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Analysis of zooplankton assemblages from man-made ditches in relation to current velocity

Robert Czerniawski
Robert Czerniawski
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Łukasz Sługocki
Łukasz Sługocki
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Article Category: Original research paper
Published Online: May 31, 2017
Page range: 199 - 211
Received: Jun 08, 2016
Accepted: Aug 29, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2017-0020
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Figure 1

Study area – Drawa catchment area. The examined ditches are shown in the rectangular areas.
Study area – Drawa catchment area. The examined ditches are shown in the rectangular areas.

Figure 2

Mean + SD values of physicochemical and hydrological variables for the examined ditches divided into six groups according to the current velocity values: 1) <0.05 m s-1, 2) <0.10 m s-1, 3) <0.15 m s-1, 4) <0.20 m s-1, 5) <0.25 m s-1 and 6) >0.25 m s-1. Different letters indicate significant differences p<0.05 in values of variables between groups of ditches.
Mean + SD values of physicochemical and hydrological variables for the examined ditches divided into six groups according to the current velocity values: 1) <0.05 m s-1, 2) <0.10 m s-1, 3) <0.15 m s-1, 4) <0.20 m s-1, 5) <0.25 m s-1 and 6) >0.25 m s-1. Different letters indicate significant differences p<0.05 in values of variables between groups of ditches.

Figure 3

Mean + SD values of zooplankton abundance (ind. l-1), Shannon’s index and the number of species for the examined ditches divided into six groups according to the current velocity values: 1) <0.05 m s-1, 2) <0.10 m s-1, 3) <0.15 m s-1, 4) <0.20 m s-1, 5) <0.25 m s-1 and 6) >0.25 m s-1. Different letters indicate significant differences p<0.05 in values of variables between groups of ditches.
Mean + SD values of zooplankton abundance (ind. l-1), Shannon’s index and the number of species for the examined ditches divided into six groups according to the current velocity values: 1) <0.05 m s-1, 2) <0.10 m s-1, 3) <0.15 m s-1, 4) <0.20 m s-1, 5) <0.25 m s-1 and 6) >0.25 m s-1. Different letters indicate significant differences p<0.05 in values of variables between groups of ditches.

Figure 4

Relationship between values for zooplankton abundance (ind. l-1), Shannon’s index, the number of species vs. current velocity (m s-1)
Relationship between values for zooplankton abundance (ind. l-1), Shannon’s index, the number of species vs. current velocity (m s-1)

Figure 5

Rarefaction curves of Shannon’s index of zooplankton for the examined ditches divided into six groups according to the current velocity values: 1) <0.05 m s-1, 2) <0.10 m s-1, 3) <0.15 m s-1, 4) <0.20 m s-1, 5) <0.25 m s-1 and 6) >0.25 m s-1
Rarefaction curves of Shannon’s index of zooplankton for the examined ditches divided into six groups according to the current velocity values: 1) <0.05 m s-1, 2) <0.10 m s-1, 3) <0.15 m s-1, 4) <0.20 m s-1, 5) <0.25 m s-1 and 6) >0.25 m s-1

Figure 6

nMDS ordination for the total zooplankton abundance at sites in the natural stream (recipient) and ditches (tributary) with different values of current velocity. The grouping in nMDS ordination was based on the Bray-Curtis distances. For symbols, refer to Figure 1.
nMDS ordination for the total zooplankton abundance at sites in the natural stream (recipient) and ditches (tributary) with different values of current velocity. The grouping in nMDS ordination was based on the Bray-Curtis distances. For symbols, refer to Figure 1.

Figure 7

Zooplankton abundance along environmental factors: CCA constrained ordination of samples and taxa from sites with different current velocity in ditches with the forward selection procedure of environmental variables. Numbers indicate the sites. Environmental variables: Veloc – current velocity; Disch – discharge; Temp. – temperature; Cond. – conductivity; Oxy – dissolved oxygen; Chlor a – chlorophyll a. For symbols, refer to Figure 1.
Zooplankton abundance along environmental factors: CCA constrained ordination of samples and taxa from sites with different current velocity in ditches with the forward selection procedure of environmental variables. Numbers indicate the sites. Environmental variables: Veloc – current velocity; Disch – discharge; Temp. – temperature; Cond. – conductivity; Oxy – dissolved oxygen; Chlor a – chlorophyll a. For symbols, refer to Figure 1.

Significant differences in mean values ± SD of zooplankton abundance (ind. l-1), Shannon’s index and the number of species for the ditches divided into two groups according to the current velocity values: <0.10 m s-1 vs. >0.10 m s-1. ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001

Taxa <0.1 m s-1; n = 50 p >0.1 m s-1; n = 30
Bdelloidea 5.01 ± 4.46 *** 1.03 ± 0.90
Keratella sp. 6.99 ± 21.42 ** 1.96 ± 2.25
Polyarthra sp. 1.28 ± 3.25 *** 0.94 ± 0.84
Daphnidae 7.79 ± 16.00 *** 0.05 ± 0.08
Total zooplankton 41.29 ± 33.71 *** 14.31 ± 10.39
Shannon-Wiener index 1.46 ± 0.40 *** 1.87 ± 0.37
Number of species 7.5 ± 3.5 ** 9.9 ± 3.5

Results of Canonical Correspondence Analysis of zooplankton abundance with the forward selection procedure of environmental variables. Order – Order of integration of variables for analysis

Order Variable Variance Variance explained (%) Permutation test
F p
1 Discharge 0.20 26.0 2.72 0.005
2 Conductivity 0.10 13.0 5.32 0.005
3 Velocity 0.11 14.3 2.77 0.005
4 Dissolved oxygen 0.09 11.7 3.69 0.005
5 Width 0.08 10.4 2.72 0.005
6 Chlorophyll a 0.06 7.80 2.35 0.005
7 Temperature 0.05 6.50 1.91 0.045
8 Depth 0.04 5.20 1.94 0.055
9 pH 0.04 5.20 1.72 0.075

Jaccard’s similarity index values between sites at natural streams and two groups of ditches according to their current velocity value: 1) <0.1 m s-1 and 2) >0.1 m s-1

< 0.1 m s-1 > 0.1 m s-1
N2 vs. 11 42.1 N4 vs. 1 55.6
N5 vs. 28 36.4 N3 vs. 7 66.7
N7 vs. 33 21.4 N1 vs. 5 71.4
N16 vs. 46 57.1 N6 vs. 32 27.8
N17 vs. 51 58.3 N8 vs. 59 46.2
N10 vs. 54 33.3 N9 vs. 63 45.5
    N11 vs. 61 64.3
    N12 vs. 70 37.5
    N13 vs. 75 66.7
    N14 vs. 76 45.5
    N15 vs. 77 46.7
Mean 41.5 NS p>0.05 52.1
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