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1. Accounting for Uncertainty and Time Lags in Equivalency Calculations for Offsetting in Aquatic Resources Management Programs

Author:
Michael J. Bradford
Source:
Environmental management 2017 v.60 no.4 pp. 588-597
ISSN:
0364-152X
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; aquatic habitat; biodiversity; environmental impact; freshwater fisheries; multipliers; prediction; risk; uncertainty
Abstract:
... Biodiversity offset programs attempt to minimize unavoidable environmental impacts of anthropogenic activities by requiring offsetting measures in sufficient quantity to counterbalance losses due to the activity. Multipliers, or offsetting ratios, have been used to increase the amount of offsets to account for uncertainty but those ratios have generally been derived from theoretical or ad-hoc cons ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00267-017-0892-6

2. Aeroconservation for the Fragmented Skies

Author:
Christina M. Davy; Adam T. Ford; Kevin C. Fraser
Source:
Conservation letters 2017 v.10 no.6 pp. 773-780
ISSN:
1755-263X
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; aquatic habitat; bacteria; biodiversity; birds; ecological function; environmental policy; habitat connectivity; habitat fragmentation; humans; wildlife management
Abstract:
... From birds to bacteria, airborne organisms face substantial anthropogenic impacts. The airspace provides essential habitat for thousands of species, some of which spend most of their lives airborne. Despite recent calls to protect the airspace, it continues to be treated as secondary to terrestrial and aquatic habitats in policy and research. Aeroconservation integrates recent advances in aeroecol ...
DOI:
10.1111/conl.12347

3. Age and Growth in the Australian Freshwater Mussel, Westralunio carteri, with an Evaluation of the Fluorochrome Calcein for Validating the Assumption of Annulus Formation

Author:
Klunzinger Michael W.; Beatty Stephen J.; Morgan David L.; Lymbery Alan J.; ; Haag Wendell R.
Source:
Journal of the North American Benthological Society 2014 v.33 no.4 pp. 1127-1135
ISSN:
0887-3593
Subject:
North Americans; Unionida; adults; anthropogenic activities; aquatic habitat; fluorescent dyes; freshwater mussels; life history; longevity; risk assessment; shade; streams; temporal variation; water temperature; winter; Australia
Abstract:
... Growth and longevity of freshwater mussels (Unionida) are important for defining life-history strategies and assessing vulnerability to human impacts. We used mark—recapture and analysis of shell rings to investigate age and growth of the hyriid, Westralunio carteri, at 5 sites in southwestern Australia. We tested the utility of the in situ marker calcein for validating the assumption of annulus f ...
DOI:
10.1086/677815

4. Anthropogenic effects on bacterial diversity and function along a river‐to‐estuary gradient in Northwest Greece revealed by metagenomics

Author:
Alexandra Meziti; Despina Tsementzi; Konstantinos Ar. Kormas; Hera Karayanni; Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis
Source:
Environmental microbiology 2016 v.18 no.12 pp. 4640-4652
ISSN:
1462-2912
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; aquatic habitat; bacterial communities; bacterioplankton; digestive system; estuaries; freshwater; functional diversity; genes; genetic variation; humans; lotic systems; metagenomics; ribosomal RNA; rivers; runoff; sequence analysis; sewage; soil; temporal variation; water flow; winter; Greece
Abstract:
... Studies assessing the effects of anthropogenic inputs on the taxonomic and functional diversity of bacterioplankton communities in lotic ecosystems are limited. Here, we applied 16S rRNA gene amplicon and whole‐genome shotgun sequencing to examine the microbial diversity in samples from the Kalamas River (Northwest Greece), a mid‐size river that runs through agricultural and NATURA‐protected areas ...
DOI:
10.1111/1462-2920.13303

5. Anthropogenic impacts on lake and stream ecosystems, and approaches to restoration

Author:
SØNDERGAARD, MARTIN; JEPPESEN, ERIK
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2007 v.44 no.6 pp. 1089-1094
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
habitat destruction; limnology; lakes; aquatic habitat; streams; habitat conservation; dams (hydrology); freshwater fish; anthropogenic activities; ecosystems
Abstract:
... 1. Freshwater ecosystems have long been affected by numerous types of human interventions that have a negative impact on their water quality and ecological state. Fortunately, in most western countries the input of sewage to freshwater systems has been reduced, but hydromorphological alterations, eutrophication-related turbidity and loss of biodiversity remain major problems in many parts of the w ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01426.x

6. Anthropogenic noise alters dwarf mongoose responses to heterospecific alarm calls

Author:
Amy Morris-Drake; Anna M. Bracken; Julie M. Kern; Andrew N. Radford
Source:
Environmental pollution 2017 v.223 pp. 476-483
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
Helogale parvula; Papio ursinus; abnormal behavior; anthropogenic activities; antipredatory behavior; aquatic habitat; humans; noise pollution; pollutants; predation; sounds; squirrels; sympatry; vocalization
Abstract:
... Anthropogenic noise is an evolutionarily novel and widespread pollutant in both terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Despite increasing evidence that the additional noise generated by human activities can affect vocal communication, the majority of research has focused on the use of conspecific acoustic information, especially sexual signals. Many animals are known to eavesdrop on the alarm calls pro ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2017.01.049

7. Antibiotic Resistance is Widespread in Urban Aquatic Environments of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Author:
Felipe H. Coutinho; Cynthia B. Silveira; Leonardo H. Pinto; Gigliola R. B. Salloto; Alexander M. Cardoso; Orlando B. Martins; Ricardo P. Vieira; Maysa M. Clementino
Source:
Microbial ecology 2014 v.68 no.3 pp. 441-452
ISSN:
0095-3628
Subject:
RNA libraries; ampicillin; anthropogenic activities; antibiotic resistance; aquatic environment; aquatic habitat; bacteria; humans; pollution; public health; resistance mechanisms; ribosomal RNA; Brazil
Abstract:
... Bacterial resistance to antibiotics has become a public health issue. Over the years, pathogenic organisms with resistance traits have been studied due to the threat they pose to human well-being. However, several studies raised awareness to the often disregarded importance of environmental bacteria as sources of resistance mechanisms. In this work, we analyze the diversity of antibiotic-resistant ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00248-014-0422-5
PubMed:
24821495

8. Anuran assemblages associated with roadside ditches in a managed pine landscape

Author:
Jessica A. Homyack; Christopher J. O’Bryan; Jamie E. Thornton; Robert F. Baldwin
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.334 pp. 217-231
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Anura; anthropogenic activities; aquatic habitat; canopy; coniferous forests; drainage channels; frogs; herpetofauna; issues and policy; landscapes; males; models; oviposition sites; prediction; probability; rain; species diversity; surveys; toads; water quality; wetlands; United States
Abstract:
... Managed forests support a diverse assemblage of herpetofauna. However, less is known about how aquatic features embedded in intensively managed landscapes, particularly modified aquatic habitat types, influence biodiversity. Further, whether additional anthropogenic disturbances to modified aquatic habitats affect occupancy of amphibians has not been studied, but has important ramifications for on ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2014.08.035

9. Aquatic pollution increases the relative success of invasive species

Author:
Crooks, Jeffrey A.; Chang, Andrew L.; Ruiz, Gregory M.
Source:
Biological invasions 2011 v.13 no.1 pp. 165-176
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
water pollution; interspecific variation; copper; aquatic habitat; marine environment; introduced species; aquatic invertebrates; field experimentation; ecosystems; anthropogenic activities; invasive species; ecological invasion; indigenous species; fouling; abiotic stress; California
Abstract:
... Although individual ecosystems vary greatly in the degree to which they have been invaded by exotic species, it has remained difficult to isolate mechanisms influencing invader success. One largely anecdotal observation is that polluted or degraded areas will accumulate more invaders than less-impacted sites. However, the role of abiotic factors alone in influencing invisibility has been difficult ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-010-9799-3

10. Assessing boat damage to seagrass bed habitat in a Florida park from a bioeconomics perspective

Author:
Engeman, R.M.; Duquesnel, J.A.; Cowan, E.M.; Smith, H.T.; Shwiff, S.A.; Karlin, M.
Source:
Journal of coastal research 2008 v.24 no.2 pp. 527-532
ISSN:
1551-5036
Subject:
habitat destruction; estimation; bioeconomic models; contingent valuation; habitat conservation; cost benefit analysis; anthropogenic activities; ecological restoration; aquatic habitat; boats; aquatic plants; Florida
Abstract:
... Seagrass bed habitat is an important biotic community in decline worldwide. Boat damage has long been recognized for its negative impacts on shallow-water seagrass beds, with those along the Florida coast particularly vulnerable in the face of a large human population possessing a large number of boats. Boat scars to seagrass beds recover slowly, resulting in new damage that often outpaces recover ...
Handle:
10113/15645
DOI:
10.2112/06-0703.1

11. Assessing flow regime alterations in a temporary river – the River Celone case study

Author:
Anna Maria De Girolamo; Antonio Lo Porto; Giuseppe Pappagallo; Francesc Gallart
Source:
Vodohospodársky časopis 2015 v.63 no.3 pp. 263-272
ISSN:
0042-790X
Subject:
Soil and Water Assessment Tool model; anthropogenic activities; aquatic habitat; basins; case studies; invertebrates; planning; rivers; stream flow; streams; time series analysis; water quality; Italy
Abstract:
... In this paper, we present an approach to evaluate the hydrological alterations of a temporary river. In these rivers, it is expected that anthropogenic pressures largely modify low-flow components of the flow regime with consequences for aquatic habitat and diversity in invertebrate species. First, by using a simple hydrological index (IARI) river segments of the Celone stream (southern Italy) who ...
DOI:
10.1515/johh-2015-0027

12. Bats and aquatic habitats: a review of habitat use and anthropogenic impacts

Author:
Ioanna Salvarina
Source:
Mammal review 2016 v.46 no.2 pp. 131-143
ISSN:
0305-1838
Subject:
Myotis; acoustics; anthropogenic activities; aquatic habitat; arid zones; drinking water; ecosystems; eutrophication; food webs; foraging; freshwater; habitat preferences; radio telemetry; surface water; surveys; threatened species; water pollution; Africa; Asia; Europe; North America; South America
Abstract:
... Many bats use aquatic habitats for foraging and for drinking water. Interactions between aquatic and terrestrial systems are important for understanding food web dynamics and for conserving species and ecosystems. Therefore, in this review, I examined the data available on bats’ use of aquatic habitats. The objectives of the present review were to evaluate the importance of aquatic resources for b ...
DOI:
10.1111/mam.12059

13. Bioaccumulation of Inorganic Elements in Dreissena polymorpha from the Ebro River, Spain: Could Zebra Mussels Be Used as a Bioindicator of the Impact of Human Activities?

Author:
M. Benito; R. Mosteo; E. Rubio; D. LaPlante; M. P. Ormad; P. Goñi
Source:
River research and applications 2017 v.33 no.5 pp. 718-728
ISSN:
1535-1459
Subject:
Dreissena polymorpha; European Union; aluminum; anthropogenic activities; aquatic habitat; aquatic organisms; bioaccumulation; cadmium; chromium; invasive species; iron; lead; mercury; pollutants; rivers; tissues; toxins; water pollution; water quality; watersheds; Spain
Abstract:
... Dreissena polymorpha is among the top 100 most harmful invasive species in aquatic habitats. European Directive 2013/39/UE establishes Environmental Quality Standards for biota because it has been demonstrated that pollutants bioaccumulate in aquatic organisms. This study evaluated bioaccumulation of inorganic elements in the soft tissues of D. polymorpha in order to assess the usefulness of zebra ...
DOI:
10.1002/rra.3126

14. Cadmium pollution and amphibians – Studies in tadpoles of Rana limnocharis

Author:
Arabinda Patar; Anirudha Giri; Freeman Boro; Krishna Bhuyan; Utsab Singha; Sarbani Giri
Source:
Chemosphere 2016 v.144 pp. 1043-1049
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
DNA damage; Rana; adults; amphibians; anthropogenic activities; aquatic environment; aquatic habitat; body length; body weight; cadmium; genotoxicity; lethal concentration 50; life history; metamorphosis; mortality; pollution; population dynamics; reproductive fitness; tadpoles
Abstract:
... Cadmium is released into the environment in increasing amounts from different natural and anthropogenic activities contaminating the aquatic habitats. Amphibian tadpoles develop in water and hence are likely to be adversely affected by cadmium present in the aquatic environment. We have studied the toxic and genotoxic effects of CdCl2 on the tadpoles of Rana limnocharis. CdCl2 in the concentration ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.09.088

15. A Case-Study Application of the Experimental Watershed Study Design to Advance Adaptive Management of Contemporary Watersheds

Author:
Jason A. Hubbart; Elliott Kellner; Sean J. Zeiger
Source:
Water 2019 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
adaptive management; anthropogenic activities; aquatic habitat; case studies; environmental factors; experimental design; geology; habitat destruction; human population; land use change; population growth; stream flow; streams; water management; water quality; watershed hydrology; watersheds; Midwestern United States
Abstract:
... Land managers are often inadequately informed to make management decisions in contemporary watersheds, in which sources of impairment are simultaneously shifting due to the combined influences of land use change, rapid ongoing human population growth, and changing environmental conditions. There is, thus, a great need for effective collaborative adaptive management (CAM; or derivatives) efforts ut ...
DOI:
10.3390/w11112355

16. Changes in the dissolved nitrogen pool across land cover gradients in wisconsin streams

Author:
Emily H. Stanley; Jeffrey T. Maxted
Source:
Ecological applications 2008 v.18 no.7 pp. 1579-1590
ISSN:
1051-0761
Subject:
aquatic habitat; ecosystems; eutrophication; nitrogen; nutrient availability; streams; anthropogenic activities; urban areas; land use; agricultural land; forests; wetlands; leaching; nitrate nitrogen; ammonium nitrogen; nitrogen dioxide; ecotoxicology; Wisconsin
Abstract:
... Increases in anthropogenic nitrogen fixation have resulted in wide‐scale enrichment of aquatic ecosystems. Existing biogeochemical theory suggests that N enrichment is associated with increasing concentrations of nitrate; however, dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) is often a major component of the total dissolved nitrogen (TDN) pool in streams and rivers, and its concentration can be significantly ...
DOI:
10.1890/07-1379.1
PubMed:
18839755

17. Colonization of Ephemeral Water Bodies in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia by Assemblages of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae): Role of Environmental Factors, Habitat, and Disturbance

Author:
Carver, Scott; Spafford, Helen; Storey, Andrew; Weinstein, Philip
Source:
Environmental entomology 2009 v.38 no.6 pp. 1585-1594
ISSN:
0046-225X
Subject:
vector competence; surface area; water salinization; insect vectors; rain; species diversity; seasonal wetlands; anthropogenic activities; hematophagous insects; aquatic habitat; colonizing ability; saline water; population density; Aedes; Western Australia
Abstract:
... Environmental disturbance may have direct and indirect impacts on organisms. We studied the colonization of ephemeral water bodies by mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Wheatbelt region of southwest Western Australia, an area substantially affected by an expanding anthropogenic salinization. Mosquitoes frequently colonized ephemeral water bodies, responded positively to rainfall, and populated ...
DOI:
10.1603/022.038.0609
PubMed:
20021752

18. Combined effects of NaCl and fluoxetine on the freshwater planarian, Schmidtea mediterranea (Platyhelminthes: Dugesiidae)

Author:
Pearl U. Ofoegbu; Diana Campos; Amadeu M. V. M. Soares; Joāo L. T. Pestana
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.11 pp. 11326-11335
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Schmidtea mediterranea; abnormal development; anthropogenic activities; antidepressants; aquatic habitat; aquatic organisms; head; indicator species; lethal concentration 50; locomotion; reproduction; risk; sodium chloride; tissue repair; toxicity; water salinity
Abstract:
... Increasing salinity levels in freshwaters due to natural and anthropogenic sources pose risk to exposed aquatic organisms. However, there is a paucity of information on how salinity may influence the effects of other chemical stressors especially psychiatric pharmaceuticals. Freshwater planarians which have been suggested as bioindicator species in aquatic habitats were used in this study to evalu ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04532-4

19. Comparing Past and Present Hydrologic Aspects of a Mediterranean Wetland from a Sustainable Management Perspective

Author:
A. Gul
Source:
Water resources management 2015 v.29 no.8 pp. 2771-2787
ISSN:
0920-4741
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; aquatic habitat; biodiversity; conservation areas; ecosystems; managers; prediction; rivers; water quantity; wetlands
Abstract:
... Wetlands are significant examples of ecosystems with high biological diversity and ecological reserve. The quantity of water entering a wetland is a major driver that acts on the ecological state and proper functioning of the wetland ecosystem. Flows that contribute to the sustainability of aquatic habitats and water dependent ecosystem processes are often called environmental flows. There are a n ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11269-015-0969-z

20. Connectivity and complexity of coastal lakes as determinants for their restoration – A case study of the southern Baltic Sea

Author:
Krystian Obolewski; Katarzyna Glińska-Lewczuk
Source:
Ecological engineering 2020 v.155 pp. 105948
ISSN:
0925-8574
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; aquatic ecosystems; aquatic habitat; biodiversity; case studies; coasts; freshwater; genetic heterogeneity; lakes; salinity; seawater; watersheds; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... To understand functional mechanisms and ecological conditions of the Baltic coastal lakes (BCL) for the need of their restoration, the current state of knowledge on environmental, ecological, and evolutionary processes responsible for biological diversity is presented. This has allowed the classification of coastal lakes along the southern Baltic Sea coast as freshwater, transitional, and brackish ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.105948