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Distribution of epiphytic algae on macrophytes of various ecological groups (the case study of water bodies in the Dnieper River basin)

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27 wrz 2017

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Figure 1

Location of the reservoirs of the Dnieper cascade
Location of the reservoirs of the Dnieper cascade

Figure 2

Location of the studied ponds and lakes of Kiev (according to the specialist in ecohydrology S.V. Batog)
Location of the studied ponds and lakes of Kiev (according to the specialist in ecohydrology S.V. Batog)

The number of species (infraspecific taxa) of epiphytic algae on macrophytes of various ecological groups

Water bodies Ecological groups of plants
half-submerged with floating leaves submerged
Kiev Reservoir 184 (187) 118 (121) 238 (243)
Kanev Reservoir
     river section 114 (119) 89 (92) 151 (159)
     bays 128 (133) 99 (104) 184 (191)
     lake section 113 (116) 60 (61) 188 (194)
Kremenchug Reservoir 99 (102) 88 (89) 144 (153)
Ponds of Kiev 151 (156) 94 (97) 160 (167)
Lakes of Kiev 175 (182) 119 (123) 253 (271)

Average number of species of epiphytic algae on macrophytes of various ecological groups

Water bodies Ecological groups of plants
half-submerged with floating leaves submerged
Kiev Reservoir 23 ± 8.2

p ≤ 0.01

21 ± 3.8

p ≤ 0.05

38 ± 7.3

p ≤ 0.01

Kanev Reservoir
     river section 22 ± 4.2

p ≤ 0.05

18 ± 5.0

p ≤ 0.05

27 ± 3.7

p ≤ 0.01

     bays 26 ± 6.0

p ≤ 0.01

19 ± 1.5

p ≤ 0.05

35 ± 4.6

p ≤ 0.01

     lake section 24 ± 7.4

p ≤ 0.05

17 ± 4.7

p ≤ 0.05

31 ± 6.3

p ≤ 0.05

Kremenchug Reservoir 17 ± 4.5

p ≤ 0.01

15 ± 1.1

p ≤ 0.05

29 ± 3.9

p ≤ 0.05

Ponds of Kiev 19 ± 3.0

p ≤ 0.01

20 ± 4.6

p ≤ 0.05

30 ± 7.1

p ≤ 0.05

Lakes of Kiev 9 ± 5.0

p ≤ 0.01

14 ± 8.4

p ≤ 0.05

21 ± 5.2

p ≤ 0.05

Average algal cell counts and biomass of epiphytic algae on macrophytes of various ecological groups calculated per 1 g of air-dry mass of plant substrate

Water bodies Ecological groups of plants
half-submerged with floating leaves submerged
The algal cell counts (millions of cells g−1)
Kiev Reservoir 0.208 ± 0.177

p ≤ 0.01

0.835 ± 1.048

p ≤ 0.05

5.501 ± 2.778

p ≤ 0.05

Kanev Reservoir
     river section 0.382 ± 0.273

p ≤ 0.01

2.669 ± 2.586

p ≤ 0.05

14.755 ± 9.922

p ≤ 0.05

     bays 1.602 ± 1.324

p ≤ 0.01

5.380 ± 4.215

p ≤ 0.05

57.400 ± 26.172

p ≤ 0.01

     lake section 1.574 ± 1.849

p ≤ 0.05

3.649 ± 2.575

p ≤ 0.05

68.935 ± 49.722

p ≤ 0.05

Kremenchug Reservoir 0.621 ± 0.779

p ≤ 0.05

0.917 ± 0.612

p ≤ 0.05

19.080 ± 19.949

p ≤ 0.05

Ponds of Kiev 0.811 ± 0.574

p ≤ 0.01

2.259 ± 2.527

p ≤ 0.05

10.609 ± 8.344

p ≤ 0.05

Lakes of Kiev 3.218 ± 3.814

p ≤ 0.01

15.654 ± 11.227

p ≤ 0.01

44.211 ± 27.358

p ≤ 0.05

Biomass (mg g−1)
Kiev Reservoir 0.51 ± 0.40

p ≤ 0.01

1.89 ± 1.98

p ≤ 0.05

13.36 ± 8.19

p ≤ 0.05

Kanev Reservoir
     river section 0.79 ± 0.81

p ≤ 0.01

2.32 ± 1.45

p ≤ 0.05

23.76 ± 17.659

p ≤ 0.05

     bays 1.80 ± 1.33

p ≤ 0.01

9.33 ± 3.21

p ≤ 0.01

125.48 ± 92.57

p ≤ 0.05

     lake section 1.75 ± 2.15

p ≤ 0.01

5.35 ± 4.08

p ≤ 0.05

73.73 ± 44.82

p ≤ 0.05

Kremenchug Reservoir 1.97 ± 2.60

p ≤ 0.05

2.12 ± 1.30

p ≤ 0.05

84.72 ± 127.00

p ≤ 0.05

Ponds of Kiev 0.94 ± 0.66

p ≤ 0.01

2.14 ± 1.96

p ≤ 0.05

9.49 ± 7.65

p ≤ 0.05

Lakes of Kiev 4.17 ± 4.68

p ≤ 0.01

36.90 ± 16.98

p ≤ 0.01

137.13 ± 80.77

p ≤ 0.05

Average algal cell counts and biomass of epiphytic algae on macrophytes of various ecological groups calculated per 1 cm2 of plant substrate

Water bodies Ecological groups of plants
half-submerged with floating leaves submerged
The algal cell counts (millions of cells cm−2)
Kiev Reservoir 0.112 ± 0.041

p ≤ 0.05

0.108 ± 0.084

p ≤ 0.05

0.066 ± 0.053

p ≤ 0.05

Kanev Reservoir
     river section 0.115 ± 0.099

p ≤ 0.01

0.047 ± 0.026

p ≤ 0.05

0.085 ± 0.054

p ≤ 0.05

     bays 0.402 ± 0.346

p ≤ 0.01

0.252 ± 0.182

p ≤ 0.01

0.520 ± 0.476

p ≤ 0.05

     lake section 0.140 ± 0.079

p ≤ 0.05

0.180 ± 0.071

p ≤ 0.05

0.264 ± 0.178

p ≤ 0.01

Kremenchug Reservoir 0.091 ± 0.080

p ≤ 0.05

0.069 ± 0.055

p ≤ 0.05

0.116 ± 0.112

p ≤ 0.05

Biomass (mg cm-2)
Kiev Reservoir 0.32 ± 0.18

p ≤ 0.01

0.20 ± 0.12

p ≤ 0.05

0.20 ± 0.15

p ≤ 0.01

Kanev Reservoir
     river section 0.17 ± 0.23

p ≤ 0.01

0.10 ± 0.08

p ≤ 0.05

0.25 ± 0.22

p ≤ 0.01

     bays 1.13 ± 0.76

p ≤ 0.01

0.41 ± 0.34

p ≤ 0.01

1.27 ± 1.18

p ≤ 0.05

     lake section 0.56 ± 0.46

p ≤ 0.01

0.34 ± 0.22

p ≤ 0.01

0.68 ± 0.54

p ≤ 0.05

Kremenchug Reservoir 0.24 ± 0.10

p ≤ 0.05

0.22 ± 0.19

p ≤ 0.05

0.33 ± 0.26

p ≤ 0.05

Język:
Angielski
Częstotliwość wydawania:
4 razy w roku
Dziedziny czasopisma:
Chemia, Chemia, inne, Nauki o Ziemi, Nauki o Ziemi, inne, Nauki biologiczne, Nauki biologiczne, inne