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The impact of pollution on aquatic invertebrates within a subterranean ecosystem - out of sight out of mind
journal contribution
posted on 2013-09-04, 15:20 authored by Paul WoodPaul Wood, J. Gunn, J. PerkinsPollution within a subterranean ecosystem caused gross staining of stream passages
within a cave, although no visible impact was observed outside of the system. The
source of the pollutant was identified in the surface catchment using water tracing
experiments, and the direction and destination of water and pollutants within
subterranean passages determined. Impacted sites and control sites were identified
within the cave and compared to pre-disturbance data for the impacted cave and an
adjacent system. The abundance and diversity of invertebrate taxa at impacted sites,
downstream of the pollutant source, were significantly lower than in the pre-disturbance
community and unaffected control sites.
History
School
- Social Sciences
Department
- Geography and Environment
Citation
WOOD, P.J., GUNN, J. and PERKINS, J., 2002. The impact of pollution on aquatic invertebrates within a subterranean ecosystem - out of sight out of mind. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie [now Fundamental and Applied Limnology], 155 (2), pp.223-237.Publisher
E. Schweizerbart'sche VerlagsbuchhandlungVersion
- SMUR (Submitted Manuscript Under Review)
Publication date
2002ISSN
0003-9136eISSN
1863-9135Publisher version
Language
- en