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Metal leaching, acidity, and altitude confine benthic macroinvertebrate community composition in Andean streams

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dc.contributor.author Loayza Muro, Raul Augusto
dc.contributor.author Duivenvoorden, Joost F.
dc.contributor.author Kraak, Michiel H. S.
dc.contributor.author Admiraal, Wim
dc.date.accessioned 2020-06-10T18:11:36Z
dc.date.available 2020-06-10T18:11:36Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/8031
dc.description.abstract Andean streams drain metal-rich bedrock and are subjected to an extreme altitude gradient, which may create highly selective conditions for life. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the combined effects of metals and altitude on benthic macroinvertebrate community composition in Andean streams. Metal-rich sites were characterized by high metal concentrations and low pH, and high-altitude sites were characterized by high ultraviolet-B radiation and low concentrations of dissolved organic matter. Canonical correspondence analysis indicated that the patterns in faunal composition were best explained by metals followed by altitude, with dipterans and collembolans occurring mostly under harsh conditions of high altitude and high metal levels. Interaction between metals and altitude was most evident at metal-rich sites. It is suggested that in Andean streams, metal leaching from igneous rock and altitude may be important factors confining benthic macroinvertebrate communities, reducing their numbers and changing their composition toward specialized taxa. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Wiley
dc.relation.ispartofseries Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.subject Animals en_US
dc.subject Altitude en_US
dc.subject High altitude en_US
dc.subject Ultraviolet Rays en_US
dc.subject Andean stream en_US
dc.subject Arsenic/analysis/chemistry en_US
dc.subject Biodiversity en_US
dc.subject Community composition en_US
dc.subject Geological Phenomena en_US
dc.subject Hydrogen-Ion Concentration en_US
dc.subject Invertebrates/classification en_US
dc.subject Macroinvertebrate en_US
dc.subject Metal leaching en_US
dc.subject Metals/analysis/chemistry en_US
dc.subject Rivers/chemistry en_US
dc.subject Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis/chemistry en_US
dc.title Metal leaching, acidity, and altitude confine benthic macroinvertebrate community composition in Andean streams en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.2436
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.05.08
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.05
dc.relation.issn 1552-8618


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