Aquatic Oligochaete Biology IX: Selected Papers from the 9th Symposium on Aquatic Oligochaeta, 6–10 October 2003, Wageningen, The Netherlands

217 Pages·2006·3.35 MB·English

by  Mark J. Wetzel (auth.)

Aquatic Oligochaete Biology IX
Developments in Hydrobiology 186
Series editor
K. Martens
Aquatic Oligochaete Biology IX
Selected Papers from the 9th Symposium on Aquatic
Oligochaeta, 6–10 October 2003, Wageningen,
The Netherlands
Edited by
1 2 3
Piet F.M. Verdonschot , Hongzhe Wang , Adrian Pinder
1
and Rebi Nijboer
1Alterra,CentreforEcosystemStudies,DepartmentofFreshwaterEcosystems,P.O.Box47,
6700AAWageningen,TheNetherlands
2StateKeyLaboratoryofFreshwaterEcologyandBiotechnology,InstituteofHydrobiology,
ChineseAcademyofSciences,Wuhan430072,China
3WildlifeResearchCentre,DepartmentofConservationandLandManagement,
P.O.Box51,6946Wanneroo,WesternAustralia,Australia
Reprinted from Hydrobiologia, Volume 564 (2006)
9th Symposium on
Aquatic Oligochaeta
2003
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface vii–viii
Group Photograph ix
In Memoriam: Professor Walter James Harman, PhD (1928–2002)
M.J. Wetzel 1–4
PART ONE : TAXONOMY, ANATOMY, MORPPHOLOGY, AND PHYSIOLOGY
Troglodrilus (Annelida, Oligochaeta, Tubificidae), a new genus from subterranean
habitats in southwestern Europe
J. Juget, M.C. des Chaˆtelliers, P. Rodriguez 7–17
GenerationofbilateralsymmetryintheectodermoftheTubifexembryo:involvement
of cell–cell interactions
A. Nakamoto, A. Arai, T. Shimizu 19–32
Distribution pattern of c-amino butyric acid immunoreactive neural structures in the
centralandperipheralnervoussystemofthetubificidworm,Limnodrilushoffmeisteri
L. Molna´r, G. Kiszler, E. Polla´k, L. Deres 33–43
Identification and pattern of primary sensory cells in the body wall epithelium of the
tubificid worm, Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri
L. Molna´r, G. Kiszler, E. Polla´k 45–50
Divergence of the F -ATP synthase complex in the ice worm, Mesenchytraeus
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solifugus (Annelida, Clitellata, Enchytraeidae)
K.A. Hohenstein, D.H. Shain 51–58
PART TWO : LIFE HISTORY
Fromdemographicstrategiestomathematicalmodels:trendsinpopulationdynamics
studies of aquatic Oligochaeta
G. Bonomi, A. Pasteris 61–71
Asexualreproductionandsegmentalregeneration,butnotmorphallaxis,areinhibited
by boric acid in Lumbriculus variegatus (Annelida: Clitellata: Lumbriculidae)
V.G. Martinez, P.K. Reddy, M.J. Zoran 73–86
Seasonal vertical migration and aestivation of Rhyacodrilus hiemalis (Tubificidae,
Clitellata) in the sediment of Lake Biwa, Japan
T. Narita 87–93
Survival and reproduction in Aeolosoma viride (Annelida, Aphanoneura)
R. Falconi, T. Renzulli, F. Zaccanti 95–99
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PART THREE : ECOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
Ecology and biology of marine oligochaeta – an inventory rather than another review
O. Giere 103–116
Habitat preferences of aquatic Oligochaeta (Annelida) in the Rokytna´ River, Czech
Republic – a small highland stream
J. Schenkova´, J. Helesˇic 117–126
Beyond masses and blooms: the indicative value of oligochaetes
P.F.M. Verdonschot 127–142
Differentialresponseofaquaticoligochaetespeciestoincreasednutrientavailability–
acomparativestudybetweenEstonianandDutchraisedbogs
G.A. van Duinen, T. Timm, A.J.P. Smolders, A.M.T. Brock, W.C.E.P. Verberk,
H. Esselink 143–155
Toxicity of Santander Bay sediments to the euryhaline freshwater oligochaete
Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri
P. Rodriguez, J. Arrate, M. Martinez-Madrid, T.B. Reynoldson, V. Schumacher, J. Viguri 157–169
Oligochaete assemblages in the hyporheic zone and coarse surface sediments: their
importance for understanding of ecological functioning of watercourses
M. Lafont, A. Vivier 171–181
Surface and hyporheic oligochaete assemblages in a French suburban stream
M. Lafont, A. Vivier, S. Nogueira, P. Namour, P. Breil 183–193
PART FOUR : SLUDGE STUDY
Sludge reduction by predatory activity of aquatic oligochaetes in wastewater
treatment plants: science or fiction? A review
C.H. Ratsak, J. Verkuijlen 197–211
Sludge reduction with a novel combined worm-reactor
Y. Wei, J. Liu 213–222
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DOI10.1007/s10750-005-9701-y
Preface
The ninth Symposium on Aquatic Oligochaeta physiology and behaviour was covered by Olav
held in Wageningen (6th to 10th of October Giere who embedded his theme in ‘Ecology and
2003) was organised by Alterra, Green World biology of marine Oligochaeta – an inventory
Research, Centre for Ecosystem Studies and the rather than another review’. Pilar Rodriquez
Wageningen University, Department of Envi- presented a keynote on the role of Oligochaeta
ronmental Technology. As all symposia held in ecotoxicological research. The applied and
before, this meeting again provided a unique innovative ideas on sludge reduction by preda-
forum for scientific communication among those tory activity of aquatic annelids in wastewater
who are interested in the various fields of fun- treatment plants, was covered by Christa Ratsak.
damental and applied research on aquatic Oli- A special environment for oligochaetes is the
gochaeta. In a stimulating environment the state unknown world of the groundwater and hypor-
of the art in aquatic oligochaete research was heic zone. Michel Lafont brought light in this
presented and discussed, along with business and world with his keynote: ‘Hyporheic zone and
societal interaction. groundwater oligochaetes: key-habitat and key-
The Symposium was opened by Bram Klapwijk, assemblages for the functional studies of streams
head of the Department of Environmental Tech- and rivers’. Finally, the distribution patterns of
nology, Wageningen University and Henk Siepel freshwater tubificid oligochaetes and the capaci-
head of the Centre for Ecosystem studies, Alterra. ties for long-way dispersal of tubificids and other
The attendance of 83 scientists from 28 different freshwater invertebrates with particular reference
countries, through a participation of 23 posters to ‘‘alien’’ species and birds as vectors of dis-
contributions and 51 oral communications, set the persal were dealt with by Goran Milbrink.
scope and width of the meeting. A short course on Oligochaeta and toxicity
The symposium intended to widen the scien- tests was organised by Doris Vidal together with
tific value of each of the sessions as much as Pilar Rodriguez and Trefor Reynoldsen. The
possible. Experts from nine different fields within course provided the attendants with a better
oligochaete studies presented keynote lectures. understanding of the importance, methods and
Each of the lectures started with a general limitations of the use of oligochaetes as toxicity
introduction of the expertise as kind of ‘educa- assessment tools. Furthermore, an exchange of
tional’ part for all attendees, and secondly gave the current understanding and advances in this
an overview of the ‘state of the art’. Kathy field of research was established.
Coates and co-authors keynote dealt with tax- A special microscopy discussion session was
onomy and phylogeny (‘Taxonomic studies of attendedbymanyoftheparticipants.Wormslides
oligochaete, clitellate, annelids – The Current were discussed and knowledge on taxonomy,
Condition’). A second keynote on this wide topic morphology and ecology was exchanged.
was given by Christer Erse´us and covered the The Symposium was only possible due to the
phylogenetic reclassification of Limnodriloidinae great effort of all co-organisers: Rebi Nijboer.
(Tubificidae). The keynote on ecology with a Tjeerd-Harm van den Hoek (Alterra, Green
emphasis on assessment was presented by Trefor WorldResearch,FreshwaterEcology)andChrista
Reynoldsen: ‘From Aristotle to Advanced Ratsak, Bas Buys, and Hellen Elissen (Wagenin-
Arithmetic Algorithms: the applied use of oli- genUniversity,Sub-departmentofEnvironmental
gochaetes in ecological assessment’. Guiliano Technology.
Bonomi and Andrea Pasteris talked about their The symposium was financially supported by
long life experience with population dynamics WIMEK, STOWA, Alterra Centre for Ecosys-
studies in aquatic Oligochaeta. The field of tem Studies, Wageningen University Sub-depart-
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ment of Environmental Technology, Wageningen
University Department of Agrotechnology and
Food Sciences, KNAW, LEB foundation, Alter-
ra Green World Research, and Eijkelkamp.
Piet Verdonschot
Guest Editor
April, 2005
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GroupPhotograph. 1PaulaHartzell,2EricaSjolin,3FrancescoZaccanti,4RosannaFalconi,5TetsuyaNarita,6ChiharuSato,7
MayLinAng,8SerayYildiz,9NaimeArslan,10StuartGelder,11GillianGelder,12DanielShain,13EnriqueMartinez-Ansemil,14
WilcoVerberk,15CarlaBonacina,16AyakiNakamoto,17AkifumiOhtaka,18TakashiShimizu,19IngridVerbessem,20Brigitte
Lods-Crozet, 21 unknown, 22 Sharon Lavoie, 23 Doris Vidal, 24 Francisco Vidal, 25 Beatrice Sambugar, 26 Christa Ratsak, 27
ElzbietaDumnicka,28PhilippEgeler,29MarcoFerraguti,30RegineBoensch,31FerdinandSporka,32GoranMilbrink,33Christer
Erse´us,34YuansongWei,35TreforReynoldson,36JanSoors,37MarinaMelnik,38PatrickMartin,39JaquesJuget,40Claudia
Pavelescu,41BrendaHealy,42AnneVivier,43TonVanHaaren,44BastianBuys,45TarmoTimm,46ErnstDeBokx,47unknown,
48HellenElissen,49KathrynCoates,50JanaSchenkova,51Tjeerd-HarmVandenHoiek,52SteveFend,53Gert-JanCui,58Piet
Verdonschot,59PilarRodriguez,60RebiNijboer,61OlavGiere,62GunterPurschke,63MarkWetzel,64MichelLafont,65Andrea
Pasteris
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DOI10.1007/s10750-005-9702-x
In Memoriam: Professor Walter James Harman, PhD (1928–2002)
Mark J. Wetzel
Illinois Natural HistorySurvey Centerfor Biodiversity, Champaign,Illinois 61820-6953,USA
(E-mail: [email protected])
Our dear friend and colleague, Dr Walter James while concurrently writing his PhD thesis on the
Harman, passed away on 1 April 2002, in Baton taxonomy and nomenclature of the earthworms
Rouge, Louisiana, USA, at the age of 74. He was occurring in central Illinois; his doctoral degree
a long time faculty member at Louisiana State from the University of Illinois was awarded on 13
University (LSU) in Baton Rouge. Dr Harman is February 1960. He continued as an associate pro-
survived by Dorothy Brewster Harman, his wife fessor at Louisiana Tech until 1961, then took a
of 47 years, two daughters – Dea Harman positionasanassistantprofessoratLSUinBaton
O’Rourke and Nan Harman Brinson, three Rouge; by 1963 he had attained the rank of Asso-
grandsons – Colin, Andrew, and Bennett, and his ciateProfessor.Inlate1963,hewaspromotedtofull
mother – Colvis Lovette. professor and appointed Chairman of the Depart-
Dr Harman was born on February 25, 1928 in ment of Zoology and Physiology. He served as
Strong, Union County, Arkansas. He completed chairmanofthatdepartmentuntil1977,thencon-
primary and secondary education in his home- tinuedasaprofessoruntilhisretirementin1989.
town, graduating from Strong High School in DrHarman’sresearchfocusedprimarilyonthe
1945. He enrolled as an undergraduate student at taxonomy, systematics, and ecology of terrestrial
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in Ruston, receiv- and aquatic oligochaetes. The majority of his
ing his B.S. degree in 1948. He was then accepted publications focused on the Naididae and Opist-
into graduate school at The University of Arkan- ocystidae of North, Central, and South America,
sas in Fayetteville, receiving his Master of Arts but his research interests also included other
degree in 1950. In January 1950, Dr Harman be- annelidgroups,nemerteans,mollusks,andcycads.
came an instructor in the Zoology Department of Dr Harman was the author or co-author of 44
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (Louisiana Tech). peer-reviewed publications, book and book chap-
He then served in the U.S. Marine Corps from ters, and popular articles; citations for these
1952–1954, primarily as one of the elite Military publications follow this obituary.
Police and for a time was assigned with the Secret Over the course of his career, he amassed an
Service to provide security for President Dwight extensiveanddiversecollectionofoligochaetes.In
David Eisenhower. 1984, Dr Harman donated the earthworm collec-
After hisreleasefrommilitaryservice,DrHar- tionresultingfromhisdoctoralresearchtotheIlli-
man returned to Louisiana Tech as an assistant nois Natural History Survey Annelida Collection,
professor of Zoology. In 1955, he enrolled in a Champaign; after retirement, he transferred the
doctoral program at the University of Illinois in remainder of his extensive collection of primarily
Urbana-ChampaignundertheguidanceofDrMax aquatic oligochaetes to the Division of Worms at
R. Matteson; during his enrollment there, he was the National Museum of Natural History–Smith-
electedasaScholarandFellow(SouthernFellow- sonianInstitutioninWashington,DC,USA.
ship Fund Foundation) in three successive years Dr Harman was a member of several profes-
(1955–1957). Upon completion of class and re- sional organizations, including the American
search requirements for his doctoral degree, Dr Association for the Advancement of Science,
Harman returned to Louisiana Tech in 1958, American Microscopical Society, American Soci-
continuing as an assistant professor of Zoology etyofZoologists,LouisianaAcademyofSciences,