Figure 6. A schematic cross-section of the study wetland (Mallín Crespo) contrasting the condition of the three studied ponds (P1, P2 and P3) during hydrological phases: isolation and connected periods. Distances between ponds, the weather station and sheep are not to scale. Volume (m3) is indicated below each pond. Environment variables are: water temperature (WT), precipitation (PP), pH, specific conductivity (C), dissolved oxygen (DO), total suspended solids (TSS), total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphorus (TP). Invertebrate attributes are: taxa richness (R) density (D), biomass (B) and dominant functional feeding groups (FFG). Dominant taxa in terms of density and frequency are listed over each pond. Bold letters are used for taxa that are also dominants in biomass. For both periods first and second dominant FFG are represented. P, predators; CG, collector–gatherers; and CF, collector–filterers.

Published as part of Epele, Luis B. & Miserendino, María Laura, 2015, Temporal dynamics of invertebrate and aquatic plant communities at three intermittent ponds in livestock grazed Patagonian wetlands, pp. 711-730 in Journal of Natural History 50 on page 724, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2015.1062930, http://zenodo.org/record/3989719