Bioindicator Benthic Macroinvertebrates as Semiotic Agents: A Biosemiotics-Oriented and Ethical Reframing Toward Meaningful Sustainability

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dc.authoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5639-7962
dc.authoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5061-3188
dc.contributor.authorÖztürk, Selda
dc.contributor.authorAkıllı, Sinan
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-14T13:33:09Z
dc.date.available2026-01-14T13:33:09Z
dc.date.issued19.12.2025
dc.departmentKapadokya Üniversitesi, Kapadokya Meslek Yüksekokulu, Patoloji Laboratuvar Teknikleri Bölümü
dc.departmentKapadokya Üniversitesi, Beşeri Bilimler Fakültesi, İngilizce Mütercim ve Tercümanlık Bölümü
dc.description.abstractFreshwater ecosystems, though covering less than 1% of the Earth’s surface, sustain nearly 10% of known species and are increasingly imperiled by climate change and anthropogenic stressors. Conventional biomonitoring frameworks, such as the EU Water Framework Directive, employ benthic macroinvertebrates as bioindicators, defining them primarily as proxies of ecosystem health. However, this narrow paradigm tends to overlook their “semiotic agency” (Sharov & Tønnessen, 2021)—the capacity to perceive, interpret, and act upon environmental signs that structure their Umwelt. In this article, we present what we term a biosemiotic ecological synthesis of six recent studies on freshwater macroinvertebrates and invertebrate conservation. Rather than generating new field data, we re-read published ecological and behavioral results through a biosemiotic and environmental humanities lens. We show that reported context-sensitive responses—microhabitat relocation, altered emergence timing, feeding adjustments, and acoustic signaling—can be interpreted as semiotic activity, patterned organism–environment relations in which macroinvertebrates evaluate and respond to environmental cues. Under stressors such as mining, nutrient enrichment, or hydrological isolation, these capacities are diminished in what Maran (2023) has called an “Umwelt collapse”, an often-overlooked dimension of biodiversity loss. By reframing benthic macroinvertebrates as interpretive agents, our study expands biomonitoring toward approaches that seek to preserve not only taxonomic and functional diversity, but also the communicative richness and behavioral plasticity of freshwater life. This reframing carries implications for conservation efforts and sustainability in the Anthropocene: conservation must protect not only biological diversity but also the semiotic diversity through which life interprets and co-creates ecosystems.
dc.identifier.citationÖztürk, S., Akıllı, S. Bioindicator Benthic Macroinvertebrates as Semiotic Agents: A Biosemiotics-Oriented and Ethical Reframing Toward Meaningful Sustainability. Biosemiotics (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12304-025-09635-9
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12304-025-09635-9
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://link.springer.com/journal/12304
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12695/3880
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.institutionauthorÖztürk, Selda
dc.institutionauthorAkıllı, Sinan
dc.institutionauthoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5639-7962
dc.institutionauthoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5061-3188
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofBiosemiotics
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectBenthic macroinvertebrates · Biomonitoring · Biosemiotic ecological synthesis · Semiotic agency · Umwelt collapse · Sustainability
dc.subjectbiomonitoring
dc.subjectbiosemiotic ecological synthesis
dc.subjectsemiotic agency
dc.subjectUmwelt collapse
dc.subjectSustainability
dc.titleBioindicator Benthic Macroinvertebrates as Semiotic Agents: A Biosemiotics-Oriented and Ethical Reframing Toward Meaningful Sustainability
dc.typeArticle

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