Pine needle litter acts as habitat but not as food source for stream invertebrates

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Márquez, Javier Andrés; Principe, Romina Elizabeth; Cibils Martina, Luciana; Albariño, Ricardo Javier
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2017
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Small streams are ruled by the influence that riparian vegetation has on food webs since it regulates the entry of organic matter and sunlight. The plantation of perennial tree species along banks of grassland streams results in heavy shading of stream bottoms and large inputs of coarse organic matter. In this study, we experimentally analyzed the taxonomic and trophic structure of invertebrate assemblages colonizing pine needles and plastic filaments (mimicking the physical structure of needle accumulations) placed in one afforested and one natural grassland stream from the mountainous region of central Argentina. We studied these two experimental substrates to infer if pine leaves were colonized by invertebrates as food resource or only as a substratum for support and refuge. Coarse mesh litter bags were used to simulate large litter accumulations and four bags of each treatment were randomly removed after 46, 89, and 158 days of exposure. Our study showed that taxonomic and trophic composition of invertebrate assemblages colonizing needles and plastic filaments were mostly similar suggesting that needles constitute mainly a stable habitat but not a trophic subsidy. Richness, diversity, and evenness were lower in assemblages of the afforested stream and differences in taxonomic and trophic structure were also found between afforested and natural grassland streams. We conclude that environmental changes associated to afforestation modified invertebrate assemblages colonizing litter but in the same way for needles and plastic filaments since no evidence was found for supporting that the organic nature of needles makes this substrate different from plastic filaments for invertebrates. Therefore, needles would not be being used as a food resource. Our study highlights the importance of preserving riparian zones mostly unaltered to maintain natural aquatic communities when implementing afforestation programes in grassland landscapes.
Fil: Márquez, Javier Andrés. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Principe, Romina Elizabeth. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Cibils Martina, Luciana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Albariño, Ricardo Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
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Aquatic Insects
Functional Feeding Groups
Invertebrate Colonization
Organic Matter
Pine Needles
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spelling Pine needle litter acts as habitat but not as food source for stream invertebratesMárquez, Javier AndrésPrincipe, Romina ElizabethCibils Martina, LucianaAlbariño, Ricardo JavierAquatic InsectsFunctional Feeding GroupsInvertebrate ColonizationOrganic MatterPine Needleshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Small streams are ruled by the influence that riparian vegetation has on food webs since it regulates the entry of organic matter and sunlight. The plantation of perennial tree species along banks of grassland streams results in heavy shading of stream bottoms and large inputs of coarse organic matter. In this study, we experimentally analyzed the taxonomic and trophic structure of invertebrate assemblages colonizing pine needles and plastic filaments (mimicking the physical structure of needle accumulations) placed in one afforested and one natural grassland stream from the mountainous region of central Argentina. We studied these two experimental substrates to infer if pine leaves were colonized by invertebrates as food resource or only as a substratum for support and refuge. Coarse mesh litter bags were used to simulate large litter accumulations and four bags of each treatment were randomly removed after 46, 89, and 158 days of exposure. Our study showed that taxonomic and trophic composition of invertebrate assemblages colonizing needles and plastic filaments were mostly similar suggesting that needles constitute mainly a stable habitat but not a trophic subsidy. Richness, diversity, and evenness were lower in assemblages of the afforested stream and differences in taxonomic and trophic structure were also found between afforested and natural grassland streams. We conclude that environmental changes associated to afforestation modified invertebrate assemblages colonizing litter but in the same way for needles and plastic filaments since no evidence was found for supporting that the organic nature of needles makes this substrate different from plastic filaments for invertebrates. Therefore, needles would not be being used as a food resource. Our study highlights the importance of preserving riparian zones mostly unaltered to maintain natural aquatic communities when implementing afforestation programes in grassland landscapes.Fil: Márquez, Javier Andrés. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Principe, Romina Elizabeth. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Cibils Martina, Luciana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Albariño, Ricardo Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaWiley VCH Verlag2017-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/77049Márquez, Javier Andrés; Principe, Romina Elizabeth; Cibils Martina, Luciana; Albariño, Ricardo Javier; Pine needle litter acts as habitat but not as food source for stream invertebrates; Wiley VCH Verlag; International Review of Hydrobiology; 102; 1-2; 5-2017; 29-371434-29441522-2632CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1002/iroh.201601856info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/iroh.201601856info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T11:15:13Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/77049instacron: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:34982025-10-22 11:15:14.24CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Pine needle litter acts as habitat but not as food source for stream invertebrates
title Pine needle litter acts as habitat but not as food source for stream invertebrates
spellingShingle Pine needle litter acts as habitat but not as food source for stream invertebrates
Márquez, Javier Andrés
Aquatic Insects
Functional Feeding Groups
Invertebrate Colonization
Organic Matter
Pine Needles
title_short Pine needle litter acts as habitat but not as food source for stream invertebrates
title_full Pine needle litter acts as habitat but not as food source for stream invertebrates
title_fullStr Pine needle litter acts as habitat but not as food source for stream invertebrates
title_full_unstemmed Pine needle litter acts as habitat but not as food source for stream invertebrates
title_sort Pine needle litter acts as habitat but not as food source for stream invertebrates
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Márquez, Javier Andrés
Principe, Romina Elizabeth
Cibils Martina, Luciana
Albariño, Ricardo Javier
author Márquez, Javier Andrés
author_facet Márquez, Javier Andrés
Principe, Romina Elizabeth
Cibils Martina, Luciana
Albariño, Ricardo Javier
author_role author
author2 Principe, Romina Elizabeth
Cibils Martina, Luciana
Albariño, Ricardo Javier
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Aquatic Insects
Functional Feeding Groups
Invertebrate Colonization
Organic Matter
Pine Needles
topic Aquatic Insects
Functional Feeding Groups
Invertebrate Colonization
Organic Matter
Pine Needles
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Small streams are ruled by the influence that riparian vegetation has on food webs since it regulates the entry of organic matter and sunlight. The plantation of perennial tree species along banks of grassland streams results in heavy shading of stream bottoms and large inputs of coarse organic matter. In this study, we experimentally analyzed the taxonomic and trophic structure of invertebrate assemblages colonizing pine needles and plastic filaments (mimicking the physical structure of needle accumulations) placed in one afforested and one natural grassland stream from the mountainous region of central Argentina. We studied these two experimental substrates to infer if pine leaves were colonized by invertebrates as food resource or only as a substratum for support and refuge. Coarse mesh litter bags were used to simulate large litter accumulations and four bags of each treatment were randomly removed after 46, 89, and 158 days of exposure. Our study showed that taxonomic and trophic composition of invertebrate assemblages colonizing needles and plastic filaments were mostly similar suggesting that needles constitute mainly a stable habitat but not a trophic subsidy. Richness, diversity, and evenness were lower in assemblages of the afforested stream and differences in taxonomic and trophic structure were also found between afforested and natural grassland streams. We conclude that environmental changes associated to afforestation modified invertebrate assemblages colonizing litter but in the same way for needles and plastic filaments since no evidence was found for supporting that the organic nature of needles makes this substrate different from plastic filaments for invertebrates. Therefore, needles would not be being used as a food resource. Our study highlights the importance of preserving riparian zones mostly unaltered to maintain natural aquatic communities when implementing afforestation programes in grassland landscapes.
Fil: Márquez, Javier Andrés. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Principe, Romina Elizabeth. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Cibils Martina, Luciana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Albariño, Ricardo Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
description Small streams are ruled by the influence that riparian vegetation has on food webs since it regulates the entry of organic matter and sunlight. The plantation of perennial tree species along banks of grassland streams results in heavy shading of stream bottoms and large inputs of coarse organic matter. In this study, we experimentally analyzed the taxonomic and trophic structure of invertebrate assemblages colonizing pine needles and plastic filaments (mimicking the physical structure of needle accumulations) placed in one afforested and one natural grassland stream from the mountainous region of central Argentina. We studied these two experimental substrates to infer if pine leaves were colonized by invertebrates as food resource or only as a substratum for support and refuge. Coarse mesh litter bags were used to simulate large litter accumulations and four bags of each treatment were randomly removed after 46, 89, and 158 days of exposure. Our study showed that taxonomic and trophic composition of invertebrate assemblages colonizing needles and plastic filaments were mostly similar suggesting that needles constitute mainly a stable habitat but not a trophic subsidy. Richness, diversity, and evenness were lower in assemblages of the afforested stream and differences in taxonomic and trophic structure were also found between afforested and natural grassland streams. We conclude that environmental changes associated to afforestation modified invertebrate assemblages colonizing litter but in the same way for needles and plastic filaments since no evidence was found for supporting that the organic nature of needles makes this substrate different from plastic filaments for invertebrates. Therefore, needles would not be being used as a food resource. Our study highlights the importance of preserving riparian zones mostly unaltered to maintain natural aquatic communities when implementing afforestation programes in grassland landscapes.
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