Environmental filtering of aquatic insects in spring fens:
patterns of species-specific responses related to
specialist-generalist categorization

J 2017

Environmental filtering of aquatic insects in spring fens: patterns of species-specific responses related to specialist-generalist categorization

RÁDKOVÁ, Vanda, Vendula POLÁŠKOVÁ, Jindřiška BOJKOVÁ, Vít SYROVÁTKA, Michal HORSÁK et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Environmental filtering of aquatic insects in spring fens: patterns of species-specific responses related to specialist-generalist categorization

Authors

RÁDKOVÁ, Vanda (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Vendula POLÁŠKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jindřiška BOJKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Vít SYROVÁTKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Michal HORSÁK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Hydrobiologia, DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, SPRINGER, 2017, 0018-8158

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.165

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/17:00094947

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3169-4

UT WoS

000404174200012

Keywords in English

Environmental filtering; Aquatic insects; Springs; Species responses; Habitat specialization

Abstract

V originále

Environmental factors driving compositional changes of headwater aquatic assemblages have been widely studied as these habitats are among the most vulnerable environments and host diverse and species-rich assemblages. However, responses of individual species to multiple environmental gradients remain poorly known, despite such information being essential for understanding the differences in metacommunity structuring. This study aims to explore species-specific responses to the main environmental gradients in Central European spring fens and to assess the responses in relation to the specialist-generalist categorization of species. In total, the responses of 40 species were analysed by GLM, cluster analysis and PCA. Spring-fen specialists responded predominantly to water temperature and the proportion of fine particulate organic matter in the substratum, while generalists responded mainly to flow conditions and oxygenation in the combination with various substratum characteristics. Our results revealed that it is not easy to find general patterns in species responses to environmental gradients. However, we found a clear distinction between specialist and generalist species in how the local environment affects their successful colonization and establishment of viable population. This result emphasizes the need to consider species specialization in future ecological studies of aquatic spring biota.

Links

GA16-03881S, research and development project

Name: Koexistence vodních bezobratlých na prameništních slatiništích: úloha abiotické heterogenity a biotických interakcí na regionální a lokální škále

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

RÁDKOVÁ, Vanda, Vendula POLÁŠKOVÁ, Jindřiška BOJKOVÁ, Vít SYROVÁTKA and Michal HORSÁK. Environmental filtering of aquatic insects in spring fens: patterns of species-specific responses related to specialist-generalist categorization. Hydrobiologia. DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS: SPRINGER, 2017, vol. 797, No 1, p. 159-170. ISSN 0018-8158. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3169-4.

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RÁDKOVÁ, Vanda, Vendula POLÁŠKOVÁ, Jindřiška BOJKOVÁ, Vít SYROVÁTKA and Michal HORSÁK. Environmental filtering of aquatic insects in spring fens: patterns of species-specific responses related to specialist-generalist categorization. \textit{Hydrobiologia}. DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS: SPRINGER, 2017, vol.~797, No~1, p.~159-170. ISSN~0018-8158. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3169-4.

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