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Connecting the distribution and diversification of marine plants

Oikos, EarlyView.
Integration of the evolutionary history with distribution of extant species is necessary to explain present‐day diversity, particularly for ‘foundation' species, such as seagrasses, which create habitats of socioecological relevance. Here, we resolved if varying evolutionary history of seagrass families has imprinted the distribution ranges of extant ...
Fernando Tuya, Javier Martínez‐ Pérez, Álvaro Fueyo, Néstor E. Bosch   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of the propagule bank in reestablishing submerged macrophytes after removal of free-floating plants for recovery of a shallow lake in Southern Brazil

Ecología Austral, 2020
At eutrophic shallow subtropical lakes, free-floating macrophytes can occupy the entire water surface. The removal of this vegetation favors the recolonization of submerged macrophytes from the propagule bank.
Taiane H. G. Duarte, Thaís S. Almeida, Edélti F. Albertoni, Cleber Palma-Silva   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and Improvement of Habitat Suitability Criteria for Instream Habitat Assessments Conducted in Support of Environmental Flows in Florida

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Florida's regulatory framework requires the establishment of minimum flows to protect aquatic ecosystems and water resources from significant harm. One of the primary methods used to evaluate significant harm is assessment of instream habitat, which relies on Habitat Suitability Criteria (HSC) curves that relate flow regimes and habitat ...
Eric J. Nagid, Kym Rouse Holzwart
wiley   +1 more source

A Multi‐Method Approach to Assessing Barrier Effectiveness in Preventing the Spread of Invasive Signal Crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus)

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Relieving barriers and increasing free flowing rivers is a global imperative to restore habitat connectivity for migratory fish stocks. While reducing river fragmentation will certainly improve biodiversity, the spread of non‐native species throughout a river system may be facilitated as an inadvertent outcome.
Matthew Harwood, Andrew W. Bray, Karis A. Woolfenden, Paul D. Stebbing, Alison M. Dunn, Josie South   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leaf Soluble Carbohydrates, Free Amino Acids, Starch, Total Phenolics, Carbon and Nitrogen Stoichiometry of 24 Aquatic Macrophyte Species Along Climate Gradients in China

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019
Leaf soluble carbohydrates (SC), free amino acids (FAA), starch, total phenolics (TOPH), carbon (C), and nitrogen (N) stoichiometry of 24 aquatic macrophyte species were studied at 52 selected sites in eastern, 31 sites in southwestern and 6 sites in ...
Qingchuan Chou, Qingchuan Chou, Qingchuan Chou, Te Cao, Leyi Ni, Ping Xie, Erik Jeppesen, Erik Jeppesen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Invasive goldfish trigger a regime shift in experimental lake ecosystems of varying trophic state

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
The pet trade distributes exotic animals around the globe that enrich human lives. However, some pets become pests when released into the wild. This study provides experimental evidence that goldfish will negatively affect native freshwater organisms and ecosystems.
William D. Hintz, Hannah Barrett, Rick A. Relyea   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamics of primary productivity in relation to submerged vegetation of a shallow, eutrophic lagoon: A field and mesocosm study.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Aquatic ecosystems nowadays are under constant pressure, either from recent or historical events. In most systems with increased nutrient supply, submerged macrophytes got replaced by another stable state, dominated by phytoplankton as main primary ...
Maximilian Berthold, Martin Paar
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Warming and Phosphorus Enrichment on the C:N:P Stoichiometry of Potamogeton crispus Organs

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
The loss of submerged macrophytes from freshwater ecosystems is accelerating owing to the combined effects of eutrophication and climate change. Submerged macrophytes depend on spring clear water; however, increased water temperatures and excessive ...
Mingzhe Dai, Tao Wang, Tao Wang, Yuyu Wang, Jun Xu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geometric Morphometrics Reveal Body Shape Variation in Freshwater Shrimps of the Genus Macrobrachium Lacking a Mandibular Palp (Formerly Pseudopalaemon Sollaud, 1911) (Decapoda: Palaemonidae)

Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Shape variation in the cephalothorax of Macrobrachium species without mandibular palp using geometric morphometrics was used as a tool to support species differentiation and propose new diagnostic characters for taxonomic identification.
Thaís Arrais Mota, Ana Carla Soares da Silva, Lucas Jhones de Santana Neves, Carlos Eduardo Rocha Duarte Alencar, Fabrício Lopes Carvalho   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of nutrient level on periphyton–macrophyte interactions in freshwater ecosystems

Water Biology and Security
Periphyton are one of the key primary producers in aquatic ecosystems, particularly in oligotrophic shallow lakes. Submerged macrophytes are capable of competing with periphyton for nutrients and light, but may also facilitate periphyton by providing ...
Yushan Li, Qingchuan Chou, Liangliang Huang, Mingjun Feng, Haowu Cheng, Jun Xu, Peiyu Zhang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source