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Title: Functional responses of Odonata larvae to human disturbances in neotropical savanna headwater streams
Keywords: Anisoptera
Zygoptera
Savanna streams - Anthropogenic impacts
Biomonitoring
Córregos da savana - Impactos antropogênicos
Biomonitoramento
Issue Date: Dec-2021
Publisher: Elsevier
Citation: SILVA, L. R. F. et al. Functional responses of Odonata larvae to human disturbances in neotropical savanna headwater streams. Ecological Indicators, [S. l.], v. 133, 108367, Dec. 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108367.
Abstract: Headwater streams are facing increasing disturbances from human pressures worldwide, thus better knowledge about bioindicators, particularly aquatic insect responses to various pressures and stressors, are urgently needed. Multiple trait-based approaches consider species attributes filtered by the environment, allowing them to persist in ecosystems under environmental pressures. Because this approach has been minimally explored in Odonata larvae, we aimed to understand how anthropogenic stressors structure Odonata larval assemblages in neotropical savanna streams by using multiple trait-based approaches. We hypothesized that a set of stressors--such as reduced substrate heterogeneity, poor water quality, natural land cover converted to pasture and agriculture, and reduced local riparian canopy cover--select Odonata functional traits. We collected 3209 Odonata larvae from 186 neotropical savanna headwater stream sites and used 39 environmental variables and seven traits in 23 categories related to their functional roles in Odonata genera. To assess associations between trait categories and environmental variables, we applied RLQ and fourth-corner statistical analyses. We found strong relationships between environmental variables and sets of Odonata biological traits that were separated into two main groups. Zygoptera genera (Perilestes, Allopodagrion, Heliocharis, Argia, Epipleoneura, Mnesarete/Hetaerina, Psaironeura) have elongated body shapes, caudal lamellae respiration, conforming thermoregulation, and endophytic oviposition. Such traits favor assemblages in conditions similar to reference streams, including denser riparian vegetation, good water quality, and diverse flows and substrate. Therefore, they are more sensitive to changes in those conditions. On the other hand, Anisoptera genera (Gomphoides, Archaeogomphus, Macrothemis, Brechmorhoga, Gynothemis, Phyllocycla) have cylindrical body shapes, internal gill respiration, endothermic thermoregulation, and burrowing behavior. Those traits facilitate their survival in intermediate or disturbed stream sites, characterized by riparian deforestation, increased erosion and siltation, and higher levels of total dissolved solids and conductivity. Therefore, using Odonata larval traits can be a valuable tool for assessing and monitoring anthropogenic impacts on neotropical savanna streams.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108367
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