期刊
HYDROBIOLOGIA
卷 847, 期 19, 页码 4049-4061出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-020-04399-4
关键词
Organic matter; Ecological niche; Hypervolume; Nemouridae; Stream detritivores
资金
- Universita degli Studi di Torino within the CRUI-CARE Agreement
Several Alpine streams are currently facing recurrent summer drying events with detrimental consequences on stream detritivores, i.e., shredders, due to negative effects via changes the organic matter (CPOM) availability. We examined the ecological requirements of three phylogenetically related shredder genera belonging to the family of Nemouridae (Plecoptera), namelyNemoura,ProtonemuraandAmphinemura, in 14 Alpine streams recently facing recurrent summer flow intermittency events. We evaluated the overlap among their ecological niches measured in terms of hydraulic stress, substrate composition, changes in CPOM availability and competition with other shredder taxa (i.e., presence of individuals of other shredders) and we examined potential changes in their ecological niches between permanent and intermittent sites. The ecological niches ofProtonemuraandAmphinemuraoverlap broadly, but not withNemoura, suggesting only partial potential competition. The reduced CPOM availability decreased the individual abundance of the three genera in intermittent sites, where they consistently preferred microhabitats with high CPOM availability and low competition with other shredder taxa, possibly due to food limitation. Overall, our results emphasize how the negative effect of flow intermittency on shredders in Alpine streams is mainly due to the decrease in CPOM availability, with consequent potential bottom up effects on stream ecosystem functionality.
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