Fifty years after the ‘‘Homage to Santa Rosalia’’: Old and new paradigms on biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems

244 Pages·2010·10.43 MB·English

by  Luigi Naselli-Flores

Fifty years after the “Homage to Santa Rosalia”: Old and new
paradigms on biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems
Developments in Hydrobiology 213
Series editor
K. Martens
Fifty years after the ‘‘Homage to Santa Rosalia’’:
Old and new paradigms on biodiversity
in aquatic ecosystems
Editors
1 2
Luigi Naselli-Flores & Giampaolo Rossetti
1DepartmentofBotanicalSciences,UniversityofPalermo,ViaArchirafi,38,90123Palermo,Italy
2DepartmentofEnvironmentalSciences,UniversityofParma,vialeG.P.Usberti,33A,43100Parma,Italy
Previously published in Hydrobiologia, Volume 653, 2010
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Editors
Luigi Naselli-Flores Giampaolo Rossetti
Department of Botanical Sciences Department of Environmental Sciences
University of Palermo University of Parma
Via Archirafi 38 viale G.P. Usberti 33A
90123 Palermo, Italy
43100 Parma, Italy
ISBN 978-90-481-9907-5
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Contents
Foreword
L. Naselli-Flores · G. Rossetti 1
THE IMPACT OFSANTAROSALIA
The influence of “Homage to Santa Rosalia” on aquatic ecology: a scientometric approach
S.M. Thomaz · T.S. Michelan · P. Carvalho · L.M. Bini 7
MICROALGALDIVERSITY: PHYTOPLANKTON AND PHYTOBENTHOS PATHWAYS
Linking traits to species diversity and community structure in phytoplankton
E. Litchman · P. de Tezanos Pinto · C.A. Klausmeier · M.K. Thomas · K. Yoshiyama 15
Drivers of phytoplankton diversity in Lake Tanganyika
J.-P. Descy · A.-L. Tarbe · S. Stenuite · S. Pirlot · J. Stimart · J. Vanderheyden · B. Leporcq · M.P. Stoyneva · I. Kimirei ·
D. Sinyinza · P.-D. Plisnier 29
Rarity, ecological memory, rate of floral change in phytoplankton—and the mystery of the Red Cock
J. Padisák · É. Hajnal · L. Krienitz · J. Lakner · V. Üveges 45
Diversity and community biomass depend on dispersal and disturbance in microalgal communities
B. Matthiessen · R. Ptacnik · H. Hillebrand 65
Influence of nutrients, submerged macrophytes and zooplankton grazing on phytoplankton biomass and diversity
along a latitudinal gradient in Europe
K. Muylaert · C. Pérez-Martínez · P. Sánchez-Castillo · T.L. Lauridsen · M. Vanderstukken · S.A.J. Declerck ·
K. Van der Gucht · J.-M. Conde-Porcuna · E. Jeppesen · L. De Meester · W. Vyverman 79
FROM PHYTOPLANKTON TO ZOOPLANKTON: HOWBIOTIC INTERACTIONS AND ENVIRONMENTALCONSTRAINTS
AFFECT BIODIVERSITY
Why are there so many kinds of planktonic consumers? The answer lies in the allometric diet breadth
C. Rojo · G. Salazar 91
Absence of predation eliminates coexistence: experience from the fish–zooplankton interface
Z.M. Gliwicz · W.A. Wursbaugh · E. Szymanska 103
On non-Eltonian methods of hunting Cladocera, or impacts of the introduction of planktivorous fish on zooplankton
composition and clear-water phase occurrence in a Mediterranean reservoir
J. Ordóñez · J. Armengol · E. Moreno-Ostos · L. Caputo · J.C. García · R. Marcé 119
Out of Alaska: morphological diversity within the genus Eurytemorafrom its ancestral Alaskan range (Crustacea,
Copepoda)
S.I. Dodson · D.A. Skelly · C.E. Lee 131
Does lake age affect zooplankton diversity in Mediterranean lakes and reservoirs? A case study from southern Italy
G. Alfonso · G. Belmonte · F. Marrone · L. Naselli-Flores 149
Homage to Hutchinson: does inter-annual climate variability affect zooplankton density and diversity?
N.D. Preston · J.A. Rusak 165
BIODIVERSITYIN FRESHWATER INVERTEBRATES
Homage to the Virgin of Ecology, or why an aquatic insect unadapted to desiccation may maintain populations in
very small, temporary Mediterranean streams
C. Múrria · N. Bonada · C. Ribera · N. Prat 179
Winning the biodiversity arms race among freshwater gastropods: competition and coexistence through shell
variability and predator avoidance
A.P. Covich 191
Stygobiotic crustacean species richness: a question of numbers, a matter of scale
F. Stoch · D.M.P. Galassi 217
RENEWING THE ‘‘HOMAGE’’
Santa Rosalia, the icon of biodiversity
L. Naselli-Flores · G. Rossetti 235
Hydrobiologia(2010)653:1–5
DOI10.1007/s10750-010-0340-6
SANTA ROSALIA 50 YEARS ON
Foreword
Luigi Naselli-Flores • Giampaolo Rossetti
Publishedonline:30June2010
(cid:2)SpringerScience+BusinessMediaB.V.2010
This special volume of Hydrobiologia collects 16
invited papers which are intended to celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary of publication of the article
‘‘Homage to Santa Rosalia or why are there so many
kinds of animals?’’ by George Evelyn Hutchinson
(1903–1991). The article appeared in the May/June
1959 issue of The American Naturalist and since its
publication it has promoted a debate whose echoes
keep adding fuel to ecological research. The Saint
was proposed by Hutchinson as the patroness of
evolutionary studies, and the ‘‘Homage’’ and ‘‘Santa
Rosalia’’havebecomeasortoftrade-markwhichhas
been re-adapted in a number of ecological and
evolutionary contributions.
Hutchinson was one of those authors who are not
only brilliant scientists but also excellent writers.
Even nowadays, any ecologist who reads this paper inspiration for further research. With these consider-
recognises its fundamental importance for the study ationsinmind,weaskedseveralcolleaguestojoinus
of determinants of biodiversity and can find inthiscelebration by contributing an article centered
on the work of Hutchinson, in general, and, more in
particular, on the ‘‘Homage to Santa Rosalia’’.
The ‘‘Homage’’ starts with an account of the
Guesteditors:L.Naselli-Flores&G.Rossetti/Fiftyyearsafter
the‘‘HomagetoSantaRosalia’’:Oldandnewparadigmson author’svisittotheSanctuaryofSantaRosaliainthe
biodiversityinaquaticecosystems environsofPalermo,whilehewasavisitingscientist
attheUniversityofthatcity.Inthesecondvolumeof
L.Naselli-Flores(&)
his monumental work ‘‘A Treatise on Limnology’’,
DepartmentofBotanicalSciences,UniversityofPalermo,
ViaArchirafi,38,90123Palermo,Italy Hutchinson actually acknowledged the hospitality
e-mail:[email protected] given to him by the former head of the ‘‘Istituto
Zoologico’’ of the University of Palermo.
G.Rossetti
The passion of one of the editors, L. N.-F., for
DepartmentofEnvironmentalSciences,University
ofParma,vialeG.P.Usberti,33A,43100Parma,Italy Santa Rosalia has been precisely the cue to produce
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this volume. He lives and works in Palermo, where Luis Mauricio Bini
theSaintissopresentintheday-to-daylifeofthecity UniversidadeFederaldeGoia´s,ICB,DE,74001-970,
that it is almost impossible to ignore her. But, even Goiaˆnia, GO, Brasil.
more importantly, the realization of this volume has
been made possible by the enthusiastic involvement Nu´ria Bonada
of the 67 scientists who authored the papers of the Departament d’Ecologia, Universitat de Barcelona,
present issue. With the same devotion to Hutchinson Avinguda Diagonal, 645, 08028 Barcelona,
asthatoftheinhabitantsofPalermotoSantaRosalia, Catalonia.
they contributed a series of articles which lead the
wayfromthe‘‘Homage’’tothefrontiersofecological Luciano Caputo
research in aquatic ecosystems. Fluvial Dynamics and Hydrological Engineering
Moreover, we wish to thank the Rector of the (FLUMEN), Department of Ecology, University of
UniversityofPalermo,ProfessorRobertoLagalla,the Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, Professor Roberto
Priscilla Carvalho
Boscaino, and the Head of the Department of
Universidade Estadual de Maringa´, DBI/Nupe´lia/
Botanical Sciences and Botanical Garden, Professor
PEA, Maringa´, 87020-900, Brasil.
Francesco Maria Raimondo, who have sustained the
realizationofthiscelebrationvolumeandgrantedthe
Jose´-Maria Conde-Porcuna
requesttoreprintthisspecialissueasamonographin
Institute of Water Research, University of Granada,
the series Developments in Hydrobiology.
Ramo´n y Cajal 4, 18071 Granada, Spain.
Wewishalsotoacknowledgethefriendlyencour-
agement given by the Editor-in-Chief of Hydrobio-
Alan P. Covich
logia,Dr.KoenMartens,whobelievedinthisproject
Institute of Ecology, Odum School of Ecology,
from its very beginning and pressed us to go ahead
University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2202,
with this journey through the ecological thought of
USA.
the last half century.
Last but not least, we consider it particularly
Steven A.J. Declerck
relevant to publish this issue in the year 2010, which
Laboratory for Aquatic Ecology and Evolutionary
was declared by the United Nations as the Interna-
Biology, K.U.Leuven, Ch. Deberiotstr. 32, 3000
tional Year of Biodiversity.
Leuven, Belgium.
DepartmentofAquaticEcology,NetherlandsInstitute
List of contributors of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Rijksstraatweg 6, 3631
ACNieuwersluis,TheNetherlands.
Giuseppe Alfonso
Department of Biological and Environmental Sci- Luc De Meester
encesandTechnologies(Di.S.Te.B.A.),Universityof Laboratory for Aquatic Ecology and Evolutionary
Salento, Italy. Biology, K.U.Leuven, Ch. Deberiotstr. 32, 3000
Leuven, Belgium.
Joan Armengol
Fluvial Dynamics and Hydrological Engineering Jean-Pierre Descy
(FLUMEN), Department of Ecology, University of Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology, URBO, Depart-
Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. mentofBiology,UniversityofNamur,Belgium.
Genuario Belmonte Stanley I. Dodson
Department of Biological and Environmental Sci- Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin,
encesandTechnologies(Di.S.Te.B.A.),Universityof 430 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1381,
Salento, Italy. USA.
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Diana M.P. Galassi Center of Rapid Evolution (CORE), University of
Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, University of Wisconsin, 430 Lincoln Drive, Birge Hall, Madison,
L’Aquila,ViaVetoio,Coppito,67100L’Aquila,Italy. WI 53706, USA.
Bruno Leporcq
Juan Carlos Garc´ıa
Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology, URBO, Depart-
Aigu¨es Ter-Llobregat, Ctra. Martorell a Olesa, km
mentofBiology,UniversityofNamur,Belgium.
4.6, 08630 Abrera, Barcelona, Spain.
Elena Litchman
Z. Maciej Gliwicz
W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State
Department of Hydrobiology, University of Warsaw,
University, Hickory Corners, MI 49060, USA.
Banacha 2, 02-097 Warszawa, Poland.
Rafael Marce´
E´va Hajnal
Fluvial Dynamics and Hydrological Engineering
O´buda University, Alba Regia University Centre,
(FLUMEN), Department of Ecology, University of
Budai u´t 45, Sze´kesfehe´rva´r, 8000 Hungary.
Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Scien-
Helmut Hillebrand
tific and Technological Park of the University of
Institute for Botany, University of Cologne,
Girona, 17003 Girona, Spain.
Gyrhofstrasse 15, 50931 Ko¨ln, Germany.
Federico Marrone
Erik Jeppesen
Department of Botanical Sciences, University of
National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus
Palermo, Via Archirafi, 38, 90123 Palermo, Italy.
University,P.O. Box 314,8600 Silkeborg,Denmark.
Birte Matthiessen
Ismael Kimirei
MarineEcology,Leibniz-InstituteofMarineScience,
Tanzanian Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI),
Du¨sternbrooker Weg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
Tanzania.
Thaisa Sala Michelan
Christopher A. Klausmeier
UniversidadeFederaldeGoia´s,ICB,DE,74001-970,
W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State
Goiaˆnia, GO, Brasil.
University, Hickory Corners, MI 49060, USA.
Enrique Moreno-Ostos
Lothar Krienitz
Department of Ecology and Geology, University of
Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland
Ma´laga, Campus Universitario Teatinos, 29071
Fisheries, Alte Fischerhu¨tte 2, 16775 Stechlin-Neu-
Ma´laga, Spain.
globsow, Germany.
Koenraad Muylaert
Jo´zsef Lakner
O´buda University, Alba Regia University Centre, Laboratory for Aquatic Biology, K.U.Leuven
Campus Kortrijk, E. Sabbelaan 53, 8500 Kortrijk,
Budai u´t 45, Sze´kesfehe´rva´r, 8000 Hungary.
Belgium.
Torben L. Lauridsen
Cesc Mu´rria
National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus
Departament d’Ecologia, Universitat de Barcelona,
University,P.O. Box 314,8600 Silkeborg,Denmark.
Avinguda Diagonal, 645, 08028 Barcelona, Catalo-
Carol Eunmi Lee nia, Spain.
DepartmentofZoology,UniversityofWisconsin,430 Currentaddress:DepartmentofEntomology,Natural
LincolnDrive,Madison,WI53706-1381,USA. HistoryMuseum,LondonSW75BD,UK.
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