Naslov
Diversity of diatoms in the Plitvice Lakes

Autori
Berković, Buga ; Žutinić, Petar ; Ogresta, Lovro ; Ćukurin, Anamarija ; Plenković-Moraj, Anđelka ; Levkov, Zlatko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
5th Croatian Botanical Symposium - Book of abstracts / Rešetnik, Ivana ; Ljubešić, Zrinka - Zagreb : Correctus media d.o.o., 2016, 73-74

ISBN
978-953-8097-00-3

Skup
5th Croatian Botanical Symposium with international participation

Mjesto i datum
Primošten, Hrvatska, 22.09.2016. - 25.09.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
diatoms ; Plitvice Lakes ; diversity

Sažetak
Plitvice Lakes National Park is a world-known natural karst phenomenon composed of 16 cascading lakes separated by natural travertine barriers. Along with tufa formation, biological element constitutes the most important component to the beauty and diversity of this protected ecosystem, with diatoms as the most important part of planktonic and benthic communities. Owing to their diversity, wide distribution and species-specific environmental constraints diatoms are commonly used as very sensitive indicators of the ecological status of aquatic ecosystems. Therefore, correct and accurate identification of diatom species plays a crucial role in the characterization of aquatic ecosystems. Samples of plankton and benthos were collected monthly during the vegetation period from June 2015 to July 2016 in the two largest lakes of Plitvice Lakes NP, Kozjak and Prošće. Laboratory work included cleaning of samples and preparation of permanent slides for diatom identification and preparation of photographic collection. Slide inspection revealed more than 150 diatom species, with several potentially new to science, along with several endemic species. Diatom composition in two lakes is presented in tabular form, together with photographs of the most important representatives.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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