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Dam cascade alters taxonomic composition of benthic macroinvertebrate community in upper Yangtze River
River Research and Applications ( IF 1.7 ) Pub Date : 2021-03-16 , DOI: 10.1002/rra.3787
Hui Zhang 1, 2 , Chenxi Zhu 1, 2, 3 , Kangle Mo 2, 4 , Qiuwen Chen 1, 2, 4 , Lei Tang 2 , Jianyun Zhang 1, 4 , Ting Li 2 , Jun Wang 2
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Cascade dams segment river connectivity, modify the hydrological process, and change the hydraulic properties, thus influencing the river ecosystem significantly. Ecological effects of dams have been extensively studied, but investigations on zoobenthos in a large area covering tributaries and mainstream with cascade dams are lacking. Here, we studied the features of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in the lower Jinshajiang River, which is the upper reach of the Yangtze River. Over 15,000 macroinvertebrate individuals were collected in the mainstream and eight tributaries. Altogether, 105 taxa belonging to 19 orders and 55 families were identified. The structure of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages was considerably different between the natural-flow reach and the reservoir reach in the mainstream. The diversity and abundance of Ephemeroptera, Trichoptera, and Megaloptera decreased to almost zero as a result of dam impoundment. By contrast, the abundance of Diptera, Chironomidae, and Tubificida increased significantly in the mainstream reservoir reach. The diversity of macroinvertebrate species in the mainstream reservoir reach was only half of that in the natural-flow mainstream. The difference between macroinvertebrate assemblages in natural-flow mainstream and tributaries was insignificant. Therefore, dam construction was considered the main cause of macroinvertebrate assemblage changes. Our results highlighted the necessity of maintaining sufficient natural river sections between cascade reservoirs to conserve the biodiversity of benthic macroinvertebrate.

中文翻译:

大坝级联改变长江上游底栖大型无脊椎动物群落的分类组成

梯级水坝切断河流连通性,改变水文过程,改变水力特性,从而显着影响河流生态系统。大坝的生态效应已得到广泛研究,但缺乏对大面积覆盖支流和干流梯级大坝的底栖动物的调查。在这里,我们研究了长江上游金沙江下游底栖大型无脊椎动物群落的特征。在主流和8个支流中收集了超过15,000只大型无脊椎动物。总共确定了属于 19 个目和 55 个科的 105 个分类群。底栖大型无脊椎动物组合的结构在干流中自然流段和水库段之间存在很大差异。由于大坝蓄水,蜉蝣目、毛翅目和巨翅目的多样性和丰度下降到几乎为零。相比之下,在干流水库河段,双翅目、摇蚊科和飞蛾科的丰度显着增加。水库干流区大型无脊椎动物物种多样性仅为自然流干流区的一半。自然流干流和支流中大型无脊椎动物组合之间的差异不显着。因此,大坝建设被认为是大型无脊椎动物组合变化的主要原因。我们的研究结果强调了在梯级水库之间保持足够的天然河流断面的必要性,以保护底栖大型无脊椎动物的生物多样性。由于大坝蓄水,巨翅目数量减少到几乎为零。相比之下,在干流水库河段,双翅目、摇蚊科和飞蛾科的丰度显着增加。水库干流区大型无脊椎动物物种多样性仅为自然流干流区的一半。自然流干流和支流中的大型无脊椎动物组合之间的差异是微不足道的。因此,大坝建设被认为是大型无脊椎动物组合变化的主要原因。我们的研究结果强调了在梯级水库之间保持足够的天然河流断面的必要性,以保护底栖大型无脊椎动物的生物多样性。由于大坝蓄水,巨翅目数量减少到几乎为零。相比之下,在干流水库河段,双翅目、摇蚊科和飞蛾科的丰度显着增加。水库干流区大型无脊椎动物物种多样性仅为自然流干流区的一半。自然流干流和支流中的大型无脊椎动物组合之间的差异是微不足道的。因此,大坝建设被认为是大型无脊椎动物组合变化的主要原因。我们的研究结果强调了在梯级水库之间保持足够的天然河流断面的必要性,以保护底栖大型无脊椎动物的生物多样性。水库干流区大型无脊椎动物物种多样性仅为自然流干流区的一半。自然流干流和支流中的大型无脊椎动物组合之间的差异是微不足道的。因此,大坝建设被认为是大型无脊椎动物组合变化的主要原因。我们的研究结果强调了在梯级水库之间保持足够的天然河流断面的必要性,以保护底栖大型无脊椎动物的生物多样性。水库干流区大型无脊椎动物物种多样性仅为自然流干流区的一半。自然流干流和支流中的大型无脊椎动物组合之间的差异是微不足道的。因此,大坝建设被认为是大型无脊椎动物组合变化的主要原因。我们的研究结果强调了在梯级水库之间保持足够的天然河流断面的必要性,以保护底栖大型无脊椎动物的生物多样性。
更新日期:2021-03-16
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