Disentangling the pathways of land use impacts on the functional structure of fish assemblages in Amazon streams

Agricultural land use is a primary driver of environmental impacts on streams. However, the causal processes that shape these impacts operate through multiple pathways and at several spatial scales. This complexity undermines the development of more effective management approaches, and illustrates t...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Ecography. - 2009. - 41(2018), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 219-232
1. Verfasser: Leitão, Rafael P (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Zuanon, Jansen, Mouillot, David, Leal, Cecília G, Hughes, Robert M, Kaufmann, Philip R, Villéger, Sébastien, Pompeu, Paulo S, Kasper, Daniele, de Paula, Felipe R, Ferraz, Silvio F B, Gardner, Toby A
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Ecography
Schlagworte:Journal Article
LEADER 01000caa a22002652 4500
001 NLM285547380
003 DE-627
005 20250223164432.0
007 cr uuu---uuuuu
008 231225s2018 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c
024 7 |a 10.1111/ecog.02845  |2 doi 
028 5 2 |a pubmed25n0951.xml 
035 |a (DE-627)NLM285547380 
035 |a (NLM)29910537 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rakwb 
041 |a eng 
100 1 |a Leitão, Rafael P  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
245 1 0 |a Disentangling the pathways of land use impacts on the functional structure of fish assemblages in Amazon streams 
264 1 |c 2018 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a ƒaComputermedien  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a ƒa Online-Ressource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
500 |a Date Revised 18.03.2024 
500 |a published: Print 
500 |a Dryad: 10.5061/dryad.j7d32 
500 |a Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE 
520 |a Agricultural land use is a primary driver of environmental impacts on streams. However, the causal processes that shape these impacts operate through multiple pathways and at several spatial scales. This complexity undermines the development of more effective management approaches, and illustrates the need for more in-depth studies to assess the mechanisms that determine changes in stream biodiversity. Here we present results of the most comprehensive multi-scale assessment of the biological condition of streams in the Amazon to date, examining functional responses of fish assemblages to land use. We sampled fish assemblages from two large human-modified regions, and characterized stream conditions by physical habitat attributes and key landscape-change variables, including density of road crossings (i.e. riverscape fragmentation), deforestation, and agricultural intensification. Fish species were functionally characterized using ecomorphological traits describing feeding, locomotion, and habitat preferences, and these traits were used to derive indices that quantitatively describe the functional structure of the assemblages. Using structural equation modeling, we disentangled multiple drivers operating at different spatial scales, identifying causal pathways that significantly affect stream condition and the structure of the fish assemblages. Deforestation at catchment and riparian network scales altered the channel morphology and the stream bottom structure, changing the functional identity of assemblages. Local deforestation reduced the functional evenness of assemblages (i.e. increased dominance of specific trait combinations) mediated by expansion of aquatic vegetation cover. Riverscape fragmentation reduced functional richness, evenness and divergence, suggesting a trend toward functional homogenization and a reduced range of ecological niches within assemblages following the loss of regional connectivity. These results underscore the often-unrecognized importance of different land use changes, each of which can have marked effects on stream biodiversity. We draw on the relationships observed herein to suggest priorities for the improved management of stream systems in the multiple-use landscapes that predominate in human-modified tropical forests 
650 4 |a Journal Article 
700 1 |a Zuanon, Jansen  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Mouillot, David  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Leal, Cecília G  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Hughes, Robert M  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Kaufmann, Philip R  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Villéger, Sébastien  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Pompeu, Paulo S  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Kasper, Daniele  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a de Paula, Felipe R  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Ferraz, Silvio F B  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Gardner, Toby A  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
773 0 8 |i Enthalten in  |t Ecography  |d 2009  |g 41(2018), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 219-232  |w (DE-627)NLM196485789  |x 0906-7590  |7 nnns 
773 1 8 |g volume:41  |g year:2018  |g number:1  |g day:01  |g month:01  |g pages:219-232 
856 4 0 |u http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecog.02845  |3 Volltext 
912 |a GBV_USEFLAG_A 
912 |a SYSFLAG_A 
912 |a GBV_NLM 
912 |a GBV_ILN_21 
912 |a GBV_ILN_22 
912 |a GBV_ILN_24 
912 |a GBV_ILN_31 
912 |a GBV_ILN_39 
912 |a GBV_ILN_40 
912 |a GBV_ILN_50 
912 |a GBV_ILN_62 
912 |a GBV_ILN_65 
912 |a GBV_ILN_69 
912 |a GBV_ILN_72 
912 |a GBV_ILN_100 
912 |a GBV_ILN_179 
912 |a GBV_ILN_350 
951 |a AR 
952 |d 41  |j 2018  |e 1  |b 01  |c 01  |h 219-232