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DiaThor: A package to calculate multiple diatom-based biotic indices

Description

The package calculates multiple biotic indices using diatoms from environmental samples. Diatom species are recognized by their species' name using a heuristic search, and their ecological data is retrieved from multiple sources. Morphological information about the species is retrieved from the 'Diat.Barcode' project:

Rimet F., Gusev E., Kahlert M., Kelly M., Kulikovskiy M., Maltsev Y., Mann D., Pfannkuchen M., Trobajo R., Vasselon V., Zimmermann J., Bouchez A., 2019. Diat.barcode, an open-access curated barcode library for diatoms. Scientific Reports. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-51500-6

Size class classification is obtained from:

Rimet F. & Bouchez A., 2012. Life-forms, cell-sizes and ecological guilds of diatoms in European rivers. Knowledge and management of aquatic ecosystems, 406: 1-14. DOI:10.1051/kmae/2012018

Guild classification is obtained from:

Rimet F. & Bouchez A., 2012. Life-forms, cell-sizes and ecological guilds of diatoms in European rivers. Knowledge and management of aquatic ecosystems, 406: 1-14. DOI:10.1051/kmae/2012018

The combined classification of size classes and guilds is obtained from:

B-Béres, V., Török, P., Kókai, Z., Lukács, Á., Enikő, T., Tóthmérész, B., & Bácsi, I. (2017). Ecological background of diatom functional groups: Comparability of classification systems. Ecological Indicators, 82, 183-188.

Van Dam classification is obtained form:

Van Dam, H., Mertens, A., & Sinkeldam, J. (1994). A coded checklist and ecological indicator values of freshwater diatoms from the Netherlands. Netherland Journal of Aquatic Ecology, 28(1), 117-133.

Diversity index (Shannons H') is calculated using the vegan package, following:

Shannon, C. E., and Weaver, W. (1949). ‘The Mathematical Theory of Communication.’ (University of Illinios Press: Urbana, IL, USA.)

Species tolerance and their ecological information to calculate each biotic index is retrieved from their original sources:

IPS: Coste, M. (1982). Étude des méthodes biologiques d’appréciation quantitative de la qualité des eaux. Rapport Cemagref QE Lyon-AF Bassin Rhône Méditerranée Corse.

TDI: Kelly, M. G., & Whitton, B. A. (1995). The trophic diatom index: a new index for monitoring eutrophication in rivers. Journal of Applied Phycology, 7(4), 433-444.

IDP: Gómez, N., & Licursi, M. (2001). The Pampean Diatom Index (IDP) for assessment of rivers and streams in Argentina. Aquatic Ecology, 35(2), 173-181.

DES: Descy, J. P. 1979. A new approach to water quality estimation using diatom. Beih. Nov Hedw. 64:305-323

EPID: Dell'Uomo, A. (1996). Assessment of water quality of an Apennine river as a pilot study for diatom-based monitoring of Italian watercourses. Use of algae for monitoring rivers, 65-72.

IDAP: Prygiel, J., & Coste, M. (1993). The assessment of water quality in the Artois-Picardie water basin (France) by the use of diatom indices. Hydrobiologia, 269(1), 343-349.

ID-CH: Hürlimann J., Niederhauser P. 2007: Méthodes d’analyse et d’appréciation des cours d’eau. Diatomées Niveau R (région). État de l’environnement n° 0740. Office fédéral de l’environnement, Berne. 132 p

ILM: Leclercq, L., & Maquet, B. (1987). Deux nouveaux indices diatomique et de qualité chimique des eaux courantes. Comparaison avec différents indices existants. Cahier de Biology Marine, 28, 303-310.

LOBO: Lobo, E. A., Callegaro, V. L. M., & Bender, E. P. (2002). Utilização de algas diatomáceas epilíticas como indicadoras da qualidade da água em rios e arroios da Região Hidrográfica do Guaíba, RS, Brasil. Edunisc.

LOBO: Lobo, E. A., Bes, D., Tudesque, L., & Ector, L. (2004). Water quality assessment of the Pardinho River, RS, Brazil, using epilithic diatom assemblages and faecal coliforms as biological indicators. Vie et Milieu, 54(2-3), 115-126.

SLA: Sládeček, V. (1986). Diatoms as indicators of organic pollution. Acta hydrochimica et hydrobiologica, 14(5), 555-566.

SPEAR(herbicides): Wood, R. J., Mitrovic, S. M., Lim, R. P., Warne, M. S. J., Dunlop, J., & Kefford, B. J. (2019). Benthic diatoms as indicators of herbicide toxicity in rivers–A new SPEcies At Risk (SPEARherbicides) index. Ecological Indicators, 99, 203-213.

PBIDW: Castro-Roa, D., & Pinilla-Agudelo, G. (2014). Periphytic diatom index for assessing the ecological quality of the Colombian Andean urban wetlands of Bogotá. Limnetica, 33(2), 297-312.

DISP: Stenger-Kovács, C., Körmendi, K., Lengyel, E., Abonyi, A., Hajnal, É., Szabó, B., Buczkó, K. & Padisák, J. (2018). Expanding the trait-based concept of benthic diatoms: Development of trait-and species-based indices for conductivity as the master variable of ecological status in continental saline lakes. Ecological Indicators, 95, 63-74.

Sample data included in the package is taken from:

Nicolosi Gelis, María Mercedes; Cochero, Joaquín; Donadelli, Jorge; Gómez, Nora. 2020. "Exploring the use of nuclear alterations, motility and ecological guilds in epipelic diatoms as biomonitoring tools for water quality improvement in urban impacted lowland streams". Ecological Indicators, 110, 105951.

Functions

diat_loadData() diat_morpho() diat_size() diat_diversity() diat_guilds() diat_vandam() diat_loadData() diat_ips() diat_tdi() diat_idp() diat_des() diat_epid() diat_idch() diat_ilm() diat_lobo() diat_sla() diat_spear() diat_pbidw() diat_disp() diat_idap() diat_cemfgs_rb() diat_checkName() diat_getDiatBarcode() diat_taxaList()