Naslov
Seasonal dynamics of mayflies in karstic habitats in the Dinaric Western Balkan Region

Autori
Vilenica, Marina ; Previšić, Ana ; Kučinić, Mladen ; Mičetić Stanković, Vlatka ; Sartori, Michel ; Mihaljević, Zlatko

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

Izvornik
Book of abstracts and programme. 2nd Central European Symposium for Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Research (CESAMIR) / Móra, Arnold ; Csabai, Zoltán - Mohács : Pečuh : Carpathes Nature Foundation, 2016, 116-116

ISBN
978-963-12-5936-0

Skup
2nd Central European Symposium for Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Research (CESAMIR)

Mjesto i datum
Pečuh, Mađarska, 03.07.2016. - 08.07.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Dinaric karst, Mediterranean river system, life history, mayflies

Sažetak
Detailed information on life cycles is of a great importance as a substantial part of freshwater invertebrate ecology. Changes in diverse components of life histories of various species are increasingly used in ecological assessments as indicators of environmental stress. Seasonal dynamics of the dominant and subdominant mayfly species was studied during a one-year period in two karst freshwater ecosystems in the Dinaric Western Balkan region in Croatia: the Plitvice Lakes NP (in the continental mountainous part) and the Cetina and Ruda Rivers (in the Mediterranean part). Different types of karst habitats were encompassed in the study (springs, streams, various river sections). Life cycles of several mayfly species were in accordance with the literature data (e.g. bivoltine life cycles for Baetis lutheri and Centroptilum luteolum in Mediterranean Rivers, semivoltine for Ephemera danica in mountainous streams and univoltine for Rhithrogena braaschi in both studied ecosystems). On the other hand, in different climates and different habitats, some species showed plasticity in their life cycles between the two studied freshwater ecosystems (e.g. B. rhodani and Serratella ignita) or showed certain discrepancies from their typical life cycle patterns (e.g. B. melanonyx and Caenis macrura in Mediterranean Rivers). Results of this study provide new and valuable information on ecology of mayflies in karstic habitats.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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