Conservation and Management of Isolated Pools in Temporary Rivers
Temporary rivers are characterized by shifting habitats between flowing, isolated pools, and dry phases. Despite the fact that temporary rivers are currently receiving increasing attention by researchers and managers, the isolated pools phase has been largely disregarded. However, isolated pools in...
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| author | Núria Bonada Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles Francesc Gallart Daniel von Schiller Pau Fortuño Jérôme Latron Pilar Llorens Cesc Múrria Maria Soria Dolors Vinyoles Núria Cid |
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| description | Temporary rivers are characterized by shifting habitats between flowing, isolated pools, and dry phases. Despite the fact that temporary rivers are currently receiving increasing attention by researchers and managers, the isolated pools phase has been largely disregarded. However, isolated pools in temporary rivers are transitional habitats of major ecological relevance as they support aquatic ecosystems during no-flow periods, and can act as refugees for maintaining local and regional freshwater biodiversity. Pool characteristics such as surface water permanence and size, presence of predators, local physicochemical conditions, time since disconnection from the river flow, or distance to other freshwater habitats challenge a comprehensive understanding of the ecology of these habitats, and challenge ecological quality assessments and conservation practices in temporary rivers. In this paper, we aim at providing a characterization of isolated pools from a hydrological, geomorphological, physicochemical, biogeochemical, and biological point of view as a framework to better conceptualize, conserve, and manage these habitats. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a186ec66bbfc48ea93c8096e5c0bb85b2023-11-20T17:17:36ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412020-10-011210287010.3390/w12102870Conservation and Management of Isolated Pools in Temporary RiversNúria Bonada0Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles1Francesc Gallart2Daniel von Schiller3Pau Fortuño4Jérôme Latron5Pilar Llorens6Cesc Múrria7Maria Soria8Dolors Vinyoles9Núria Cid10Freshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management (FEHM) Research Group, UB-CSIC, Barcelona, 08016 Catalonia, SpainFreshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management (FEHM) Research Group, UB-CSIC, Barcelona, 08016 Catalonia, SpainFreshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management (FEHM) Research Group, UB-CSIC, Barcelona, 08016 Catalonia, SpainDepartament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Institut de Recerca de l’Aigua (IdRA), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Diagonal 643, Barcelona, 08016 Catalonia, SpainFreshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management (FEHM) Research Group, UB-CSIC, Barcelona, 08016 Catalonia, SpainFreshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management (FEHM) Research Group, UB-CSIC, Barcelona, 08016 Catalonia, SpainFreshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management (FEHM) Research Group, UB-CSIC, Barcelona, 08016 Catalonia, SpainFreshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management (FEHM) Research Group, UB-CSIC, Barcelona, 08016 Catalonia, SpainFreshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management (FEHM) Research Group, UB-CSIC, Barcelona, 08016 Catalonia, SpainDepartament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Diagonal 643, Barcelona, 08016 Catalonia, SpainFreshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management (FEHM) Research Group, UB-CSIC, Barcelona, 08016 Catalonia, SpainTemporary rivers are characterized by shifting habitats between flowing, isolated pools, and dry phases. Despite the fact that temporary rivers are currently receiving increasing attention by researchers and managers, the isolated pools phase has been largely disregarded. However, isolated pools in temporary rivers are transitional habitats of major ecological relevance as they support aquatic ecosystems during no-flow periods, and can act as refugees for maintaining local and regional freshwater biodiversity. Pool characteristics such as surface water permanence and size, presence of predators, local physicochemical conditions, time since disconnection from the river flow, or distance to other freshwater habitats challenge a comprehensive understanding of the ecology of these habitats, and challenge ecological quality assessments and conservation practices in temporary rivers. In this paper, we aim at providing a characterization of isolated pools from a hydrological, geomorphological, physicochemical, biogeochemical, and biological point of view as a framework to better conceptualize, conserve, and manage these habitats.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/10/2870intermittent rivers and ephemeral streamshydrologybiogeochemistrybiodiversity |
| spellingShingle | Núria Bonada Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles Francesc Gallart Daniel von Schiller Pau Fortuño Jérôme Latron Pilar Llorens Cesc Múrria Maria Soria Dolors Vinyoles Núria Cid Conservation and Management of Isolated Pools in Temporary Rivers Water intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams hydrology biogeochemistry biodiversity |
| title | Conservation and Management of Isolated Pools in Temporary Rivers |
| title_full | Conservation and Management of Isolated Pools in Temporary Rivers |
| title_fullStr | Conservation and Management of Isolated Pools in Temporary Rivers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conservation and Management of Isolated Pools in Temporary Rivers |
| title_short | Conservation and Management of Isolated Pools in Temporary Rivers |
| title_sort | conservation and management of isolated pools in temporary rivers |
| topic | intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams hydrology biogeochemistry biodiversity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/10/2870 |
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