Indicative value of different taxonomic levels of Chironomidae for assessing the water quality

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Molineri, Carlos; Tejerina, Eva Gabriela; Torrejon, Silvia Elena; Pero, Edgardo Javier Ignacio; Hankel, Guillermo Eduardo
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Most biological indices of pollution treat Chironomidae (Diptera) as a bad quality indicator, but under certain natural circumstances (e.g., frequent disturbs, dominance of fine sediments) this group forms almost the entire freshwater community. Metrics are needed to evaluate pollution under such circumstances, thus we tested the efficiency of Chironomidae larvae at morpho-species, subfamily and family levels, to detect a variety of human impacts on rivers. We used 75 samples (25 sampling stations, each with three replicates) and environmental data from mountain rivers (7 impacted and 18 non-polluted) from NW Argentina. Thirty (30) morpho-species in four subfamilies occurred in the studied sites. ROC (Receiving Operating Characteristic) curves were used to assess the efficiency of these taxa as indicators of water quality, and to propose thresholds separating both environmental groups (polluted/non-polluted). The number of morpho-species per subfamily or family proved to be a powerful discriminator between polluted and non-polluted sites. Various metrics are developed here based on richness and density of Chironomidae at different taxonomical levels. Non-polluted sites are predicted to present more than 6 morpho-species of Chironomidae, or at least 3 of Orthocladiinae, or 3 Chironominae, or 1 Tanypodinae. On the contrary, the presence of Chironomus gr. decorus indicated pollution.
Fil: Molineri, Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Tejerina, Eva Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Torrejon, Silvia Elena. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas; Argentina
Fil: Pero, Edgardo Javier Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Hankel, Guillermo Eduardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
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MIDGES
ORTHOCLADIINAE
ROC CURVES
TANYPODINAE
WATER-QUALITY
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spelling Indicative value of different taxonomic levels of Chironomidae for assessing the water qualityMolineri, CarlosTejerina, Eva GabrielaTorrejon, Silvia ElenaPero, Edgardo Javier IgnacioHankel, Guillermo EduardoCHIRONOMINAEMIDGESORTHOCLADIINAEROC CURVESTANYPODINAEWATER-QUALITYhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Most biological indices of pollution treat Chironomidae (Diptera) as a bad quality indicator, but under certain natural circumstances (e.g., frequent disturbs, dominance of fine sediments) this group forms almost the entire freshwater community. Metrics are needed to evaluate pollution under such circumstances, thus we tested the efficiency of Chironomidae larvae at morpho-species, subfamily and family levels, to detect a variety of human impacts on rivers. We used 75 samples (25 sampling stations, each with three replicates) and environmental data from mountain rivers (7 impacted and 18 non-polluted) from NW Argentina. Thirty (30) morpho-species in four subfamilies occurred in the studied sites. ROC (Receiving Operating Characteristic) curves were used to assess the efficiency of these taxa as indicators of water quality, and to propose thresholds separating both environmental groups (polluted/non-polluted). The number of morpho-species per subfamily or family proved to be a powerful discriminator between polluted and non-polluted sites. Various metrics are developed here based on richness and density of Chironomidae at different taxonomical levels. Non-polluted sites are predicted to present more than 6 morpho-species of Chironomidae, or at least 3 of Orthocladiinae, or 3 Chironominae, or 1 Tanypodinae. On the contrary, the presence of Chironomus gr. decorus indicated pollution.Fil: Molineri, Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; ArgentinaFil: Tejerina, Eva Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; ArgentinaFil: Torrejon, Silvia Elena. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas; ArgentinaFil: Pero, Edgardo Javier Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; ArgentinaFil: Hankel, Guillermo Eduardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; ArgentinaElsevier Science2020-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/146421Molineri, Carlos; Tejerina, Eva Gabriela; Torrejon, Silvia Elena; Pero, Edgardo Javier Ignacio; Hankel, Guillermo Eduardo; Indicative value of different taxonomic levels of Chironomidae for assessing the water quality; Elsevier Science; Ecological Indicators; 108; 1-2020; 1-71470-160XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1470160X1930696Xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105703info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:42:39Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/146421instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:42:39.701CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Indicative value of different taxonomic levels of Chironomidae for assessing the water quality
title Indicative value of different taxonomic levels of Chironomidae for assessing the water quality
spellingShingle Indicative value of different taxonomic levels of Chironomidae for assessing the water quality
Molineri, Carlos
CHIRONOMINAE
MIDGES
ORTHOCLADIINAE
ROC CURVES
TANYPODINAE
WATER-QUALITY
title_short Indicative value of different taxonomic levels of Chironomidae for assessing the water quality
title_full Indicative value of different taxonomic levels of Chironomidae for assessing the water quality
title_fullStr Indicative value of different taxonomic levels of Chironomidae for assessing the water quality
title_full_unstemmed Indicative value of different taxonomic levels of Chironomidae for assessing the water quality
title_sort Indicative value of different taxonomic levels of Chironomidae for assessing the water quality
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Molineri, Carlos
Tejerina, Eva Gabriela
Torrejon, Silvia Elena
Pero, Edgardo Javier Ignacio
Hankel, Guillermo Eduardo
author Molineri, Carlos
author_facet Molineri, Carlos
Tejerina, Eva Gabriela
Torrejon, Silvia Elena
Pero, Edgardo Javier Ignacio
Hankel, Guillermo Eduardo
author_role author
author2 Tejerina, Eva Gabriela
Torrejon, Silvia Elena
Pero, Edgardo Javier Ignacio
Hankel, Guillermo Eduardo
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CHIRONOMINAE
MIDGES
ORTHOCLADIINAE
ROC CURVES
TANYPODINAE
WATER-QUALITY
topic CHIRONOMINAE
MIDGES
ORTHOCLADIINAE
ROC CURVES
TANYPODINAE
WATER-QUALITY
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Most biological indices of pollution treat Chironomidae (Diptera) as a bad quality indicator, but under certain natural circumstances (e.g., frequent disturbs, dominance of fine sediments) this group forms almost the entire freshwater community. Metrics are needed to evaluate pollution under such circumstances, thus we tested the efficiency of Chironomidae larvae at morpho-species, subfamily and family levels, to detect a variety of human impacts on rivers. We used 75 samples (25 sampling stations, each with three replicates) and environmental data from mountain rivers (7 impacted and 18 non-polluted) from NW Argentina. Thirty (30) morpho-species in four subfamilies occurred in the studied sites. ROC (Receiving Operating Characteristic) curves were used to assess the efficiency of these taxa as indicators of water quality, and to propose thresholds separating both environmental groups (polluted/non-polluted). The number of morpho-species per subfamily or family proved to be a powerful discriminator between polluted and non-polluted sites. Various metrics are developed here based on richness and density of Chironomidae at different taxonomical levels. Non-polluted sites are predicted to present more than 6 morpho-species of Chironomidae, or at least 3 of Orthocladiinae, or 3 Chironominae, or 1 Tanypodinae. On the contrary, the presence of Chironomus gr. decorus indicated pollution.
Fil: Molineri, Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Tejerina, Eva Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Torrejon, Silvia Elena. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas; Argentina
Fil: Pero, Edgardo Javier Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Hankel, Guillermo Eduardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
description Most biological indices of pollution treat Chironomidae (Diptera) as a bad quality indicator, but under certain natural circumstances (e.g., frequent disturbs, dominance of fine sediments) this group forms almost the entire freshwater community. Metrics are needed to evaluate pollution under such circumstances, thus we tested the efficiency of Chironomidae larvae at morpho-species, subfamily and family levels, to detect a variety of human impacts on rivers. We used 75 samples (25 sampling stations, each with three replicates) and environmental data from mountain rivers (7 impacted and 18 non-polluted) from NW Argentina. Thirty (30) morpho-species in four subfamilies occurred in the studied sites. ROC (Receiving Operating Characteristic) curves were used to assess the efficiency of these taxa as indicators of water quality, and to propose thresholds separating both environmental groups (polluted/non-polluted). The number of morpho-species per subfamily or family proved to be a powerful discriminator between polluted and non-polluted sites. Various metrics are developed here based on richness and density of Chironomidae at different taxonomical levels. Non-polluted sites are predicted to present more than 6 morpho-species of Chironomidae, or at least 3 of Orthocladiinae, or 3 Chironominae, or 1 Tanypodinae. On the contrary, the presence of Chironomus gr. decorus indicated pollution.
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