Igor Zelnik (Author), Tadeja Balanč (Author), Mihael Jožef Toman (Author)

Abstract

The influence of selected factors on the diversity and composition of tychoplanktonic diatom community in limnocrene spring Zelenci was investigated. The spring that was studied is located in a glacial valley in the south-eastern calcareous Alps. Samples of tychoplankton were collected with a plankton net between October 2012 and August 2015 and for each sample, selected abiotic factors were measured. Over 100 different diatom species were identified, the most abundant being Achnanthidium minutissimum and Denticula tenuis. The most species-rich genera were Navicula, Fragilaria, Nitzschia, Cymbella and Gomphonema. The most significant impact on species composition of tychoplanktonic diatom community was from the conductivity of the water and the consecutive number of the month. Diversity was correlated negatively with concentration of orthophosphate and positively with pH and water level. Benthic species from the low profile ecological group dominated the tychoplankton community, with a share of 30–72%. High profile and motile species characteristic for benthos reached higher shares on average than euplanktonic species. This indicates the essential role of underwater springs in the maintenance of a species-rich tychoplanktonic community.

Keywords

tychoplankton;pool spring;south-eastern calcareous Alps;river Sava;ecological groups;algae;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UL BF - Biotechnical Faculty
UDC: 574.5
COBISS: 4656975 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 2073-4441
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Type (COBISS): Article
Pages: str. 1-12
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ10
Issue: ǂno. ǂ4
Chronology: 2018
DOI: 10.3390/w10040361
ID: 13641443