Journal
HYDROBIOLOGIA
Volume 847, Issue 15, Pages 3291-3308Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-020-04331-w
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Phantom midge larvae; Biotic physical disturbance; Freshwaters; Greenhouse gases; Benthic fauna
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- Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) [001]
- Foundation of Municipal Parks of Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais, Brazil)
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Controlling factors of CH(4)ebullitive flux are still poorly understood within daily timescales in aquatic environments. Here, we explored ifChaoboruslarvae bioturbation can influence the timing of daily CH(4)ebullitive flux and how this emission pathway is affected considering direct observations in a tropical reservoir. For this, we collected CH(4)bubbles on two different days and three sampling periods: 1-4 pm, 4-7 pm and 7-10 pm. In the middle of each period, we collectedChaoboruslarvae, chemical, and environmental variables and acoustically surveyed the underwater environment. We found similar temporal patterns of CH(4)emissions between the periods in both days. The intervals of higher CH(4)ebullitive flux (1-4 pm and 4-7 pm) appeared to correspond with the exit period ofChaoboruslarvae from sediment (2:30 pm to 5:30 pm). Furthermore, the density of benthic larvae, a proxy of the bioturbation intensity, was the only variable that significantly correlated with the ebullitive flux, presenting a high and positive relation. Our findings suggest that the stochastic nature of the CH(4)ebullitive flux may not be absolute truth, and this emission pathway might be enhanced daily by aChaoborus-driven physical disturbance.
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