Biomonitoring in Argentinean rivers: A road ahead
We describe the historic sequence of the application of aquatic bioindicators in Argentina and the feasibility for being disseminated and incorporated as biomonitoring tools in environmental management. In parallel, we present the development and stages followed in Ecuador and Spain. Indices from other countries were first applied, and these were later adapted to the local flora and fauna or reformulated different ecoregions. The indices applied depended on each ecoregion and on the impact to evaluate. The transfer to management was carried out in all cases in a slow and not regular or planned way, except when there were some regulations that forced its application. We conclude that, currently, there are numerous groups in Argentina with expertise in the use of bioindicators in riverine environments. Still, there is a weakness at the regulatory level that makes their incorporation to monitoring studies slow, optional, and not comparative between basins. From the experience of other countries, it appears that the application of specific standards would be necessary. As it is not possible to develop a single index, it becomes essential to establish inter-calibration and inter-comparison procedures among different indices applied to standardize the evaluation at the whole country level. In this sense, the REM AQUA network may contribute to design, apply and disseminate this type of comparison.
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We describe the historic sequence of the application of aquatic bioindicators in Argentina and the feasibility for being disseminated and incorporated as biomonitoring tools in environmental management. In parallel, we present the development and stages followed in Ecuador and Spain. Indices from other countries were first applied, and these were later adapted to the local flora and fauna or reformulated different ecoregions. The indices applied depended on each ecoregion and on the impact to evaluate. The transfer to management was carried out in all cases in a slow and not regular or planned way, except when there were some regulations that forced its application. We conclude that, currently, there are numerous groups in Argentina with expertise in the use of bioindicators in riverine environments. Still, there is a weakness at the regulatory level that makes their incorporation to monitoring studies slow, optional, and not comparative between basins. From the experience of other countries, it appears that the application of specific standards would be necessary. As it is not possible to develop a single index, it becomes essential to establish inter-calibration and inter-comparison procedures among different indices applied to standardize the evaluation at the whole country level. In this sense, the REM AQUA network may contribute to design, apply and disseminate this type of comparison. |
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rev-ecoaus-article-12122023-11-02T16:20:35Z Biomonitoring in Argentinean rivers: A road ahead Biomonitoreo en ríos de la Argentina: Un camino por recorrer Domínguez, Eduardo Encalada, Andrea Fernández, Hugo R. Giorgi, Adonis Marchese, Mercedes Miserendino, María L. Munné, Antoni Prat, Narcís Ríos-Touma, Blanca Rodrigues Capítulo, Alberto fluvial environments bioindicators application to management ambientes fluviales bioindicadores aplicación a la gestión We describe the historic sequence of the application of aquatic bioindicators in Argentina and the feasibility for being disseminated and incorporated as biomonitoring tools in environmental management. In parallel, we present the development and stages followed in Ecuador and Spain. Indices from other countries were first applied, and these were later adapted to the local flora and fauna or reformulated different ecoregions. The indices applied depended on each ecoregion and on the impact to evaluate. The transfer to management was carried out in all cases in a slow and not regular or planned way, except when there were some regulations that forced its application. We conclude that, currently, there are numerous groups in Argentina with expertise in the use of bioindicators in riverine environments. Still, there is a weakness at the regulatory level that makes their incorporation to monitoring studies slow, optional, and not comparative between basins. From the experience of other countries, it appears that the application of specific standards would be necessary. As it is not possible to develop a single index, it becomes essential to establish inter-calibration and inter-comparison procedures among different indices applied to standardize the evaluation at the whole country level. In this sense, the REM AQUA network may contribute to design, apply and disseminate this type of comparison. Se describe la secuencia histórica de la aplicación de organismos acuáticos bioindicadores en la Argentina y sus posibilidades de ser difundidos e incorporados como herramientas de biomonitoreo en la gestión ambiental. En paralelo, se presenta el desarrollo y las etapas acaecidas en Ecuador y en España. Tanto las distintas regiones de la Argentina como los países mencionados siguieron trayectorias semejantes; primero, aplicando índices usados en otros países, y luego adaptándolos a la flora y la fauna locales, o bien reformulándolos para cada uno de los paisajes. Los índices aplicados dependieron de cada ecorregión y del impacto que se pretendía evaluar. En todos los casos, la transferencia a la gestión se realizó de un modo lento y no regular o planificado, excepto cuando existía alguna normativa que obligaba a su aplicación. Se concluye que actualmente en la Argentina existen numerosos grupos con experiencia en el empleo de bioindicadores en ambientes fluviales, pero hay una falencia a nivel de normativas que hace que su incorporación al monitoreo sea lento, optativo y poco comparable entre cuencas. De la experiencia de otros países se desprende que sería necesario aplicar normas específicas. Como no es posible desarrollar un único índice para todo el país, para lograr una evaluación estandarizada se torna indispensable establecer sistemas de intercalibración y comparación entre los distintos índices empleados. En ese sentido, la red REM AQUA podría contribuir a diseñar, realizar y difundir este tipo de comparaciones. Asociación Argentina de Ecología 2021-05-28 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/pdf https://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/1212 10.25260/EA.22.32.1.1.1212 Ecología Austral; Vol. 32 No. 1-bis (2022): April 2022. Pages 195-296; 229-244 Ecología Austral; Vol. 32 Núm. 1-bis (2022): April 2022. Pages 195-296; 229-244 0327-5477 1667-7838 spa https://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/1212/1104 https://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/1212/1105 Derechos de autor 2021 Eduardo Domínguez, Andrea Encalada, Hugo R. Fernández, Adonis Giorgi, Mercedes Marchese, María L. Miserendino, Antoni Munné, Narcís Prat, Blanca Ríos-Touma, Alberto Rodrigues Capítulo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |