| Abstract | Rivers serve many societal functions and are one of the most intensively human influenced ecosystems worldwide, and, due to their importance, are included under the monitoring programs of the Water Framework Directive across Europe. Macroinvertebrates play an important role when monitoring running waters for the assessment of their environmental quality due to their reliability as bioindicators and utility in long-term studies. Macroinvertebrates do not constitute a systematic unit but they are formed by a set of different taxa, grouped according to taxonomic ranks, size and habitat preferences. They represent the base of the aquatic food chain, serving as a food source for amphibians, birds, reptiles, fish and humans, and contributing in the organic matter processing.Despite the large amount of data collected on Italian river macroinvertebrates and the increased interest in the study of this group, only few data are available for research scientist and managers. In this paper,we collected and homogenized knowledge on the presence, distribution and abundances of macroinvertebrates taxa inhabiting the River Po catchment (Northern Italy) in the lastdecade. The data set includes 130,727 records collected between 2007 and 2018 including 143 taxa of macroinvertebrates, mostly identified at family rank level. Moreover, the data set provides information on the geographic distribution of these families and their abundance by sub-catchment, altitude, meso-and micro-habitat. |
| Authors | RICCARDO FORNAROLI, ALESSANDRA AGOSTINI, ELENA ARNAUD, ALBERTO BERSELLI, EUGENIA BETTONI, ANGELA BOGGERO, CRISTINA BORLANDELLI, GIUSEPPE CADROBBI, MANUELA CASON, LUCIANO CASTELLI, SILVIA CEREA, LAURA CONTARDI, SARA COSTA, SILVIA COSTARAOSS, VALENTINA DALLAFIOR,ALESSANDRO DAL MAS, FRANCESCO ELVIO, MARCO FIORAVANTI, DAVIDE FORTINO, SILVIA FRANCESCHINI, LAURA FRAVEZZI, ALESSIA FUGANTI, MATTEO GALBIATI, FILIPPO GALIMBERTI, PIETRO GENONI, DANIELA GERBAZ, ALESSIA LEA, DANIELA LUCCHINI, ANNA MARIA MANZIERI, MANUELA MARCHESI, CATIA MONAUNI, PAOLA MONTANARI, FEDERICA MORCHIO, SILVIA PIOVANO, NATALE PIZZOCHERO, MARA RAVIOLA, FILIPPO RICHIERI, VALERIA ROATTA, DANIELA ROCCA, ATTILIO SARZILLA, ORNELLA SICILIANO, PAOLA TESTA, DAVIDE TONNA, MARIA ENZA TUMMINELLI, FRANCA TURCO,LUCIANA VICQUERY, ALEX LAINI |
| Text | 431707 2020 10.21426/B635048312 Freshwater Insect Long term Northern Italy Rivers and Streams Spatial distribution Water Framework Directive A ten year geographic data set on the occurrence and abundance of macroinvertebrates in the River Po basin Italy RICCARDO FORNAROLI, ALESSANDRA AGOSTINI, ELENA ARNAUD, ALBERTO BERSELLI, EUGENIA BETTONI, ANGELA BOGGERO, CRISTINA BORLANDELLI, GIUSEPPE CADROBBI, MANUELA CASON, LUCIANO CASTELLI, SILVIA CEREA, LAURA CONTARDI, SARA COSTA, SILVIA COSTARAOSS, VALENTINA DALLAFIOR,ALESSANDRO DAL MAS, FRANCESCO ELVIO, MARCO FIORAVANTI, DAVIDE FORTINO, SILVIA FRANCESCHINI, LAURA FRAVEZZI, ALESSIA FUGANTI, MATTEO GALBIATI, FILIPPO GALIMBERTI, PIETRO GENONI, DANIELA GERBAZ, ALESSIA LEA, DANIELA LUCCHINI, ANNA MARIA MANZIERI, MANUELA MARCHESI, CATIA MONAUNI, PAOLA MONTANARI, FEDERICA MORCHIO, SILVIA PIOVANO, NATALE PIZZOCHERO, MARA RAVIOLA, FILIPPO RICHIERI, VALERIA ROATTA, DANIELA ROCCA, ATTILIO SARZILLA, ORNELLA SICILIANO, PAOLA TESTA, DAVIDE TONNA, MARIA ENZA TUMMINELLI, FRANCA TURCO,LUCIANA VICQUERY, ALEX LAINI UNIMIB Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences DISAT , Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milan Italy CNR Water Research Institute IRSA , Largo Tonolli 50, 28922 Verbania Italy Arpae Emilia Romagna, Unita Analitica Biologia Ambientale acque, Via Rocchi 19, 40138 Bologna Italy ARPA Lombardia, Settore Monitoraggi Ambientali, Via Rosellini 17, 20124 Milan Italy APPA, Agenzia Provinciale Protezione Ambiente della Provincia di Trento, Piazza Vittoria 5, 38122 Trento Italy ARPA Veneto, Dipartimento Regionale Laboratori, Via Ospedale Civile 24, 35121 Padova Italy Arpal, Agenzia Regionale Protezione Ambiente Ligure, via Bombrini 8, 16149 Genova Italy ARPA Valle d Aosta, Sezione Acque Superficiali, Loc. La Maladiere 48, 11020 Saint Christophe, AO Italy ARPA Piemonte, S.S. Idrologia e qualita acque, via Pio VII 9, 10135 Torino Italy UNIPR Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, 43124 Parma Italy Rivers serve many societal functions and are one of the most intensively human influenced ecosystems worldwide, and, due to their importance, are included under the monitoring programs of the Water Framework Directive across Europe. Macroinvertebrates play an important role when monitoring running waters for the assessment of their environmental quality due to their reliability as bioindicators and utility in long term studies. Macroinvertebrates do not constitute a systematic unit but they are formed by a set of different taxa, grouped according to taxonomic ranks, size and habitat preferences. They represent the base of the aquatic food chain, serving as a food source for amphibians, birds, reptiles, fish and humans, and contributing in the organic matter processing.Despite the large amount of data collected on Italian river macroinvertebrates and the increased interest in the study of this group, only few data are available for research scientist and managers. In this paper,we collected and homogenized knowledge on the presence, distribution and abundances of macroinvertebrates taxa inhabiting the River Po catchment Northern Italy in the lastdecade. The data set includes 130,727 records collected between 2007 and 2018 including 143 taxa of macroinvertebrates, mostly identified at family rank level. Moreover, the data set provides information on the geographic distribution of these families and their abundance by sub catchment, altitude, meso and micro habitat. 35 Published version https //escholarship.org/uc/item/3w64c06c Articolo in rivista s.n. . 1594 7629 Biogeographia Forli Biogeographia Forli Biogeographia Forli Biogeographia. Forli FORNAROLI RICCARDO angela.boggero BOGGERO ANGELA |
