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Nematode assemblages in a nature reserve with historical pollution
Bert, W.; Manhout, J.; Van Colen, C.; Borgonie, G.; Decraemer, W. (2009). Nematode assemblages in a nature reserve with historical pollution. Belg. J. Zool. 139(1): 3-14
In: Belgian Journal of Zoology. Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Dierkunde = Société royale zoologique de Belgique: Gent. ISSN 0777-6276; e-ISSN 2295-0451
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Keywords
    Chemical elements > Metals > Heavy metals
    Pollution
    Species diversity
    Taxa > Species > Indicator species
    Nematoda [WoRMS]
    Belgium, Gent [Marine Regions]; Belgium, Leie R. [Marine Regions]
    Fresh water
Author keywords
    bio-indicator; diversity; heavy metals; life strategy; MI; pollution;feeding types
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  • Bert, W.
  • Manhout, J.
  • Van Colen, C.
  • Borgonie, G.
  • Decraemer, W.
Abstract
    Nematodes, and especially nematode communities, have significant potential as bio-indicators. The present studyaimed to assess the nematode community structure of several sites with different historical pollution. Long-term polluted municipal waste-, tar- and sludge- sites were compared with less disturbed annex sites. At each site heavy metal and PAHs concentrations were measured together with soil texture classes, pH and total organic matter. Identification of three hundred nematodes at each location resulted in the discrimination of 63 genera from 32 different families of which the Cephalobidae, Belonolaimidae, Tylenchidae, Hoplolaimidae, Belonolaimidae and Plectidae were the most abundant families. The sampling sites harbour significantly different nematode communities and significant differences of life-strategy-related parameters (cp-groups, MI indexes) wereobserved. The significant augmentation of the proportion of the cp 2 nematodes in historically-polluted sites was especially informative. Omitting the cp 1 group from the MI (=MI2-5) better reflects putative historical pollution-induced community changes. However, the current study did not reveal significant relationships between historical pollution and the feeding type composition, or the Shannon-Wiener diversity. The observed results are critically assessed in the light of possible flaws such as sampling and analyzing limitations.
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