Fish-trematode systems as indicators of anthropogenic disturbance: Effects of urbanization on a small stream

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Taglioretti, Verónica; Rossin, Maria Alejandra; Timi, Juan Tomas
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2018
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Parasites have proven to display high responsiveness to anthropogenic stress, having, therefore a considerable value as bioindicators. We analysed the variability in the structure of parasite populations and assemblages of the poeciliid Cnesterodon decemmaculatus caught at partially urbanized stream along a unidirectional gradient with the aim of evaluating their utility as indicators of the effect of urbanization. A total of 209 fish were examined for parasites; some physical parameters of the stream, including the percentage of urbanization (UR) were also recorded. Data were analyzed at the levels of parasite populations and assemblages discriminated by host sex. Fish condition factor was negatively affected by UR, possibly related to flashing hydrology, but it was not related to parasite abundance. Different combinations of variables explained the distribution of parasite populations and assemblages along the creek, with UR being recurrently identified among the best predictors of parasite loads at all levels of analyses. Whereas densities of mollusc first intermediate hosts were considered of little relevance for parasite distribution, distribution of definitive hosts, as well as the presence of pollutants and increased flashiness in urbanized sections of the creek were retained as possible explanations to the observed patterns. As these factors can act simultaneously, the mechanisms driving differences in parasite dynamics of urban streams are difficult to individualize, but the effect of urbanization on both hosts and parasites was clearly identified. Parasites found, with abundances clearly related to UR, can be considered as good ecological indicators, since they are broadly distributed in the region, easy to observe and count, their prevalence and abundance allow reliable quantitative comparisons and are sensitive to variations of environmental stress and/or ecological conditions at small spatial scales. Consequently the susceptibility of fish-trematode systems to variations in both biotic and abiotic stressors makes them a promising tool for detecting urbanization-related disturbances in streams.
Fil: Taglioretti, Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Rossin, Maria Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Timi, Juan Tomas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
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Cnesterodon dcemmaculatus
URBANIZED STREAMS
PARASITE ASSEMBLAGES
INDICATOR SPECIES
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spelling Fish-trematode systems as indicators of anthropogenic disturbance: Effects of urbanization on a small streamTaglioretti, VerónicaRossin, Maria AlejandraTimi, Juan TomasCnesterodon dcemmaculatusURBANIZED STREAMSPARASITE ASSEMBLAGESINDICATOR SPECIEShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Parasites have proven to display high responsiveness to anthropogenic stress, having, therefore a considerable value as bioindicators. We analysed the variability in the structure of parasite populations and assemblages of the poeciliid Cnesterodon decemmaculatus caught at partially urbanized stream along a unidirectional gradient with the aim of evaluating their utility as indicators of the effect of urbanization. A total of 209 fish were examined for parasites; some physical parameters of the stream, including the percentage of urbanization (UR) were also recorded. Data were analyzed at the levels of parasite populations and assemblages discriminated by host sex. Fish condition factor was negatively affected by UR, possibly related to flashing hydrology, but it was not related to parasite abundance. Different combinations of variables explained the distribution of parasite populations and assemblages along the creek, with UR being recurrently identified among the best predictors of parasite loads at all levels of analyses. Whereas densities of mollusc first intermediate hosts were considered of little relevance for parasite distribution, distribution of definitive hosts, as well as the presence of pollutants and increased flashiness in urbanized sections of the creek were retained as possible explanations to the observed patterns. As these factors can act simultaneously, the mechanisms driving differences in parasite dynamics of urban streams are difficult to individualize, but the effect of urbanization on both hosts and parasites was clearly identified. Parasites found, with abundances clearly related to UR, can be considered as good ecological indicators, since they are broadly distributed in the region, easy to observe and count, their prevalence and abundance allow reliable quantitative comparisons and are sensitive to variations of environmental stress and/or ecological conditions at small spatial scales. Consequently the susceptibility of fish-trematode systems to variations in both biotic and abiotic stressors makes them a promising tool for detecting urbanization-related disturbances in streams.Fil: Taglioretti, Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaFil: Rossin, Maria Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaFil: Timi, Juan Tomas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaElsevier Science2018-10info: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/11336/90625Taglioretti, Verónica; Rossin, Maria Alejandra; Timi, Juan Tomas; Fish-trematode systems as indicators of anthropogenic disturbance: Effects of urbanization on a small stream; Elsevier Science; Ecological Indicators; 93; 10-2018; 759-7701470-160X1872-7034CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1470160X18303807info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.05.039info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:22:56Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/90625instacron: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 10:22:56.399CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Fish-trematode systems as indicators of anthropogenic disturbance: Effects of urbanization on a small stream
title Fish-trematode systems as indicators of anthropogenic disturbance: Effects of urbanization on a small stream
spellingShingle Fish-trematode systems as indicators of anthropogenic disturbance: Effects of urbanization on a small stream
Taglioretti, Verónica
Cnesterodon dcemmaculatus
URBANIZED STREAMS
PARASITE ASSEMBLAGES
INDICATOR SPECIES
title_short Fish-trematode systems as indicators of anthropogenic disturbance: Effects of urbanization on a small stream
title_full Fish-trematode systems as indicators of anthropogenic disturbance: Effects of urbanization on a small stream
title_fullStr Fish-trematode systems as indicators of anthropogenic disturbance: Effects of urbanization on a small stream
title_full_unstemmed Fish-trematode systems as indicators of anthropogenic disturbance: Effects of urbanization on a small stream
title_sort Fish-trematode systems as indicators of anthropogenic disturbance: Effects of urbanization on a small stream
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Taglioretti, Verónica
Rossin, Maria Alejandra
Timi, Juan Tomas
author Taglioretti, Verónica
author_facet Taglioretti, Verónica
Rossin, Maria Alejandra
Timi, Juan Tomas
author_role author
author2 Rossin, Maria Alejandra
Timi, Juan Tomas
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cnesterodon dcemmaculatus
URBANIZED STREAMS
PARASITE ASSEMBLAGES
INDICATOR SPECIES
topic Cnesterodon dcemmaculatus
URBANIZED STREAMS
PARASITE ASSEMBLAGES
INDICATOR SPECIES
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Parasites have proven to display high responsiveness to anthropogenic stress, having, therefore a considerable value as bioindicators. We analysed the variability in the structure of parasite populations and assemblages of the poeciliid Cnesterodon decemmaculatus caught at partially urbanized stream along a unidirectional gradient with the aim of evaluating their utility as indicators of the effect of urbanization. A total of 209 fish were examined for parasites; some physical parameters of the stream, including the percentage of urbanization (UR) were also recorded. Data were analyzed at the levels of parasite populations and assemblages discriminated by host sex. Fish condition factor was negatively affected by UR, possibly related to flashing hydrology, but it was not related to parasite abundance. Different combinations of variables explained the distribution of parasite populations and assemblages along the creek, with UR being recurrently identified among the best predictors of parasite loads at all levels of analyses. Whereas densities of mollusc first intermediate hosts were considered of little relevance for parasite distribution, distribution of definitive hosts, as well as the presence of pollutants and increased flashiness in urbanized sections of the creek were retained as possible explanations to the observed patterns. As these factors can act simultaneously, the mechanisms driving differences in parasite dynamics of urban streams are difficult to individualize, but the effect of urbanization on both hosts and parasites was clearly identified. Parasites found, with abundances clearly related to UR, can be considered as good ecological indicators, since they are broadly distributed in the region, easy to observe and count, their prevalence and abundance allow reliable quantitative comparisons and are sensitive to variations of environmental stress and/or ecological conditions at small spatial scales. Consequently the susceptibility of fish-trematode systems to variations in both biotic and abiotic stressors makes them a promising tool for detecting urbanization-related disturbances in streams.
Fil: Taglioretti, Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Rossin, Maria Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Timi, Juan Tomas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
description Parasites have proven to display high responsiveness to anthropogenic stress, having, therefore a considerable value as bioindicators. We analysed the variability in the structure of parasite populations and assemblages of the poeciliid Cnesterodon decemmaculatus caught at partially urbanized stream along a unidirectional gradient with the aim of evaluating their utility as indicators of the effect of urbanization. A total of 209 fish were examined for parasites; some physical parameters of the stream, including the percentage of urbanization (UR) were also recorded. Data were analyzed at the levels of parasite populations and assemblages discriminated by host sex. Fish condition factor was negatively affected by UR, possibly related to flashing hydrology, but it was not related to parasite abundance. Different combinations of variables explained the distribution of parasite populations and assemblages along the creek, with UR being recurrently identified among the best predictors of parasite loads at all levels of analyses. Whereas densities of mollusc first intermediate hosts were considered of little relevance for parasite distribution, distribution of definitive hosts, as well as the presence of pollutants and increased flashiness in urbanized sections of the creek were retained as possible explanations to the observed patterns. As these factors can act simultaneously, the mechanisms driving differences in parasite dynamics of urban streams are difficult to individualize, but the effect of urbanization on both hosts and parasites was clearly identified. Parasites found, with abundances clearly related to UR, can be considered as good ecological indicators, since they are broadly distributed in the region, easy to observe and count, their prevalence and abundance allow reliable quantitative comparisons and are sensitive to variations of environmental stress and/or ecological conditions at small spatial scales. Consequently the susceptibility of fish-trematode systems to variations in both biotic and abiotic stressors makes them a promising tool for detecting urbanization-related disturbances in streams.
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