Macroinvertebrate communities on various microhabitats of a saline coal mine settling pond

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Sowa ◽  
Mariola Krodkiewska ◽  
Dariusz Halabowski
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Phragmites Australis ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Ruppia Maritima ◽  
Macroinvertebrate Communities ◽  
Salt Tolerant ◽  
Mine Waters ◽  
Gammarus Tigrinus ◽  
Settling Pond ◽  
Settling Ponds

Abstract To date, no studies have been conducted on macroinvertebrate communities in coal mine settling ponds used for temporary retention of saline mine waters. The objective of the research was to evaluate which habitat – Ruppia maritima, Phragmites australis or sediments without macrophytes – is the most favorable for the abundance and biomass of macroinvertebrate communities. The study was carried out in a hyposaline settling pond located in a mining and urban area in southern Poland. At this time, it is the only inland locality of R. maritima in Poland. In the studied coal mine settling pond, the non-native, euryhaline amphipod Gammarus tigrinus dominated in the communities on all the habitats. The abundance of other taxa was small and similar on each type of substrate; only Corixidae were much more abundant on the widgeongrass beds. The highest abundance and biomass of macroinvertebrates was recorded at the sites with R. maritima. Our study highlights the importance of coal mine settling ponds as a substitute habitat for salt-tolerant invertebrates.

Impact of the Discharge of Salinised Coal Mine Waters on the Structure of the Macroinvertebrate Communities in an Urban River (Central Europe)

2019 ◽  
Vol 231 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dariusz Halabowski ◽  
Iga Lewin ◽  
Paweł Buczyński ◽  
Mariola Krodkiewska ◽  
Wojciech Płaska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Urban River ◽  
Macroinvertebrate Communities ◽  
Mine Waters

Inland Coal Mine Settling Pond as a Habitat for the Brackish-Water Plant Ruppia maritima

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dariusz Halabowski ◽  
Agnieszka Sowa ◽  
Mariola Krodkiewska
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mine ◽  
Brackish Water ◽  
Ruppia Maritima ◽  
Settling Pond ◽  
Water Plant

scholarly journals Morphological Features of Plants on Ash Settling Ponds. Case Study

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 616
Author(s):  
Renata Gamrat ◽  
Sławomir Stankowski ◽  
Anna Jaroszewska
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
Phragmites Australis ◽  
Poa Pratensis ◽  
Plant Succession ◽  
Biological Traits ◽  
Settling Pond ◽  
Lower Water Level ◽  
Chemical Conditions ◽  
Settling Ponds

Owing to variable water conditions, chemical conditions of water or ash substrate, ash settling ponds belong to anthropogenic objects which do not easily undergo plant succession. However, there are plants exhibiting biological traits allowing colonisation of a substrate characterised by variability in terms of acidity and heavy metal content. The aim of the study was to determine differences in morphology of plants colonising spontaneous surfaces of ash settling ponds with variability moisture level. We identified also differences in morphology of the plants. Identified: Agrostis stolonifera, Atriplex patula, Juncus bufonius, Phragmites australis, Poa pratensis and Ranunculus sceleratus. The obtained results broaden the knowledge on the bioremediation of degraded areas, indicate species that inhabit the surface of ash settlers. Lower water level in ash settling pond I created more favourable conditions for growth of the aboveground parts of plants, and higher waterlevel in ash settling pond II contributed to a more intensive development of the root part of plants. Considering the generative factors and measurement values of the aboveground part of plants, the best adapted species were Juncus bufonius and Atriplex patula. Due to changing water level in ash settling ponds, the species to be monitored is Phragmites australis—most deeply colonising the surface of ash settling ponds.

Coal-Mine Hollow Fill and Settling Pond Influences on Headwater Streams in Southern West Virginia, USA

2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 359-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Chad Merricks ◽  
Donald S. Cherry ◽  
Carl E. Zipper ◽  
Rebecca J. Currie ◽  
Theodore W. Valenti
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Headwater Streams ◽  
Settling Pond

Macroinvertebrate communities in willow (Salix spp.) and reed beds (Phragmites australis) in central Victorian streams in Australia

2006 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 429 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. C. K. Jayawardana ◽  
Martin Westbrooke ◽  
Michael Wilson ◽  
Cameron Hurst
Keyword(s):  
Phragmites Australis ◽  
Vegetation Change ◽  
Macroinvertebrate Community ◽  
Macroinvertebrate Communities ◽  
Community Assemblage ◽  
Littoral Habitat ◽  
Species Richness And Abundance ◽  
National Significance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Salix Spp

Exotic willows (Salix spp.) are widespread riparian tree species of rivers in temperate Australia and New Zealand. Despite being considered as a weed of national significance, little is known about the habitat value of willows and the impact on aquatic biota of vegetation change following willow management programmes. Macroinvertebrate fauna in root habitats of willows and Phragmites australis habitats were examined in three central Victorian rivers to understand the effect of such littoral habitat changes on macroinvertebrates. Data were analysed using Partially Nested Factorial ANOVA with season, river and habitat as main effects. Habitat structure had a significant effect (P < 0.05) on macroinvertebrate community assemblage. However, effect of habitat was not consistent among seasons. The greatest community differences among habitats were observed during winter and least separation during autumn. Taxa responsible for community differences among habitats were also identified. Species richness and abundance did not show consistent variation among habitats over different rivers or seasons. This study provided some indication of the macroinvertebrate community changes that would take place in situations where riparian vegetation changes takes place from willows to P. australis.

scholarly journals Heavy metal and water quality at settling ponds of a post-mining area after reclamation and revegetation at Cibadak Sukabumi, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 624-628
Author(s):  
Muhammad Mujahid ◽  
Iis Diatin ◽  
Juang Rata Matangaran
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Mining Area ◽  
Total Organic Matter ◽  
High Iron Content ◽  
Aquatic Life ◽  
Settling Pond ◽  
Settling Ponds

We analyzed the heavy metals and water quality of a post-mining area of ​​silica for material of cement factory. The research was located in the Cibadak district, Sukabumi West Java Indonesia. The water sampling method was carried out in two locations, namely a large settling pond and a small settling pond. Water quality parameters were analyzed such as pH, alkalinity, turbidity, total organic matter, and total ammonia nitrogen. The results showed that the water in both pond contents heavy metals. The heavy metals in the form were Mercury (Hg), Cadmium (Cd), Copper (Cu), Lead (Pb), Arsen (As), Ferrum (Fe), and Cromium (Cr6+) in the both settling ponds. However, in small ponds there was a higher Fe value so the water is yellowish. There is a difference in acidity showed in the two ponds, pH 3-4 in the small pond and the large pond pH 7-8. Total organic matter was higher in large pond. Small settling pond has a very low pH value, so they are classified as acidic waters and contain high iron content so they cannot be used for human needs or aquatic life. Large settling ponds can still be used for aquaculture activities.

Diatoms in epixylon of waters in the European North (Komi republic, NAO)

2020 ◽  
pp. 46-56
Author(s):  
Angelina S. Stenina
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mine ◽  
Small Degree ◽  
Komi Republic ◽  
Low Salinity ◽  
Settling Pond ◽  
Wood Debris ◽  
Acid Reaction ◽  
Salinity Water ◽  
Woody Substrates ◽  
Salix Spp

The results of studying the diatoms in epixylon of 15 water objects in European Northeast of Russia are presented. The samples of nature biofilms from external surfaces of submersed branches of Betula nana, Salix spp., woody snags, and wood debris were investigated. A comparative analysis of diatoms in fouling of woody substrates was carried out from coal-mine settling pond, lakes, streams, and different parts of mountain river. These are in the basins of Ortina, Vorcuta, More-Yu, Vychegda, Izhgma, Shchugor rivers. In stagnant waters diversity of diatoms form 9–56, in waterways 10–102 taxa. Encyonema minutum (Hilse) Mann, Navicula radiosa Kützing, Tabellaria flocculosa (Roth) Kützing were most frequently. A small degree of diatoms similarity in epixylon with other communities was revealed; the Sørensen coefficient is 0,3–0,4. Part of the diatoms with an abundance 3–6 points (28 taxa) were found only in one water bodies. Among them, in thermokarst lakes with low salinity water and a weakly acid reaction halophobic, acidophilic Eunotia microcephala Krasske, Kobayasiella subtilissima (Cleve) Lange-Bertalot, and Cymbella borealis Cleve prevail. In the coal–mine settling pond dominating group is represented by the alkaliphilic, halophilic Diatoma tenuis C. Agardh, Nitzschia clausii Hantzsch, and Gomphonema productum (Grunow) Lange-Bertot et Reichardt. Mountain streams are distinguished by the development of rheophilic Meridion circulare (Grѐville) C. Agardh, Diatoma mesodon (Ehrenberg) Kützing, Encyonema reichardtii (Krammer) Mann, Fragilaria gracilis Oestrup, Fragilariforma virescens (Ralfs) Williams et Round, Gomphonema montanum (Schumann) Grunow, G. pumilum (Grunow) Reichardt et Lange-Bertalot, G. ventricosum Gregory, Hannaea arcus (Ehrenberg) Patrick var. arcus et f. recta (Cleve) Foged. The composition of the epixylon dominant complexes also differs depending on the hydrological conditions and characteristics of aquatic environment. These differences in this community determine the significant diversity of this group of algae as a whole. In total, 244 species with intraspecific taxa from 67 genera and 27 families identified, and a large number of rare species found.

Coal mine waters and their influence on the purity ecological state of river and the fish production

1991 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 733-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Radwan ◽  
Cz. Kowalczyk ◽  
B. Jarzyna ◽  
A. Paleolog ◽  
W. Zwolski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mine ◽  
Fish Production ◽  
Ecological State ◽  
Mine Waters

scholarly journals Influence of environmental factors on benthic macroinvertebrate communities of urban streams in Vereda habitats, Central Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata de Moura Guimaraes Souto ◽  
Kátia Gomes Facure ◽  
Luis Alfredo Pavanin ◽  
Giuliano Buzá Jacobucci
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Benthic Communities ◽  
Benthic Macroinvertebrate ◽  
Macroinvertebrate Communities ◽  
Oil And Grease ◽  
Cerrado Biome ◽  
Sediment Size ◽  
Physical And Chemical Variables ◽  
Physical And Chemical

AIM: Veredas and the aquatic and semi-aquatic communities play a key role in watershed protection in the Cerrado Biome. Information about the effects of physical and chemical variables and habitat integrity on benthic communities has been increased in recent years; however, there is no study evaluating the influence of urbanization on macroinvertebrates of Vereda streams. Thus, improving the knowledge of the relationship between abiotic properties and benthic fauna is very important for understanding the functioning of ecological processes and health of aquatic ecosystems. This study investigated the influence of physical and chemical variables on benthic macroinvertebrate communities along a gradient of anthropogenic disturbance in four Vereda streams in Uberlândia (MG), one in a preserved area and three in the urban area; METHODS: samplings were collected during the dry and rainy seasons; RESULTS: principal component analysis separated the stream in the preserved area from those in the urban area by having lower values of BOD, COD, sediment size, conductivity, detergents, pH, deposited solids and total dissolved solids. Pollution sensitive groups (e.g., Ephemeroptera and Trichoptera) were associated to the stream in the preserved area, and more tolerant groups (e.g., Chironomidae and Oligochaeta) had greater abundance in the streams of the urban area. Canonical Correspondence Analysis indicated that dissolved oxygen, conductivity, BOD, oil and grease, and turbidity explained 56% of the variance in the distribution and abundance of macroinvertebrates; CONCLUSIONS: Benthic communities of Vereda streams in urban areas in the Cerrado Biome seem to be highly affected by human activities that increase water organic pollution and sedimentation.

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