Naslov
Influence of the moss-covered travertine barriers on zooseston retention of the Plitvice lakes (Croatia)

Autori
Špoljar, Maria ; Habdija, Ivan ; Primc-Habdija, Biserka ; Kučinić, Mladen

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

Izvornik
5th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences (SEFS-5) : Programme and Abstracts / Naselli-Flores, Luigi et al. - Palermo : European Federation for Freshwater Sciences (EFFS), 2007, 250-250

Skup
Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences (5 ; 2007)

Mjesto i datum
Palermo, Italija, 08.07.2007. - 13.07.2007

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
zooseston retention; moss; rotifers

Sažetak
The influence of moss cover in the lotic and lentic parts on zooseston retention was examined from May to December 2000. The study was conducted in the hydrosystem of the karstic bararage Plitvice Lakes, in the short reaches such as channels, cascades and waterfalls that connect the series of large lakes. The objective of the study was to establish the role of moss cover as a organisms refuge from water turbulence. Zooseston structure in mosses of the lotic and lentic parts is linked to (i) water discharge, (ii) inflow of zooplanktonic organisms from the lakes and (iii) drifting organisms from benthos. Both the qualitative and quantitative structure of zooseston show distinct spatial and temporal fluctuation. Rotifers and ciliates prevailed in abundance and biodiversity in moss cover, while crustaceans avoid lotic parts with a fast current.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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