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- Title
Phytoplankton communities in ecological assessment of the Southern Bug River upper reaches (Ukraine).
- Authors
Bilous, Olena; Barinova, Sophia; Klochenko, Petro
- Abstract
We conducted an environmental assessment for the fi rst time in the upper reaches of the Southern Bug River utilizing data on phytoplankton communities and hydrochemistry. Chlorophyta (40%), Bacillariophyta (19%), and Euglenophyta (18%) were among nine identifi ed divisions of common phytoplankters which included 281 taxa. The results of a statistical comparison of species richness showed that the investigated part of the river can be divided into two parts for follow-up monitoring. Class II-III waters refl ect a trophic status equivalent to an oligo- to meso-trophic state. Using algal indicators as well as environmental variables and statistical methods we identifi ed major factors impacting the algal communities, such as phosphate and ammonia.
- Subjects
PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER chemistry; ENVIRONMENTAL indicators; BIOMASS; GREEN algae; DIATOMS
- Publication
Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology (International Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology), 2012, Vol 12, Issue 3, p211
- ISSN
1642-3593
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/S1642-3593(12)70205-7