration has been recognized regularly. The biomanipulation strategy was successful in small scale projects. In a large scale project, however, wind-induced resuspension may largely determine the underwater light climate through attenuation by the water column and periphytic layer. Therefore, restoration of relatively large waterbodies by fish stock management only is expected not to lead to any noteworthy improvement of the light climate for submerged macrophytes. Additional measures aimed at reducing wind-induced resuspension of sediment particles and reestablishing of the macrophyte stands are required for successful biomanipulation strategies. Water quality managers should pay more attention to macrophyte stands in biomanipulation projects because macrophytes enhance a more stable and diverse ecosystem. Restoration objectives and the methods of their achievement must be carefully planned since an abundant submerged macrophyte vegetation may have undesirable effects as well. 相似文献
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Trophic interactions in a shallow lake following a reduction in nutrient loading: a long-term study 总被引:13,自引:6,他引:7
After the diversion of a nutrient-rich inflow, the eutrophic lake, Alderfen Broad, initially showed reduced total phosphorus concentrations and phytoplankton populations, clear water and the establishment of submerged macrophytes. Internal P loading then increased, perhaps stimulated by the senescence of submerged macrophytes and exacerbated by the lack of flushing. Cyanophytes appeared in the summer of two years. As a consequence of poor recruitment of roach (Rutilus rutilus (L.)), the chief zooplanktivore, and a summerkill of the fish population, populations of large-bodied Cladocera (Daphnia hyalina/ longispina and ultimately D. magna) developed. In the long-term, these may have limited the further development of phytoplankton populations and clear water and submerged macrophytes returned. During this latter period, internal P release has remained high (> 380 µg l-1), thereby indicating the scope for biomanipulation even in eutrophic conditions. However, isolation of the lake has led to a decrease in water level (which through increased temperatures and lowered dissolved oxygen levels was probably responsible for the fish deaths) and further concentration of internal P load. Sediment is now being removed to reestablish greater water depth. 相似文献
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Top-down control of phytoplankton: the role of time scale, lake depth and trophic state 总被引:15,自引:1,他引:14
SUMMARY 1. One of the most controversial issues in biomanipulation research relates to the conditions required for top-down control to cascade down from piscivorous fish to phytoplankton. Numerous experiments have demonstrated that Phytoplankton biomass Top-Down Control (PTDC) occurs under the following conditions: (i) in short-term experiments, (ii) shallow lakes with macrophytes, and (iii) deep lakes of slightly eutrophic or mesotrophic state. Other experiments indicate that PTDC is unlikely in (iv) eutrophic or hypertrophic deep lakes unless severe light limitation occurs, and (v) all lakes characterised by extreme nutrient limitation (oligo to ultraoligotrophic lakes).
2. Key factors responsible for PTDC under conditions (i) to (iii) are time scales preventing the development of slow-growing inedible phytoplankton (i), shallow depth allowing macrophytes to become dominant primary producers (ii), and biomanipulation-induced reduction of phosphorus (P) availability for phytoplankton (iii).
3. Under conditions (iv) and (v), biomanipulation-induced reduction of P-availability might also occur but is insufficient to alter the epilimnetic P-content enough to initiate effective bottom-up control (P-limitation) of phytoplankton. In these cases, P-loading is much too high (iv) or P-content in the lake much too low (v) to initiate or enhance P-limitation of phytoplankton by a biomanipulation-induced reduction of P-availability. However, PTDC may exceptionally result under condition (iv) if high mixing depth and/or light attenuation cause severe light limitation of phytoplankton.
4. Recognition of the five different conditions reconciles previous seemingly contradictory results from biomanipulation experiments and provides a sound basis for successful application of biomanipulation as a tool for water management. 相似文献
2. Key factors responsible for PTDC under conditions (i) to (iii) are time scales preventing the development of slow-growing inedible phytoplankton (i), shallow depth allowing macrophytes to become dominant primary producers (ii), and biomanipulation-induced reduction of phosphorus (P) availability for phytoplankton (iii).
3. Under conditions (iv) and (v), biomanipulation-induced reduction of P-availability might also occur but is insufficient to alter the epilimnetic P-content enough to initiate effective bottom-up control (P-limitation) of phytoplankton. In these cases, P-loading is much too high (iv) or P-content in the lake much too low (v) to initiate or enhance P-limitation of phytoplankton by a biomanipulation-induced reduction of P-availability. However, PTDC may exceptionally result under condition (iv) if high mixing depth and/or light attenuation cause severe light limitation of phytoplankton.
4. Recognition of the five different conditions reconciles previous seemingly contradictory results from biomanipulation experiments and provides a sound basis for successful application of biomanipulation as a tool for water management. 相似文献
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Is reduction of the benthivorous fish an important cause of high transparency following biomanipulation in shallow lakes? 总被引:16,自引:16,他引:0
Experimental reduction of the fish stock in two shallow lakes in The Netherlands shows that such a biomanipulation can lead
to a substantial increase in transparency, which is caused not only by a decrease in algal biomass, but also by a decrease
in resuspended sediment and detritus. A model was developed to describe transparency in relation to chlorophyll-a and inorganic, suspended solids (resuspended sediment). With the use of this model it is shown that more than 50% of the
turbidity in these shallow lakes before biomanipulation was determined by the sediment resuspension, mainly caused by benthivorous
fish.
Another analysis reveals that the concentration of inorganic suspended solids and the biomass of benthivorous fish are positively
correlated, and that even in the absence of algae a benthivorous fish biomass of 600 kg ha−1 can reduce the Secchi depth to 0.4 m in shallow lakes. In addition, it is argued that algal biomass is also indirectly reduced
by removal of benthivorous fish. Reduction of benthivorous fish is necessary to get macrophytes and macrophytes seem to be
necessary to keep the algal biomass low in nutrient-rich shallow lakes. It is concluded that the impact of benthivorous fish
on the turbidity can be large, especially in shallow lakes. 相似文献
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Lakes can be sources or sinks of carbon, depending on local conditions. Recent studies have shown that the CO2 efflux increases when lakes recover from eutrophication, mainly as a result of a reduction in phytoplankton biomass, leading to less uptake of CO2 by producers. We hypothesised that lake restoration by removal of coarse fish (biomanipulation) or invasion of mussels would have a similar effect. We studied 14–22 year time series of five temperate Danish lakes and found profound effects on the calculated CO2 efflux of major shifts in ecosystem structure. In two lakes, where limited colonisation of submerged macrophytes occurred after biomanipulation or invasion of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha), the efflux increased significantly with decreasing phytoplankton chlorophyll a. In three lakes with major interannual variation in macrophyte abundance, the efflux declined with increasing macrophyte abundance in two of the lakes, while no relation to macrophytes or chlorophyll a was found in the third lake, likely due to high groundwater input to this lake. We conclude that clearing water through invasive mussels or lake restoration by biomanipulation may increase the CO2 efflux from lakes. However, if submerged macrophytes establish and form dense beds, the CO2 efflux may decline again. 相似文献
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The role of solid waste materials as habitats for macroinvertebrates in a lowland dam reservoir 总被引:2,自引:1,他引:1
Magdalena Czarnecka Małgorzata Poznańska Jarosław Kobak Norbert Wolnomiejski 《Hydrobiologia》2009,634(1):125-135
Eight hypereutrophic phytoplankton dominated ponds from the Brussels Capital Region (Belgium) were biomanipulated (emptied
with fish removal) to restore their ecological quality and reduce the risk of cyanobacterial bloom formation. Continuous monitoring
of the ponds before and after the biomanipulation allowed the effects of the management intervention on different compartments
of pond ecosystems (phytoplankton, zooplankton, submerged vegetation and nutrients) to be assessed. Fish removal resulted
in a drastic reduction in phytoplankton biomass and a shift to the clear-water state in seven out of eight biomanipulated
ponds. The reduction in phytoplankton biomass was associated with a marked increase in density and size of large cladocerans
in six ponds and a restoration of submerged macrophytes in five ponds. The phytoplankton biomass in the ponds with extensive
stands of submerged macrophytes was less affected by planktivorous fish recolonisation of some of the ponds later in the summer.
The two non-vegetated ponds as well as one pond with sparse submerged vegetation showed a marked increase in phytoplankton
biomass associated with the appearance of fish. Phytoplankton biomass increase coincided with the decrease in large Cladocera
density and size. One pond lacking submerged macrophytes could maintain very low phytoplankton biomass owing to large Cladocera
grazing alone. The results of this study confirmed the importance of large zooplankton grazing and revegetation with submerged
macrophytes for the maintenance of the clear-water state and restoration success in hypereutrophic ponds. They also showed
that large Cladocera size is more important than their number for efficient phytoplankton control and when cladocerans are
large enough, they can considerably restrain phytoplankton growth, including bloom-forming cyanobacteria, even when submerged
vegetation is not restored. The positive result of fish removal in seven out of eight biomanipulated ponds clearly indicated
that such management intervention can be used, at least, for the short-term restoration of ecological water quality and prevention
of noxious cyanobacterial bloom formation. The negative result of biomanipulation in one pond seems to be related to the pollution
by sewage water.
Guest editors: B. Oertli, R. Cereghino, A. Hull & R. Miracle
Pond Conservation: From Science to Practice. 3rd Conference of the European Pond Conservation Network, Valencia, Spain, 14–16
May 2008 相似文献
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Biomanipulation and its feasibility for water quality management in shallow eutrophic water bodies in The Netherlands 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
A. F. Richter 《Aquatic Ecology》1986,20(1-2):165-172
Biomanipulation as a tool for lake restoration is discussed mainly using literature data. It is based on the exploitation of the interactions both within and between the trophic levels in an aquatic ecosystem. Important among the interactions are: competition for light and nutrients between aquatic macrophytes and phytoplankton and among different phytoplankton species; grazing by planktonic and benthic filter feeders; and size-selective predation by fish. In several case studies biomanipulation has proved to be successful in restorating mildly eutrophic small waterbodies. However, for long-term stability of the restored ecosystems supplementary measures like reducing the external nutrient loadings are needed. The feasibility of the different biomanipulation measures to improve the water quality in shallow Dutch lakes is discussed. Preliminary results on biomanipulation experiments in enclosures withOscillatoria agardhii and the benthic filter feederDreissena polymorpha are given. 相似文献
10.
Despite the presence of high nutrient concentrations, most ponds located around Brussels (Belgium) show a considerable variation
in turbidity. The importance of submerged macrophytes in maintaining the clear-water state requires identification of the
main factors determining macrophyte abundance and diversity in ponds and small lakes. In this study, the inter-relationships
between submerged macrophyte cover, fish abundance and turbidity were investigated in 13 eutrophic peri-urban ponds. Along
a turbidity gradient, vegetation switched from dominance by Stoneworts (Chara and Nitella spp.) in the clearest ponds, to dominance by Potamogeton pectinatus in ponds with a slightly lower water transparency. Despite the presence of both P. pectinatus and Stoneworts in each of the vegetated ponds, only one became dominant. Only a very low abundance (around 20%) of submerged
vegetation was found in ponds of intermediate turbidity, while macrophytes were absent in turbid ponds. Multi- and univariate
analysis showed a marked difference in chemical, physical and biological properties between ponds deliberately used for fish
stocking and ponds that were not. Macrophyte cover was significantly negatively correlated with turbidity and plankti-benthivorous
fish abundance. No such correlation was observed with piscivorous fish abundance, except for pike that were associated with
a charophyte vegetation in the study ponds. The strong relationship found between fish abundance and turbidity, its negative
effect on submerged vegetation cover, and the importance of submerged vegetation in controlling phytoplankton abundance, should
be taken into account when selecting ponds for fish stocking. It also suggests that the study ponds have a good potential
for ecological quality restoration by biomanipulation. 相似文献