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dc.contributor.authorMutinova, Petra Thea
dc.contributor.authorKahlert, Maria
dc.contributor.authorKupilas, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorMcKie, Brendan G.
dc.contributor.authorFriberg, Nikolai
dc.contributor.authorBurdon, Francis J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-27T14:41:28Z
dc.date.available2020-10-27T14:41:28Z
dc.date.created2020-10-22T14:03:38Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationWater. 2020, 12.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2073-4441
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2685338
dc.description.abstractUrbanization impacts stream ecosystems globally through degraded water quality, altered hydrology, and landscape disturbances at the catchment and riparian scales, causing biodiversity losses and altered system functioning. Addressing the “urban stream syndrome” requires multiple mitigation tools, and rehabilitation of riparian vegetation may help improve stream ecological status and provide key ecosystem services. However, the extent to which forested riparian bu↵ers can help support stream biodiversity in the face of numerous environmental contingencies remains uncertain. We assessed how a key indicator of stream ecological status, benthic diatoms, respond to riparian habitat conditions using 10 urban site pairs (each comprising of one unbuffered and one buffered reach), and additional urban downstream and forest reference upstream sites in the Oslo Fjord basin. Diatom communities were structured by multiple drivers including spatial location, land use, water quality, and instream habitat. Among these, riparian habitat condition independently explained 16% of variation in community composition among site pairs. Changes in community structure and indicator taxa, along with a reduction in pollution-tolerant diatoms, suggested tangible benefits of forested riparian buffers for stream biodiversity in urban environments. Managing urban impacts requires multiple solutions, with forested riparian zones providing a potential tool to help improve biodiversity and ecosystem services.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleBenthic Diatom Communities in Urban Streams and the Role of Riparian Buffersen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2020 by the authorsen_US
dc.source.volume12en_US
dc.source.journalWateren_US
dc.source.issue10en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/w12102799
dc.identifier.cristin1841502
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 264499en_US
dc.source.articlenumber2799en_US
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