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Water availability and biological interactions shape amphibian abundance and diversity in Mediterranean temporary rivers
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Amphibians, the most threatened vertebrates globally, face risks due to climate change, habitat loss, and fragmentation.Their sensitivity to environmental changes highlights their importance as ecological indicators.Temporary rivers, influenced by geological, climatic, and anthropogenic factors, play a critical role in shapingbiodiversity and community structure. Some species of amphibians may be adapted to these temporary waters, a fact reflected in their life cycles and various biological traits. However, to develop effective conservation strategies for amphibians, it is essential to address the knowledge gaps surrounding the complex interactionstween biological dynamics and fluvial habitat conditions. In this study, we investigated how trophic interactions between amphibians and other aquatic organisms (diatoms, macroinvertebrates, and fish), coupled withronmental factors (water availability and riparian structure), can affect amphibian abundance and diversity in temporary rivers. The study was conducted in a Mediterranean river network located in Sant Llorenç del Munt i l’Obac Natural Park (Catalonia, Spain). Our expectations were that habitats suitable for egg deposition, lacking predators (e.g. tadpole-predators and fish), and abundant in food sources would likely support higher amphibian abundance and diversity. However, water availability was identified as a crucial factor shaping abundance and diversity in the studied amphibian communities, even if it correlated with fish presence, and especially impacting amphibian species usually linked to permanent water bodies. Concerning biotic interactions, while our results suggested that amphibian populations in temporary rivers are more dependent on top-down than bottom-up interactions, the presence of aquatic predators was not as conclusive as expected, suggesting that inrary rivers the fish-avoiding amphibian species can survive using microhabitats or breeding opportunities linked to natural river dynamics. Overall, our findings highlight the importance of considering multi-trophicteractions, hydroperiod and habitat heterogeneity in temporary river ecosystems for effective amphibian conservation.
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PUIG-GIRONÈS, Roger, BEL, Gemma, CID PUEY, Núria, CAÑEDO-ARGÜELLES, Miguel, FERNÁNDEZ CALERO, José maría, QUEVEDO ORTIZ, Guillermo, FORTUÑO ESTRADA, Pau, VINYOLES CARTANYÀ, Dolors, REAL, Joan, PUJOL BUXÓ, Eudald, BONADA I CAPARRÓS, Núria. Water availability and biological interactions shape amphibian abundance and diversity in Mediterranean temporary rivers. _Science of the Total Environment_. 2024. Vol. 953, núm. 1-14. [consulta: 23 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 0048-9697. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/218838]