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<p>The benthic algal composition of Charophyta in the Avusor Great Lake and Koçdüzü Great Lake at the altitude of about 3,000 m a.s.l. was investigated on 21 August 2019. A total of 112 species, belonging to Zygnematophyceae, were identified. The genera <italic>Cosmarium</italic> (44), <italic>Staurastrum</italic> (16), <italic>Closterium</italic> (15), and <italic>Euastrum</italic> (13) were most abundant. The members of filamentous charophyta were represented by two species. Bioindicator species characterize water in both lakes as clear, Class 2 of water quality and the lakes ecosystem as mesotrophic. The partly unexpected presence of certain desmids taxa, i.e., species characteristic of eutrophic water, was recorded.</p>
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The benthic algal composition of Charophyta in the Avusor Great Lake and Koçdüzü Great Lake at the altitude of about 3,000 m a.s.l. was investigated on 21 August 2019. A total of 112 species, belonging to Zygnematophyceae, were identified. The genera Cosmarium (44), Staurastrum (16), Closterium (15), and Euastrum (13) were most abundant. The members of filamentous charophyta were represented by two species. Bioindicator species characterize water in both lakes as clear, Class 2 of water quality and the lakes ecosystem as mesotrophic. The partly unexpected presence of certain desmids taxa, i.e., species characteristic of eutrophic water, was recorded.

Assessment of Charophyta Flora and Ecological Status in Two High-Mountain Lakes (Rize, Turkey)

Department of Biology Education, Fatih Education Faculty, Söğütlü-Trabzon

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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The benthic algal composition of Charophyta in the Avusor Great Lake and Koçdüzü Great Lake at the altitude of about 3,000 m a.s.l. was investigated on 21...

Assessment of Charophyta Flora and Ecological Status in Two High-Mountain Lakes (Rize, Turkey)

Published Online: Apr 30, 2022

Page range: 35 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2022-0003

Keywords
charophyte algae, high-mountain lakes, systematics, bioindicators, trophic state, Turkey

© 2022 Bülent Şahin et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Assessment of Charophyta Flora and Ecological Status in Two High-Mountain Lakes (Rize, Turkey)

Published Online: Apr 30, 2022

Page range: 35 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2022-0003

Keywordscharophyte algae, high-mountain lakes, systematics, bioindicators, trophic state, Turkey

© 2022 Bülent Şahin et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
charophyte algae, high-mountain lakes, systematics, bioindicators, trophic state, Turkey