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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 |