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Microphytobenthos as an indicator of water quality and organic pollution in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov Cover

Microphytobenthos as an indicator of water quality and organic pollution in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov

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|Jun 2019

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Figure 1

Sampling areas in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. Red dots denote the sampling sites where information for mapping was accumulated, and black dots denote other sampling sites. (I) Sivash Gulf, (II) the Kerch Strait and (III) Kazantip Cape
Sampling areas in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. Red dots denote the sampling sites where information for mapping was accumulated, and black dots denote other sampling sites. (I) Sivash Gulf, (II) the Kerch Strait and (III) Kazantip Cape

Figure 2

Coastal zone of Sivash Gulf (a) and sandy coast of Cape Kazantip (b). Microphytobenthos habitats in the Kazantip Natural Reserve: submerged stones (c) and shell fouling (d)
Coastal zone of Sivash Gulf (a) and sandy coast of Cape Kazantip (b). Microphytobenthos habitats in the Kazantip Natural Reserve: submerged stones (c) and shell fouling (d)

Figure 3

Some indicator species from the western coast of the Sea of Azov: Diatoma tenuis (a), D. vulgaris (b), Merismopedia glauca (c), Melosira lineata (d), Gyrosigma wansbeckii  (e), Rhoicosphenia abbreviata (f), Achnanthes brevipes  (g), (Scale bar: 10 μm
Some indicator species from the western coast of the Sea of Azov: Diatoma tenuis (a), D. vulgaris (b), Merismopedia glauca (c), Melosira lineata (d), Gyrosigma wansbeckii (e), Rhoicosphenia abbreviata (f), Achnanthes brevipes (g), (Scale bar: 10 μm

Figure 4

Percentage distribution of species indicators of natural habitat preferences and water temperature over different substrates and regions under study in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. Abbreviations of the ecological groups are as in Table 1.
Percentage distribution of species indicators of natural habitat preferences and water temperature over different substrates and regions under study in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. Abbreviations of the ecological groups are as in Table 1.

Figure 5

Percentage distribution of water oxygenation and pH indicators over different substrates and regions under study in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. Abbreviations of the ecological groups are as in Table 1.
Percentage distribution of water oxygenation and pH indicators over different substrates and regions under study in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. Abbreviations of the ecological groups are as in Table 1.

Figure 6

Percentage distribution of salinity and Watanabe organic pollution indicators over different substrates and regions under study in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. Abbreviations of the ecological groups are as in Table 1.
Percentage distribution of salinity and Watanabe organic pollution indicators over different substrates and regions under study in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. Abbreviations of the ecological groups are as in Table 1.

Figure 7

Percentage distribution of saprobity indicators related to the water quality classes over different substrates and regions under study in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov with EU color codes
Percentage distribution of saprobity indicators related to the water quality classes over different substrates and regions under study in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov with EU color codes

Figure 8

Percentage distribution of species indicators of the trophic state and the type of algae nutrition over different substrates and regions under study in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. Abbreviations of the ecological groups are as in Table 1.
Percentage distribution of species indicators of the trophic state and the type of algae nutrition over different substrates and regions under study in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. Abbreviations of the ecological groups are as in Table 1.

Figure 9

Statistically generated maps of water flow and oxygen saturation indicators (a – standing water inhabitants, b– aerophilic species) and substrate preferences (c– planktic, d– benthic species) in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. Abbreviations of the ecological groups are as in Table 1.
Statistically generated maps of water flow and oxygen saturation indicators (a – standing water inhabitants, b– aerophilic species) and substrate preferences (c– planktic, d– benthic species) in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. Abbreviations of the ecological groups are as in Table 1.

Figure 10

Statistically generated maps of water temperature indicators (a – eurythermic, b– cold water) and water pH indicators (c – indifferents, d – polyhalobes) in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. Abbreviations of the ecological groups are as in Table 1.
Statistically generated maps of water temperature indicators (a – eurythermic, b– cold water) and water pH indicators (c – indifferents, d – polyhalobes) in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. Abbreviations of the ecological groups are as in Table 1.

Figure 11

Statistically generated maps of organic trophic state indicators (a – oligotraphents, b– eutraphents) and indicators of algae nutrition types (c – autotrophs, d– heterotrophs) in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. Abbreviations of the ecological groups are as in Table 1.
Statistically generated maps of organic trophic state indicators (a – oligotraphents, b– eutraphents) and indicators of algae nutrition types (c – autotrophs, d– heterotrophs) in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. Abbreviations of the ecological groups are as in Table 1.

Figure 12

Statistically generated maps of organic pollution indicators: according to Watanabe (a – saproxenes, b– saprophiles), and according to Sládeček (c – Class 1, d– Class 4) in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. Abbreviations of the ecological groups are as in Table 1.
Statistically generated maps of organic pollution indicators: according to Watanabe (a – saproxenes, b– saprophiles), and according to Sládeček (c – Class 1, d– Class 4) in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. Abbreviations of the ecological groups are as in Table 1.

Distribution of microalgae species indicators on different types of substrate and in different study areas in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov

TaxaEPELSESivKerKazHabTOxypHHalDSapSTroAut-Het
Cyanobacteria
Aphanocapsa incerta (Lemmermann) G.Cronberg &Komárek100001B-Pib2.2me
Aphanothece stagnina (Sprengel) A.Braun111101B-Pindhlb-a2.4me
Chamaecalyx swirenkoi (Sirsov) Komárek & Anagnostidis011101Ep
Chroococcus limneticus Lemmermann100011Po-m
Leptolyngbya foveolara (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek100001B, Saerb-a2.4
Leptolyngbya fragilis (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek101100B, Swarmphb-o1.7
Lyngbya aestuarii Liebman ex Gomont100100B-P, Smho1.3
Lyngbya lutea Gomont ex Gomont000010B-Pmh
Lyngbya semiplena J.Agardh ex Gomont100100B, Sph
Merismopedia glauca (Ehrenberg) Kützing001100B-Pindib-o1.75o-m
Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing111001Phlb2.1e-
Microcystis pulverea (H.C.Wood) Forti101001B-P, Sio-b1.5
Microcystis wesenbergii (Komárek) Komárek ex Komárek101011Po-a1.9e
Nodularia harveyana Thuret ex Bornet & Flahault100001B, Smho1.2
Oscillatoria nitida Schkorbatov100001Pst-stri
Phormidium breve (Kützing ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek100100B-P Sst,aera3.1
Phormidium puteale (Montagne ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek010001B, Sst-str
Pleurocapsa minor Hansgirg010010Bst-strx-b0.9o
Spirulina tenuissima Kützing101101Bst-stro-b1.4
Bacillariophyta
Achnanthes brevipes C.Agardh var. brevipes111111Balfhlb2.0me
Achnanthes brevipes var. intermedia (Kützing) Cleve011010Bstmh
Achnanthes longipes C.Agardh111111Bhl
Amphora commutata Grunow in Van Heurck100100Bmhe
Amphora delicatissima Krasske110001Bmh
Amphora ovalis (Kützing) Kützing001101Btempst-stralfisxo-b1.5meate
Bacillaria paxillifera (O.F.Müller) T.Marsson111011B-Pindhlesb2.3meate
Berkeleya rutilans (Trentepohl ex Roth) Grunow111011Balfhl
Cocconeis costata Gregory111011Balfhlb2.0
Cocconeis disculus (Schumann) Cleve111111Bstalfieso-x0.7me
Cocconeis pediculus Ehrenberg100100Bst-stralfisxo-a1.8meate
Cocconeis placentula var. intermedia (Héribaud-Joseph & M.Peragallo) Cleve111111Bst-stralfio-b1.4otate
Cocconeis scutellum Ehrenberg111111Balfhlb2.0me
Ctenophora pulchella (Ralfs ex Kützing) D.M.Williams & Round001010B-Pst-stralfib2.3o-mate
Cylindrotheca closterium (Ehrenberg) Reimann & J.C.Lewin110011BalfIb2.0
Diatoma tenuis C.Agardh110001B-Pst-strindhlsxo1.3eate
Diatoma vulgaris Bory100001B-Pst-strindisxb2.2meate
Diploneis didyma (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg001001Bmhb2.0
Entomoneis alata (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg001100B-Pstalfmhb2.0
Entomoneis paludosa (W.Smith) Reimer111011B-Palfhlb-a2.5m
Fallacia pygmaea (Kützing) A.J.Stickle & D.G.Mann010010B-Pst-stralfmhesa-o2.7ehne
Fragilaria capucina Desmazières111011B-Pindiesb-o1.6m
Fragilaria crotonensis Kitton100011Pst-stralfIeso-b1.5mate
Fragilariforma virescens (Ralfs) D.M.Williams & Round111011B-Pstindiesx-o0.4o-mats
Gyrosigma acuminatum (Kützing) Rabenhorst101101Bes
Gyrosigma balticum (Ehrenberg) Rabenhorst101100Bhle
Gyrosigma fasciola (Ehrenberg) J.W.Griffith & Henfrey001100Balfmho1.0
Gyrosigma scalproides (Rabenhorst) Cleve101101Balfiesb2.2
Gyrosigma wansbeckii (Donkin) Cleve001100Bst-stralfmhesb2.0e
Halamphora acutiuscula (Kützing) Levkov111011B-Pwarmalfmhspb2.0
Halamphora coffeiformis (C.Agardh) Levkov111111Bst-stralfmha3.0eate
Haslea spicula (Hickie) L.Bukhtiyarova010001B-Pmh
Hippodonta capitata (Ehrenberg) Lange-Bertalot, Metzeltin & Witkowski011001Btempst-stralfhlesb2.1meate
Hyalodiscus scoticus (Kützing) Grunow100010alfib2.0
Mastogloia smithii Thwaites ex W.Smith101101Balfmhsxo1.3me
Melosira lineata (Dillwyn) C.Agardh100010B-Pcoolalfmheso-a1.8eats
Melosira moniliformis (O.F.Müller) C.Agardh var. moniliformis111111B-Pstralfhlb2.0
Melosira moniliformis var. octogona (Grunow) Hustedt101010B-Phl
Melosira moniliformis var. subglobosa (Grunow) Hustedt100010B-Pstralfhlb2.0
Navicula ammophila Grunow111111Bhl
Navicula cancellata Donkin111011Bhl
Navicula cryptocephala Kützing100100B-Ptempst-strindiesb2.1o-eate
Navicula digito-radiata (Gregory) Ralfs110111BalfIesb2.0me
Navicula lanceolata var. tenuirostris Skvortzov100001Balfi
Navicula peregrina (Ehrenberg) Kützing101111B-Palfmheso-b1.5o-m
Navicula ramosissima (C.Agardh) Cleve111111Bph
Navicula radiosa Kützing100100Btempst-strindieso1.3meate
Navicula salinarum Grunow110101B-Pst-strindmhb2.1meate
Navicula veneta Kützing110001Balfhlesa-o2.7
Nitzschia amphibia Grunow100010B-P, Stempst-stralfispb2.1ehne
Nitzschia dissipata (Kützing) Rabenhorst101111Bst-stralfisxb-o1.7meate
Nitzschia gracilis Hantzsch101100B-Ptempst-strindispo-a1.8m
Nitzschia holsatica Hustedt101100B-Pindiesb2.3
Nitzschia lanceolata W.Smith111011Balfhlb2.0e
Nitzschia linearis W.Smith100010Btempst-stralfiesb-o1.7meate
Nitzschia macilenta Gregory001100hl
Nitzschia obtusa W.Smith110111Bhlesb-a2.4m
Nitzschia recta Hantzsch ex Rabenhorst100100Bstindieso-b1.5o-mate
Nitzschia scalpelliformis Grunow100001Balfhlspb2.0me
Nitzschia sigma (Kützing) W.Smith111111Btempst-stralfmhesa3.0eate
Nitzschia sigmoidea (Nitzsch) W.Smith111111B-Pst-stralfib-a2.5eate
Nitzschia vermicularis (Kützing) Hantzsch110101B-Pstralfib2.2m
Odontella aurita (Lyngbye) Agardh011110alfmhb2.0
Petroneis humerosa (Brébisson ex W.Smith) A.J.Stickle & D.G.Mann001001Bmh
Petroneis marina (Ralfs) D.G.Mann001100Bmh
Plagiotropis lepidoptera (Gregory) Kuntze111110Bi
Planothidium delicatulum (Kützing) Round & Bukhtiyarova100100B-Palbhlesb2.0o-m
Planothidium haukianum (Grunow) Round & Bukhtiyarova100001B-Palfhlo1.0o-m
Pleurosigma angulatum (J.T.Queckett) W.Smith101111Balfhlb2.0
Pleurosigma elongatum W.Smith111111Balfmhb2.0
Pseudostaurosira brevistriata (Grunow) D.M.Williams & Round110001B-Pst-stralfio1.2ot
Rhoicosphenia abbreviata (C.Agardh) Lange-Bertalot111001Bst-stralfieso-a1.9meate
Rhoicosphenia marina (Kützing) M.Schmidt111111Bhl
Rhopalodia gibberula (Ehrenberg) Otto Müller001100Btempstralfmhesb2.0me
Rhopalodia musculus (Kützing) Otto Müller001100B-P, Sstralbmho1.0
Skeletonema subsalsum (A.Cleve) Bethge100001Pindio1.0me
Surirella ovalis Brébisson101101B-Pst-stralfIesa3.0meate
Tabularia fasciculata (C.Agardh) D.M.Williams & Round100001B-Pstindmhesb-a2.5eate
Tabularia parva (Kützing) Williams et Round111111alfmha3.0m
Thalassionema nitzschioides (Grunow) Mereschkowsky111011Pi
Thalassiosira eccentrica (Ehrenberg) Cleve101111Pindi
Tryblionella acuminata W.Smith110110Bstalfhlsxa-o2.9me
Tryblionella apiculata Gregory001100Balfhlesa-o2.7e
Tryblionella granulata (Grunow) D.G.Mann001100Balfhl
Tryblionella hungarica (Grunow) Frenguelli111111B-Palfmhspa-o2.9eate
Tryblionella levidensis W.Smith011011B-Pst-strindmhspa-o2.6eate
Tryblionella punctata W.Smith101100Betermmh
Chrysophyta
Chrysococcus sp.100001Po-b1.4
Chlorophyta
ChlorellavulgarisBeyerinck100001B-P, pb, Shla3.1
Total number of taxa844865585070
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2019-0013 | Journal eISSN: 1897-3191 | Journal ISSN: 1730-413X
Language: English
Page range: 125 - 139
Submitted on: Nov 7, 2018
Accepted on: Jan 11, 2019
Published on: Jun 3, 2019
Published by: University of Gdańsk
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