Author： Helson Julie Williams D. Turner Dorothea
Publisher： Springer Publishing Company
ISSN： 0018-8158
Source： Hydrobiologia, Vol.559, Iss.1, 2006-04, pp. : 413-431
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Abstract
Chironomid (Diptera) larvae were collected between February 1997 and December 1998 from four Trinidadian rivers, two relatively impacted (the Arima and Guanapo Rivers), and two comparatively pristine (the Marianne and Paria Rivers), in order to assess community changes as a result of both land-use and the natural longitudinal gradient. Multivariate analyses indicated changes in chironomid community composition at the impacted sites, with the most dramatic changes occurring in the low-reaches of the Arima and Guanapo Rivers, which were subjected to nutrient enrichment and general urban runoff. For example, genus richness, measured using Marglef’s Index, was lower in the low-reaches of both the Arima and Guanapo Rivers (0.9 and 1.1, respectively), compared with the low-reaches of the Marianne and Paria Rivers (1.8 and 2.8, respectively). The average chironomid densities in the low-reaches of both the Arima and Guanapo Rivers (1346 and 1029 chironomids/1 m2, respectively) were also much higher compared with those of the Marianne and Paria Rivers (130 and 123 chironomids/1 m2, respectively), most likely being the result of nutrient enrichment. Furthermore, the low-reaches of both the Arima and Guanapo Rivers demonstrated a shift in community structure, favouring those taxa more tolerant of non-point source pollution, including
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