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Resumo:Freshwater ecosystems are essential to human well-being and most have high biodiversity. However, this biodiversity has been suffering severe declines owing to the expansion of human activities. Protected areas (PAs) are essential for biodiversity conservation and have proved to be successful in stopping species extirpation if managed properly. Unfortunately, they are usually focused on terrestrial biodiversity, leaving freshwater ecosystems aside. The main goal of this study was to determine the influence of a PA (Montesinho Natural Park (MNP), Portugal) on freshwater biodiversity. Aquatic macroinvertebrates and fishes were surveyed, and biodiversity (richness, abundance, Shannon-Wiener diversity, and Pielou's evenness) and water quality (IASPT) indices were calculated inside, at the periphery and outside the MNP. Results showed that the PA does not affect positively either water quality or the two faunal groups monitored. Macroinvertebrate communities were not influenced by the PA; however, the abundance of pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera was significantly higher and size was significantly lower inside the MNP. The richness and abundance of fish communities were significantly higher outside the MNP, except for trout Salmo trutta abundance which was higher inside the MNP. Given these results, the MNP does not guarantee the safeguard of overall aquatic biodiversity and habitats and we propose an extension of MNP to downstream areas in order to increase the number of species (mostly cyprinids) under legal protection. This work demonstrates that terrestrial PA planning and management should also consider aquatic biodiversity to achieve successful conservation.
Autores principais:Nogueira, Joana Garrido
Outros Autores:Teixeira, Amílcar; Varandas, Simone; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Sousa, Ronaldo
Assunto:Biodiversity Fish Invertebrates River
Ano:2021
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Biblioteca Digital do IPB
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description Freshwater ecosystems are essential to human well-being and most have high biodiversity. However, this biodiversity has been suffering severe declines owing to the expansion of human activities. Protected areas (PAs) are essential for biodiversity conservation and have proved to be successful in stopping species extirpation if managed properly. Unfortunately, they are usually focused on terrestrial biodiversity, leaving freshwater ecosystems aside. The main goal of this study was to determine the influence of a PA (Montesinho Natural Park (MNP), Portugal) on freshwater biodiversity. Aquatic macroinvertebrates and fishes were surveyed, and biodiversity (richness, abundance, Shannon-Wiener diversity, and Pielou's evenness) and water quality (IASPT) indices were calculated inside, at the periphery and outside the MNP. Results showed that the PA does not affect positively either water quality or the two faunal groups monitored. Macroinvertebrate communities were not influenced by the PA; however, the abundance of pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera was significantly higher and size was significantly lower inside the MNP. The richness and abundance of fish communities were significantly higher outside the MNP, except for trout Salmo trutta abundance which was higher inside the MNP. Given these results, the MNP does not guarantee the safeguard of overall aquatic biodiversity and habitats and we propose an extension of MNP to downstream areas in order to increase the number of species (mostly cyprinids) under legal protection. This work demonstrates that terrestrial PA planning and management should also consider aquatic biodiversity to achieve successful conservation.
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spelling engen_ENFreshwater ecosystems are essential to human well-being and most have high biodiversity. However, this biodiversity has been suffering severe declines owing to the expansion of human activities. Protected areas (PAs) are essential for biodiversity conservation and have proved to be successful in stopping species extirpation if managed properly. Unfortunately, they are usually focused on terrestrial biodiversity, leaving freshwater ecosystems aside. The main goal of this study was to determine the influence of a PA (Montesinho Natural Park (MNP), Portugal) on freshwater biodiversity. Aquatic macroinvertebrates and fishes were surveyed, and biodiversity (richness, abundance, Shannon-Wiener diversity, and Pielou's evenness) and water quality (IASPT) indices were calculated inside, at the periphery and outside the MNP. Results showed that the PA does not affect positively either water quality or the two faunal groups monitored. Macroinvertebrate communities were not influenced by the PA; however, the abundance of pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera was significantly higher and size was significantly lower inside the MNP. The richness and abundance of fish communities were significantly higher outside the MNP, except for trout Salmo trutta abundance which was higher inside the MNP. Given these results, the MNP does not guarantee the safeguard of overall aquatic biodiversity and habitats and we propose an extension of MNP to downstream areas in order to increase the number of species (mostly cyprinids) under legal protection. This work demonstrates that terrestrial PA planning and management should also consider aquatic biodiversity to achieve successful conservation.application/pdfen_ENAssessment of a terrestrial protected area for the conservation of freshwater biodiversityNogueira, Joana GarridoPersonalTeixeira, AmílcarDSpacehttp://dspace.org/items/4f0753fd-4b4f-46f6-8e2f-20c7f835a32aDSpacehttp://dspace.org/items/4f0753fd-4b4f-46f6-8e2f-20c7f835a32aTeixeiraAmilcarCiência IDhttps://www.ciencia-id.pt9510-3CF3-0393ORCIDhttp://orcid.org0000-0001-5336-1174Scopus Author IDhttps://www.scopus.com7202385393Varandas, SimoneLopes-Lima, ManuelSousa, RonaldoHostingInstitutionOrganizationalBiblioteca Digital do IPBe-mailmailto:dspace@ipb.ptdspace@ipb.ptISSNIsPartOf1052-7613DOIIsPartOf10.1002/aqc.35022018-01-19T10:00:00Z20212021-01-01T00:00:00ZHandlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/24232http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2open accessBiodiversityFishInvertebratesRiver2952689 bytesFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiaalterado para: “Combining phylogeny, systematics and ecology to advance the conservation of freshwater mussels Bivalvia: Unionida” Under the surface: combining ecological and evolutionary analysis to conserve freshwater mussels in the Iberian Peninsulainfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/POR_NORTE/SFRH%2FBD%2F115728%2F2016/PTSFRH/BD/115728/2016POR_NORTECrossref Funder IDhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871Fundação para a Ciência e a TecnologiaCentro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biológicasinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/UID%2FAGR%2F04033%2F2013/PTUID/AGR/04033/20135876Crossref Funder IDhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871literaturehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2application/pdffulltexthttps://bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt/bitstreams/b457bea4-a624-4bd6-92b2-9efdcd881b2c/download
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Nogueira, Joana Garrido
Biodiversity
Fish
Invertebrates
River
status SINGLETON
subject.fl_str_mv Biodiversity
Fish
Invertebrates
River
title Assessment of a terrestrial protected area for the conservation of freshwater biodiversity
title_full Assessment of a terrestrial protected area for the conservation of freshwater biodiversity
title_fullStr Assessment of a terrestrial protected area for the conservation of freshwater biodiversity
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of a terrestrial protected area for the conservation of freshwater biodiversity
title_short Assessment of a terrestrial protected area for the conservation of freshwater biodiversity
title_sort Assessment of a terrestrial protected area for the conservation of freshwater biodiversity
topic Biodiversity
Fish
Invertebrates
River
topic_facet Biodiversity
Fish
Invertebrates
River
url http://hdl.handle.net/10198/24232
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