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Early post-dredging recolonization of caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) in a small lowland river (NW Poland)

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An analysis was made of the effect of dredging on the caddisfly fauna (Trichoptera) of the river Krąpiel (north-western Poland) a short time after the intervention. Pronounced changes were observed in the qualitative and quantitative structure and the biodiversity of Trichoptera. These changes should not, however, be characterized as unfavourable from an ecological perspective if we consider only the one group of insects analysed. Some species — Brachycentrus subnubilus and Lepidostoma hirtum — disappeared from the dredged parts of the river, but significantly more appeared, and these were typical river species. This replacement of species can be linked to habitat changes and the uncovering of larger patches of sandy bottom. The recolonizing species included accidental (eurytopic) species, which is typical in ecological succession for periods immediately following disturbances. On balance, despite the replacement of species, there was no decrease in species diversity, and typical river species appeared in larger numbers. In Trichoptera, recolonization following dredging first takes place as a result of drift of larvae, and then via dispersion of adults.

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  1. Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Limnology, University of Szczecin, Wąska 13, 71–415, Szczecin, Poland

    Andrzej Zawal, Agnieszka Szlauer-Łukaszewska & Piotr Dąbkowski

  2. Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Łódzki 3, 10-727, Olsztyn, Poland

    Stanisław Czachorowski

  3. Department of Plant Taxonomy and Phytogeography, University of Szczecin, Wąska 13, 71–415, Szczecin, Poland

    Edyta Stępień

  4. Department of Zoology, Animal Ecology and Wildlife Management, University of Life Sciences, Akademicka 13, 20-033, Lublin, Poland

    Edyta Buczyńska & Robert Stryjecki

  5. Department of Zoology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033, Lublin, Poland

    Paweł Buczyński

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Zawal, A., Czachorowski, S., Stępień, E. et al. Early post-dredging recolonization of caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) in a small lowland river (NW Poland). Limnology 17, 71–85 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10201-015-0466-3

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