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Effects of land use on annelid assemblages in Pampean wetlands

Laura C. Armendáriz https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-3499 A B * , Bianca Cortese C and Alberto Rodrigues Capítulo A B
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A Laboratorio Bentos, Instituto de Limnología ‘Dr Raúl A. Ringuelet’ (ILPLA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) La Plata–Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Asociado a Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas, La Plata, Argentina.

B Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, UNLP, La Plata, Argentina.

C Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagónica (CIEMEP), CONICET–Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Esquel, Argentina.

* Correspondence to: larmendariz@ilpla.edu.ar

Handling Editor: Richard Marchant

Marine and Freshwater Research 75, MF24142 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF24142
Submitted: 3 July 2024  Accepted: 11 September 2024  Published: 30 September 2024

© 2024 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing

Abstract

Context

Land use significantly affects wetlands, altering various biotic components and threatening biodiversity.

Aims

This study assessed the ecological status of Pampas wetlands under different land uses by examining environmental characteristics and annelid assemblages.

Methods

Four water systems in the Argentine Pampas were surveyed, including riverine wetlands and upstream and downstream sections affected by urbanisation, intensive agriculture, or extensive livestock farming.

Key results

Multivariate analysis showed correlations among environmental factors and sites, whereas PERMANOVA analysis showed density variations among streams, sections, and land uses, although species richness and diversity remained consistent within each stream. In total, 42 annelid species and morphotypes were identified and linked with various environmental factors.

Conclusions

Enchytraeidae were correlated with nitrate and phosphorus concentrations, whereas Limnodrilus species and Tubifex tubifex were associated with nitrites, ammonium, vegetation coverage and fine sediments. Species such as Pristina spp., Aulophorus costatus, Dero spp. and Aulodrilus pigueti preferred sandy sediments enriched with organic matter and higher current velocities, indicating their potential as indicators of anthropogenic impact.

Implications

These findings highlighted the importance of annelid assemblages in wetland monitoring and underscore the need for integrated watershed management and sustainable planning to protect wetlands.

Keywords: annelid assemblages, bioindicators, diversity, land uses, multivariate methods, pampean streams, taxonomic richness, wetlands.

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