https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2022.2147

Synoptic results on the potential impacts of the Lake Maggiore water management strategy on freshwater littoral ecosystems and invertebrate biocoenosis (NW, Italy)

Vol. 81 No. s2 (2022): Effects of water level management on lake littorals and downstream river areas
Submitted: 13 June 2023
Accepted: 30 August 2023
Published: 20 September 2023
Water chemistry, lake habitat survey, lakeside, macro- and meio-faunal bioindicators, morpho-functional traits, water fluctuation control
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Angela Boggero
angela.boggero@irsa.cnr.it
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7534-3126
National Research Council, Water Research Institute (CNR-IRSA), Verbania Pallanza, Italy.
Lyudmila Kamburska
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5071-6953
National Research Council, Water Research Institute (CNR-IRSA), Verbania Pallanza; National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italy.
Silvia Zaupa
National Research Council, Water Research Institute (CNR-IRSA), Verbania Pallanza, Italy.
Marzia Ciampittiello
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6403-0493
National Research Council, Water Research Institute (CNR-IRSA), Verbania Pallanza, Italy.
Michela Rogora
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3515-0220
National Research Council, Water Research Institute (CNR-IRSA), Verbania Pallanza, Italy.
Tiziana Di Lorenzo
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3131-7049
National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo; National Research Council, Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (CNR-IRET), Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.

The first results of the application of the integrated multidisciplinary protocol to study the effects of water level management on the Lake Maggiore littoral habitats and biocoenosis are presented. The "Parchi Verbano Ticino" project (2019-2021, ID: 481668) was the driving force to fine-tune the monitoring and management system of multidisciplinary information (chemistry, hydro-morphology, macro- and meio-fauna monitoring). The study reveals that water level fluctuations in Lake Maggiore, sometimes characterized by measurable changes in water levels, have remarkable effects on littoral habitats and on the structure and function of macro- and meiofaunal assemblages living there. Overall, this study provides insights into the potential impacts of Lake Maggiore water management strategy on freshwater littoral ecosystems during late spring-early summer, and emphasizes the need for a comprehensive understanding of the lake ecosystem dynamics. Thanks to the results achieved, publicly endorsed water management rules will be stated, for the late spring-early summer period, considering frequency and amplitude of water level fluctuations as crucial factors in management plans to mitigate their impacts. The endorsed rules turn out to be a negotiated compromise between the maintenance of ecosystem services and the protection of littoral life below water.

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Boggero, Angela, Lyudmila Kamburska, Silvia Zaupa, Marzia Ciampittiello, Michela Rogora, and Tiziana Di Lorenzo. 2023. “Synoptic Results on the Potential Impacts of the Lake Maggiore Water Management Strategy on Freshwater Littoral Ecosystems and Invertebrate Biocoenosis (NW, Italy)”. Journal of Limnology 81 (s2). https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2022.2147.
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