کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4528515 1324312 2009 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Assessing changes in macrophyte assemblages with salinity in non-riverine wetlands: A Bayesian approach
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم آبزیان
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Assessing changes in macrophyte assemblages with salinity in non-riverine wetlands: A Bayesian approach
چکیده انگلیسی

Bayesian modeling techniques (which accounted for imperfect detection) were used to assess changes in macrophyte assemblages in 58 wetlands along a typical salinity gradient in Western Victoria, Australia. By incorporating detectability into our predictions, an unbiased estimate was made of the relationship between salinity and both individual species occupancy and the expected number of species. When compared to the freshest wetlands, macrophyte species number was predicted to decrease by as much as 60–70% at conductivities of around 6.0 mS cm−1 (11% seawater), a value often considered the upper salinity tolerance for many freshwater aquatic plants. The model also predicted a 40–50% drop in species number at conductivities of around 1.5 mS cm−1 (3% seawater). It was also found that 25 out of 76 freshwater species were unlikely to occur at conductivities above 1.0 mS cm−1. Consequently, secondary salinisation of fresh non-riverine wetlands is highly likely to markedly and negatively impact upon non-riverine wetland macrophyte assemblages.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Aquatic Botany - Volume 90, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 137–142
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