Responses of riparian plant communities and water quality after 8 years of passive ecological restoration using a BACI design
International audience This study investigated the consequences of passive ecological restoration on a riparian habitat and on water quality. The restoration plan consists of excluding livestock by constructing fences along an entire stream 1 m from the stream bed, with the assumption that recoverin...
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ftinstagro:oai:HAL:hal-01558426v1 2023-11-05T03:44:48+01:00 Responses of riparian plant communities and water quality after 8 years of passive ecological restoration using a BACI design Ollitrault, M. Bernez, Ivan, I. Muller, I. Delisle, M. Écologie et santé des écosystèmes (ESE) Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-AGROCAMPUS OUEST 2016 https://institut-agro-rennes-angers.hal.science/hal-01558426 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-015-2349-3 en eng HAL CCSD Springer info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s10750-015-2349-3 hal-01558426 https://institut-agro-rennes-angers.hal.science/hal-01558426 doi:10.1007/s10750-015-2349-3 PRODINRA: 386743 WOS: 000385154400006 ISSN: 0018-8158 EISSN: 1573-5117 Hydrobiologia https://institut-agro-rennes-angers.hal.science/hal-01558426 Hydrobiologia, 2016, 781 (1), pp.67-79. ⟨10.1007/s10750-015-2349-3⟩ BACI design Headwater Bundles of ecosystem services Passive ecological restoration Riparian plant communities Watershed Water quality western united-states integrated catchment management in-stream restoration salmon salmo-salar river restoration headwater streams macroinvertebrate assemblages wetland restoration european rivers habitat Marine & Freshwater Biology [SDV.EE.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment/Ecosystems [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2016 ftinstagro https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-015-2349-3 2023-10-07T21:24:42Z International audience This study investigated the consequences of passive ecological restoration on a riparian habitat and on water quality. The restoration plan consists of excluding livestock by constructing fences along an entire stream 1 m from the stream bed, with the assumption that recovering riparian habitat will restore their ecological processes (e.g., filtration, soil stabilization). We measured responses of riparian plant communities and physico-chemical water quality. We presented data from an 8-year before-after control-impact design across a reference stream and a restored stream in a rural landscape in Normandy, France. Restoration appeared to modify plant communities. After 8 years of restoration, the restored stream had a complex riparian bank, similar to that of the reference stream, with an increase in the number of trees, a decrease in bare soil, and an increase in habitat heterogeneity. Despite this modification, water quality did not improve. The same low water quality in the reference stream demonstrated the need for a watershed-scale approach and for actions to improve agricultural practices before implementing restoration practices at a smaller scale. Nonetheless, the lack of improved water quality does not necessarily mean that the restoration failed. Other functions and services can be provided by excluding livestock. Article in Journal/Newspaper Salmo salar Unknown Hydrobiologia 781 1 67 79 |
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BACI design Headwater Bundles of ecosystem services Passive ecological restoration Riparian plant communities Watershed Water quality western united-states integrated catchment management in-stream restoration salmon salmo-salar river restoration headwater streams macroinvertebrate assemblages wetland restoration european rivers habitat Marine & Freshwater Biology [SDV.EE.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment/Ecosystems [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology Ollitrault, M. Bernez, Ivan, I. Muller, I. Delisle, M. Responses of riparian plant communities and water quality after 8 years of passive ecological restoration using a BACI design |
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International audience This study investigated the consequences of passive ecological restoration on a riparian habitat and on water quality. The restoration plan consists of excluding livestock by constructing fences along an entire stream 1 m from the stream bed, with the assumption that recovering riparian habitat will restore their ecological processes (e.g., filtration, soil stabilization). We measured responses of riparian plant communities and physico-chemical water quality. We presented data from an 8-year before-after control-impact design across a reference stream and a restored stream in a rural landscape in Normandy, France. Restoration appeared to modify plant communities. After 8 years of restoration, the restored stream had a complex riparian bank, similar to that of the reference stream, with an increase in the number of trees, a decrease in bare soil, and an increase in habitat heterogeneity. Despite this modification, water quality did not improve. The same low water quality in the reference stream demonstrated the need for a watershed-scale approach and for actions to improve agricultural practices before implementing restoration practices at a smaller scale. Nonetheless, the lack of improved water quality does not necessarily mean that the restoration failed. Other functions and services can be provided by excluding livestock. |
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Responses of riparian plant communities and water quality after 8 years of passive ecological restoration using a BACI design |
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Responses of riparian plant communities and water quality after 8 years of passive ecological restoration using a BACI design |
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Responses of riparian plant communities and water quality after 8 years of passive ecological restoration using a BACI design |
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ISSN: 0018-8158 EISSN: 1573-5117 Hydrobiologia https://institut-agro-rennes-angers.hal.science/hal-01558426 Hydrobiologia, 2016, 781 (1), pp.67-79. ⟨10.1007/s10750-015-2349-3⟩ |
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