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

Peter Klochenko; Tatyana Shevchenko

doi:10.1515/ohs-2017-0030

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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)

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

Volume 46 (2017): Issue 3 (September 2017)

By: Peter Klochenko and Tatyana Shevchenko

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|Sep 2017

Figures & Tables

Location of the reservoirs of the Dnieper cascade

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

Table 1

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)

Table 2

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**	21 ± 3.8*	38 ± 7.3**
Kanev Reservoir
river section	22 ± 4.2*	18 ± 5.0*	27 ± 3.7**
bays	26 ± 6.0**	19 ± 1.5*	35 ± 4.6**
lake section	24 ± 7.4*	17 ± 4.7*	31 ± 6.3*
Kremenchug Reservoir	17 ± 4.5**	15 ± 1.1*	29 ± 3.9*
Ponds of Kiev	19 ± 3.0**	20 ± 4.6*	30 ± 7.1*
Lakes of Kiev	9 ± 5.0**	14 ± 8.4*	21 ± 5.2*

Note: Median ± SD (standard deviation);

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Table 3

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**	0.835 ± 1.048*	5.501 ± 2.778*
Kanev Reservoir
river section	0.382 ± 0.273**	2.669 ± 2.586*	14.755 ± 9.922*
bays	1.602 ± 1.324**	5.380 ± 4.215*	57.400 ± 26.172**
lake section	1.574 ± 1.849*	3.649 ± 2.575*	68.935 ± 49.722*
Kremenchug Reservoir	0.621 ± 0.779*	0.917 ± 0.612*	19.080 ± 19.949*
Ponds of Kiev	0.811 ± 0.574**	2.259 ± 2.527*	10.609 ± 8.344*
Lakes of Kiev	3.218 ± 3.814**	15.654 ± 11.227**	44.211 ± 27.358*
Biomass (mg g⁻¹)
Kiev Reservoir	0.51 ± 0.40**	1.89 ± 1.98*	13.36 ± 8.19*
Kanev Reservoir
river section	0.79 ± 0.81**	2.32 ± 1.45*	23.76 ± 17.659*
bays	1.80 ± 1.33**	9.33 ± 3.21**	125.48 ± 92.57*
lake section	1.75 ± 2.15**	5.35 ± 4.08*	73.73 ± 44.82*
Kremenchug Reservoir	1.97 ± 2.60*	2.12 ± 1.30*	84.72 ± 127.00*
Ponds of Kiev	0.94 ± 0.66**	2.14 ± 1.96*	9.49 ± 7.65*
Lakes of Kiev	4.17 ± 4.68**	36.90 ± 16.98**	137.13 ± 80.77*

Note: Median ± SD (standard deviation);

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Table 4

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*	0.108 ± 0.084*	0.066 ± 0.053*
Kanev Reservoir
river section	0.115 ± 0.099**	0.047 ± 0.026*	0.085 ± 0.054*
bays	0.402 ± 0.346**	0.252 ± 0.182**	0.520 ± 0.476*
lake section	0.140 ± 0.079*	0.180 ± 0.071*	0.264 ± 0.178**
Kremenchug Reservoir	0.091 ± 0.080*	0.069 ± 0.055*	0.116 ± 0.112*
Biomass (mg cm-2)
Kiev Reservoir	0.32 ± 0.18**	0.20 ± 0.12*	0.20 ± 0.15**
Kanev Reservoir
river section	0.17 ± 0.23**	0.10 ± 0.08*	0.25 ± 0.22**
bays	1.13 ± 0.76**	0.41 ± 0.34**	1.27 ± 1.18*
lake section	0.56 ± 0.46**	0.34 ± 0.22**	0.68 ± 0.54*
Kremenchug Reservoir	0.24 ± 0.10*	0.22 ± 0.19*	0.33 ± 0.26*

Note: Media ± SD (standard deviation);

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2017-0030 | Journal eISSN: 1897-3191 | Journal ISSN: 1730-413X

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Language: English

Page range: 283 - 293

Submitted on: Sep 8, 2016

Accepted on: Dec 9, 2016

Published on: Sep 27, 2017

Published by: University of Gdańsk

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

epiphytic algae,

species composition and richness,

taxonomic structure,

algal cell counts,

biomass,

higher aquatic plants,

ecological groups,

water bodies of various types

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