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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 211-230 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank the Israeli Ministry of Absorption, which partly supported this work.
Keywords
- Abundance
- Biomass
- Indicators
- Phytoplankton
- Species composition
- Statistics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Aquatic Science