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- Title
Assessment of Pollution with Aquatic Bryophytes in Maritsa River (Bulgaria).
- Authors
Gecheva, Gana; Yurukova, Lilyana; Ganeva, Anna
- Abstract
Bryophyte species composition and 26 common physico-chemical and inorganic chemical parameters were assessed at 23 selected sites in the Maritsa River (BG) over a 4-year period. Principal components analyses (PCA) of both bryophytes and water variables distinguished different locations in the ecosystem. The data imply that the content of elements measured in bryophytes represents river contamination, while species compositional patterns reflect hydromorphology and general degradation. This study for the first time combined aquatic bryophyte occurrence, the bioaccumulation of 17 macro-and microelements in 17 species, and 26 water factors by principal components analysis (PCA) in an assessment of river pollution.
- Subjects
MARITSA River; BULGARIA; WATER pollution; BRYOPHYTES; AQUATIC plants; PLANT species; PRINCIPAL components analysis; HEAVY metal toxicology; BIOACCUMULATION
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2011, Vol 87, Issue 4, p480
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00128-011-0377-x