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Pond Conservation in Europe Developments in Hydrobiology 210 Series editor K. Martens Pond Conservation in Europe Editors Beat Oertli1,Re´gis Ce´re´ghino2, Jeremy Biggs3, Steven Declerck4, Andrew Hull5 & Maria Rosa Miracle6 1University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland 2University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France 3Pond Conservation, Oxford, United Kingdom 4Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium 5Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom 6University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain Previously published in Hydrobiologia, Volume 597, 2008 and 634, 2009 123 Editors Beat Oertli Steven Declerck University of Applied Sciences of Western Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Switzerland, Geneva, Belgium Switzerland Andrew Hull Régis Céréghino Liverpool John Moores University, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, Liverpool, United Kingdom France Maria Rosa Miracle Jeremy Biggs University of Valencia, Valencia, Pond Conservation, Oxford, Spain United Kingdom ISBN 978-90-481-9087-4 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010923484 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Cover illustration: Lowland pond in Western Switzerland (Les Grangettes Nature Reserve). Photograph: Nicola Indermuehle. Printed on acid-free paper. Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) Contents The ecology of European ponds: defining the characteristics of a neglected freshwater habitat R. Céréghino · J. Biggs · B. Oertli · S. Declerck 1 A comparison of the catchment sizes of rivers, streams, ponds, ditches and lakes: implications for protecting aquatic biodiversity in an agricultural landscape B.R. Davies · J. Biggs · P.J. Williams · J.T. Lee · S. Thompson 7 A comparative analysis of cladoceran communities from different water body types: patterns in community composition and diversity T. De Bie · S. Declerck · K. Martens · L. De Meester · L. Brendonck 19 Macroinvertebrate assemblages in 25 high alpine ponds of the Swiss National Park (Cirque of Macun) and relation to environmental variables B. Oertli · N. Indermuehle · S. Angélibert · H. Hinden · A. Stoll 29 Biodiversity and distribution patterns of freshwater invertebrates in farm ponds of a south-western French agricultural landscape R. Céréghino · A. Ruggiero · P. Marty · S. Angélibert 43 Patterns of composition and species richness of crustaceans and aquatic insects along environmental gradients in Mediterranean water bodies D. Boix · S. Gascón · J. Sala · A. Badosa · S. Brucet · R. López-Flores · M. Martinoy · J. Gifre · X.D. Quintana 53 Relation between macroinvertebrate life strategies and habitat traits in Mediterranean salt marsh ponds (Empordà wetlands, NE Iberian Peninsula) S. Gascón · D. Boix · J. Sala · X.D. Quintana 71 Macrophyte diversity and physico-chemical characteristics of Tyrrhenian coast ponds in central Italy: implications for conservation V. Della Bella · M. Bazzanti · M.G. Dowgiallo · M. Iberite 85 Evaluation of sampling methods for macroinvertebrate biodiversity estimation in heavily vegetated ponds G. Becerra Jurado · M. Masterson · R. Harrington · M. Kelly-Quinn 97 Developing a multimetric index of ecological integrity based on macroinvertebrates of mountain ponds in central Italy A.G. Solimini · M. Bazzanti · A. Ruggiero · G. Carchini 109 Eutrophication: are mayflies (Ephemeroptera) good bioindicators for ponds? N. Menetrey · B. Oertli · M. Sartori · A. Wagner · J.B. Lachavanne 125 How can we make new ponds biodiverse? A case study monitored over 7 years P. Williams · M. Whitfield · J. Biggs 137 Management of an ornamental pond as a conservation site for a threatened native fish species, crucian carp Carassius carassius G.H. Copp · S. Warrington · K.J. Wesley 149 Pond conservation: from science to practice B. Oertli · R. Céréghino · A. Hull · R. Miracle 157 Plant communities as a tool in temporary ponds conservation in SW Portugal C. Pinto-Cruz · J.A. Molina · M. Barbour · V. Silva · M.D. Espírito-Santo 167 Freshwater diatom and macroinvertebrate diversity of coastal permanent ponds along a gradient of human impact in a Mediterranean eco-region V. Della Bella · L. Mancini 181 The M-NIP: a macrophyte-based Nutrient Index for Ponds L. Sager · J.-B. Lachavanne 199 Vegetation recolonisation of a Mediterranean temporary pool in Morocco following small-scale experimental disturbance B. Amami · L. Rhazi · S. Bouahim · M. Rhazi · P. Grillas 221 Experimental study of the effect of hydrology and mechanical soil disturbance on plant communities in Mediterranean temporary pools in Western Morocco N. Sahib · L. Rhazi · M. Rhazi · P. Grillas 233 Restoring ponds for amphibians: a success story R. Rannap · A. Lõhmus · L. Briggs 243 High diversity of Ruppia meadows in saline ponds and lakes of the western Mediterranean L. Triest · T. Sierens 253 Gravel pits support waterbird diversity in an urban landscape F. Santoul · A. Gaujard · S. Angélibert · S. Mastrorillo · R. Céréghino 263 Competition in microcosm between a clonal plant species (Bolboschoenus maritimus) and a rare quillwort (Isoetes setacea) from Mediterranean temporary pools of southern France M. Rhazi · P. Grillas · L. Rhazi · A. Charpentier · F. Médail 271 Restoration potential of biomanipulation for eutrophic peri-urban ponds: the role of zooplankton size and submerged macrophyte cover A. Peretyatko · S. Teissier · S. De Backer · L. Triest 281 Spatial and temporal patterns of pioneer macrofauna in recently created ponds: taxonomic and functional approaches A. Ruhí · D. Boix · J. Sala · S. Gascón · X.D. Quintana 293 Comparison of macroinvertebrate community structure and driving environmental factors in natural and wastewater treatment ponds G. Becerra Jurado · M. Callanan · M. Gioria · J.-R. Baars · R. Harrington · M. Kelly-Quinn 309 Inter- and intra-annual variations of macroinvertebrate assemblages are related to the hydroperiod in Mediterranean temporary ponds M. Florencio · L. Serrano · C. Gómez-Rodríguez · A. Millán · C. Díaz-Paniagua 323 Ten-year dynamics of vegetation in a Mediterranean temporary pool in western Morocco L. Rhazi · P. Grillas · M. Rhazi · J.-C. Aznar 341 Modelling hydrological characteristics of Mediterranean Temporary Ponds and potential impacts from climate change E. Dimitriou · E. Moussoulis · F. Stamati · N. Nikolaidis 351 Monitoring the invasion of the aquatic bug Trichocorixa verticalis verticalis (Hemiptera: Corixidae) in the wetlands of Doñana National Park (SW Spain) H. Rodríguez-Pérez · M. Florencio · C. Gómez-Rodríguez · A.J. Green · C. Díaz-Paniagua · L. Serrano 365 Copepods and branchiopods of temporary ponds in the Doñana Natural Area (SW Spain): a four-decade record (1964–2007) K. Fahd · A. Arechederra · M. Florencio · D. León · L. Serrano 375 Hydrobiologia (2008) 597:1–6 DOI 10.1007/s10750-007-9225-8 ECOLOGY OF EUROPEAN PONDS The ecology of European ponds: defining the characteristics of a neglected freshwater habitat R. Ce´re´ghino Æ J. Biggs Æ B. Oertli Æ S. Declerck Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007 Abstract There is growing awareness in Europe of evolutionary biology and conservation biology, and the importance of ponds, and increasing understand- can be used as sentinel systems in the monitoring of ing of the contribution they make to aquatic global change. Ponds have begun to receive greater biodiversity and catchment functions. Collectively, protection, particularly in the Mediterranean regions they support considerably more species, and specif- of Europe, as a result of the identification of Medi- ically more scarce species, than other freshwater terranean temporary ponds as a priority in the EU waterbody types. Ponds create links (or stepping Habitats Directive. Despite this, they remain excluded stones) between existing aquatic habitats, but also from the provisions of the Water Framework Direc- provide ecosystem services such as nutrient intercep- tive, even though this is intended to ensure the good tion, hydrological regulation, etc. In addition, ponds status of all waters. There is now a need to strengthen, are powerful model systems for studies in ecology, develop and coordinate existing initiatives, and to build a common framework in order to establish a sound scientific and practical basis for pond conser- Guest editors: R. Ce´re´ghino, J. Biggs, B. Oertli and S. Declerck The ecology of European ponds: defining the characteristics of vation in Europe. The articles presented in this issue a neglected freshwater habitat are intended to explore scientific problems to be solved in order to increase the understanding and the & R. Ce´re´ghino ( ) protection of ponds, to highlight those aspects of pond EcoLab, Laboratoire d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle, UMR 5245, Universite´ Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, ecology that are relevant to freshwater science, and to 31062 Toulouse cedex 9, France bring out research areas which are likely to prove e-mail: [email protected] fruitful for further investigation. J. Biggs Pond Conservation: The Water Habitats Trust, Oxford Keywords Biodiversity Á Conservation Á Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford Ecosystem