Development and evaluation of a diatom-based index of biotic integrity (D-IBI) for rivers impacted by run-of-river dams
文献类型：期刊论文
| 作者 | Wu, Naicheng1,2; Cai, Qinghua1; Fohrer, Nicola2; Wu, NC (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, State Key Lab Freshwater Ecol & Biotechnol, Inst Hydrobiol, Wuhan 430072, Hubei, Peoples R China. |
| 刊名 | ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
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| 出版日期 | 2012-07-01 |
| 卷号 | 18期号:-页码:108-117 |
| 关键词 | Assessment Diatoms D-ibi Ecological Condition Flow Regulation Multi-metrics |
| ISSN号 | 1470-160X |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.10.013 |
| 文献子类 | Article |
| 英文摘要 | Significant ecological effects of run-of-river dams on stream chemistry, benthic algae, phytoplankton, macroinvertebrates, macrophytes and fish have been found. However, the quantitative impacts and intensity of such impacts on aquatic ecosystems are still unclear and there was no assessment system to examine such impacts effectively. We investigated benthic diatom communities of 23 run-of-river dams in a Chinese river during the dry season with the goal of developing a diatom-based index of biotic integrity (D-IBI) that would be sensitive to such impacts. Four metrics were selected from 110 diatom attributes of training-site data set to construct the D-IBI based on: (1) significant differences between reference and impaired sites, (2) high separation power and (3) a low coefficient of variation (CV). We then calculated the total D-IBI scores by summing metrics for each site after transformation by 0-10 scaling system. The D-IBI and its metrics were tested using an independent testing-site data set from a tributary of the study catchment. The test results, calculated using the same criteria and scaling system as the training-site data set, indicated significant differences between reference and impaired sites. The developed D-IBI was powerful in terms of separation powers, % sites correctly classified, box-separation ratios, correlation index (Col) and Cumulative_R-2. Then the ecological conditions of the sampling sites were evaluated based on the total D-IBI scores. Overall, the ecological conditions of references sites were "Good". D-IBI scores were significantly reduced at impaired sites, where affected by the dams, compared with references sites. The newly developed D-IBI effectively signaled impairment of flow regulations in the Xiangxi River of China, and it could be used in future studies measuring the long-term status of streams and the effectiveness of various remediation measures. However, further testing and assessment of their applicability in other regions impacted by small run-of-river dams are still needed. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.; Significant ecological effects of run-of-river dams on stream chemistry, benthic algae, phytoplankton, macroinvertebrates, macrophytes and fish have been found. However, the quantitative impacts and intensity of such impacts on aquatic ecosystems are still unclear and there was no assessment system to examine such impacts effectively. We investigated benthic diatom communities of 23 run-of-river dams in a Chinese river during the dry season with the goal of developing a diatom-based index of biotic integrity (D-IBI) that would be sensitive to such impacts. Four metrics were selected from 110 diatom attributes of training-site data set to construct the D-IBI based on: (1) significant differences between reference and impaired sites, (2) high separation power and (3) a low coefficient of variation (CV). We then calculated the total D-IBI scores by summing metrics for each site after transformation by 0-10 scaling system. The D-IBI and its metrics were tested using an independent testing-site data set from a tributary of the study catchment. The test results, calculated using the same criteria and scaling system as the training-site data set, indicated significant differences between reference and impaired sites. The developed D-IBI was powerful in terms of separation powers, % sites correctly classified, box-separation ratios, correlation index (Col) and Cumulative_R-2. Then the ecological conditions of the sampling sites were evaluated based on the total D-IBI scores. Overall, the ecological conditions of references sites were "Good". D-IBI scores were significantly reduced at impaired sites, where affected by the dams, compared with references sites. The newly developed D-IBI effectively signaled impairment of flow regulations in the Xiangxi River of China, and it could be used in future studies measuring the long-term status of streams and the effectiveness of various remediation measures. However, further testing and assessment of their applicability in other regions impacted by small run-of-river dams are still needed. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| WOS关键词 | BENTHIC ALGAL COMMUNITIES ; XIANGXI RIVER ; MINE DRAINAGE ; MONITORING EUTROPHICATION ; PHYTOPLANKTON INDEX ; HABITAT STRUCTURE ; SMALL HYDROPOWER ; P-IBI ; STREAM ; DIVERSITY |
| WOS研究方向 | Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000303284500014 |
| 资助机构 | National Natural Science Foundation of China[30330140, 40671197]; CAS[30330140, 40671197]; Major S&T Special Project of Water Pollution Control and Management[2008ZX07526-002-07] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[30330140, 40671197]; CAS[30330140, 40671197]; Major S&T Special Project of Water Pollution Control and Management[2008ZX07526-002-07] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[30330140, 40671197]; CAS[30330140, 40671197]; Major S&T Special Project of Water Pollution Control and Management[2008ZX07526-002-07] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[30330140, 40671197]; CAS[30330140, 40671197]; Major S&T Special Project of Water Pollution Control and Management[2008ZX07526-002-07] |
| 公开日期 | 2012-09-25 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.ihb.ac.cn/handle/342005/16863]  |
| 专题 | 水生生物研究所_淡水生态学研究中心_期刊论文 |
| 通讯作者 | Wu, NC (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, State Key Lab Freshwater Ecol & Biotechnol, Inst Hydrobiol, Wuhan 430072, Hubei, Peoples R China. |
| 作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, State Key Lab Freshwater Ecol & Biotechnol, Inst Hydrobiol, Wuhan 430072, Hubei, Peoples R China 2.Univ Kiel, Dept Hydrol & Water Resource Management, Inst Conservat Nat Resources, D-24118 Kiel, Germany |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Wu, Naicheng,Cai, Qinghua,Fohrer, Nicola,et al. Development and evaluation of a diatom-based index of biotic integrity (D-IBI) for rivers impacted by run-of-river dams[J]. ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS,2012,18(-):108-117. |
| APA | Wu, Naicheng,Cai, Qinghua,Fohrer, Nicola,&Wu, NC .(2012).Development and evaluation of a diatom-based index of biotic integrity (D-IBI) for rivers impacted by run-of-river dams.ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS,18(-),108-117. |
| MLA | Wu, Naicheng,et al."Development and evaluation of a diatom-based index of biotic integrity (D-IBI) for rivers impacted by run-of-river dams".ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS 18.-(2012):108-117. |
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