Shifts in Estuarine Macroinvertebrate Communities Associated With Water Quality and Climate Change
The present work aims to identify changes in the macroinvertebrate community of the Tagus estuary (Portugal) due to improvements in water quality and to climate change. Data was collected over a period of 16 years (1998–2014) from different sites located along the estuarine gradient. The AZTI Marine...
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| author | Thomas Goulding Pedro M. Sousa Gilda Silva João Paulo Medeiros Frederico Carvalho Inês Metelo Catarina Freitas Nuno Lopes Paula Chainho Paula Chainho Paula Chainho José Lino Costa José Lino Costa |
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| description | The present work aims to identify changes in the macroinvertebrate community of the Tagus estuary (Portugal) due to improvements in water quality and to climate change. Data was collected over a period of 16 years (1998–2014) from different sites located along the estuarine gradient. The AZTI Marine Biotic Index (AMBI) was used to assess the ecological quality status based on benthic invertebrate communities and identify possible variations associated with changes in water quality. The overall distribution of each species was examined to detect possible changes associated with climate, based on species’ affinity for more temperate or subtropical climates. Results demonstrate that there was an overall improvement of AMBI scores during the assessment period. The analysis of the geographical distribution of benthic species seems to indicate that there has been an increase of species which prefer subtropical climates in the shallower waters of the estuary, whereas in the deeper estuarine sections the propensity is for species that prefer temperate climates. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b17d15acc8204cc68bffcac832e47cd22022-12-21T20:37:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452021-11-01810.3389/fmars.2021.698576698576Shifts in Estuarine Macroinvertebrate Communities Associated With Water Quality and Climate ChangeThomas Goulding0Pedro M. Sousa1Gilda Silva2João Paulo Medeiros3Frederico Carvalho4Inês Metelo5Catarina Freitas6Nuno Lopes7Paula Chainho8Paula Chainho9Paula Chainho10José Lino Costa11José Lino Costa12Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalCentre for Marine Investigation of the Algarve, University of the Algarve, Faro, PortugalMarine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalMarine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalMarine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalDepartment of Environment, Energy and Climatic Change, City Council of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalDepartment for Innovation, Environment, Climate, and Sustainability, City Council of Almada, Almada, PortugalDepartment for Innovation, Environment, Climate, and Sustainability, City Council of Almada, Almada, PortugalMarine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalDepartment of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalCentre for Energy and Environment Research, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal Campus do IPS - Estefanilha, Setúbal, PortugalMarine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalDepartment of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalThe present work aims to identify changes in the macroinvertebrate community of the Tagus estuary (Portugal) due to improvements in water quality and to climate change. Data was collected over a period of 16 years (1998–2014) from different sites located along the estuarine gradient. The AZTI Marine Biotic Index (AMBI) was used to assess the ecological quality status based on benthic invertebrate communities and identify possible variations associated with changes in water quality. The overall distribution of each species was examined to detect possible changes associated with climate, based on species’ affinity for more temperate or subtropical climates. Results demonstrate that there was an overall improvement of AMBI scores during the assessment period. The analysis of the geographical distribution of benthic species seems to indicate that there has been an increase of species which prefer subtropical climates in the shallower waters of the estuary, whereas in the deeper estuarine sections the propensity is for species that prefer temperate climates.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.698576/fullAMBIecological statusPortugallong term data analysistemporal changespecies distribution |
| spellingShingle | Thomas Goulding Pedro M. Sousa Gilda Silva João Paulo Medeiros Frederico Carvalho Inês Metelo Catarina Freitas Nuno Lopes Paula Chainho Paula Chainho Paula Chainho José Lino Costa José Lino Costa Shifts in Estuarine Macroinvertebrate Communities Associated With Water Quality and Climate Change Frontiers in Marine Science AMBI ecological status Portugal long term data analysis temporal change species distribution |
| title | Shifts in Estuarine Macroinvertebrate Communities Associated With Water Quality and Climate Change |
| title_full | Shifts in Estuarine Macroinvertebrate Communities Associated With Water Quality and Climate Change |
| title_fullStr | Shifts in Estuarine Macroinvertebrate Communities Associated With Water Quality and Climate Change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Shifts in Estuarine Macroinvertebrate Communities Associated With Water Quality and Climate Change |
| title_short | Shifts in Estuarine Macroinvertebrate Communities Associated With Water Quality and Climate Change |
| title_sort | shifts in estuarine macroinvertebrate communities associated with water quality and climate change |
| topic | AMBI ecological status Portugal long term data analysis temporal change species distribution |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.698576/full |
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