A botanical classification of standing waters in Serbia and its application to conservation

Radulović, Snežana; Laketić, Dušanka; Teodorović, Ivana

doi:10.1002/aqc.1212

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“…We showed that the diverse lake types of the Pannon Ecoregion were important for the conservation of freshwater biodiversity, harbouring a high number of macrophyte species (Lukács et al, 2009;Radulovič et al, 2011). Our results support the importance of small lakes and artificial lakes in the conservation of macrophyte diversity compared to large and natural lakes as it was confirmed by the high diversity of both submersed and emergent species.…”

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“…The Pannon Ecoregion contains some unique standing water habitat types, which are rare (or missing) in other European regions. For example, many standing waters in the ecoregion have a peculiar astatic character (temporarily dried out) which is attributed to the arid continental climate (Szesztay, 1974;Horváth et al, 2013;Radulovič et al, 2011). The climatic, geomorphologic and hydrologic features of standing waters resulted in a variety of lake types with well-developed submerged and emergent macrophyte vegetation.…”

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Macrophyte diversity of lakes in the Pannon Ecoregion (Hungary)

Lukács

Tóthmérész²,

Borics

et al. 2015

Limnologica

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a b s t r a c tWe examined the distribution of submerged and emergent macrophyte species and the entire macrophyte community within and between five lake types (highland reservoirs, alkali lakes, large shallow lakes, small to medium sized shallow lakes, marshes) in the Pannon Ecoregion, Hungary. The lowest submerged, emergent and total species richness was found in alkali lakes. The highest submerged macrophyte richness was in small to medium sized lakes, while the highest emergent macrophyte species richness was in reservoirs, small to medium sized lakes, and marshes. The values of within-lake type beta diversity were generally lower than the values of alpha diversity, especially for submerged macrophytes, indicating between site homogeneity in species composition within the lake types. Emergent macrophyte communities contributed the most to within and between lake type diversity and total (gamma) diversity. Canonical correspondence analyses showed that the main environmental variables which influenced the distribution of submerged macrophytes were conductivity, Secchi transparency and water nitrogen contents. For emergent macrophytes conductivity, lake width, altitude and water depth proved to be the most influential variables. Our results contribute to the knowledge of large-scale distribution of macrophytes in the Pannon Ecoregion and to the identification of conservation value of lakes using macrophytes. The results support the importance of small lakes and artificial lakes in the conservation of macrophyte diversity compared to large and natural lakes in the Pannon Ecoregion.

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Macrophyte diversity of lakes in the Pannon Ecoregion (Hungary)

Lukács

Tóthmérész²,

Borics

et al. 2015

Limnologica

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“…Natural standing waters are of glacial origin and they are distributed across almost the whole altitudinal gradient but dominate at higher elevations, while artificial ponds prevail at lower altitudes. Natural water bodies in lower and moderate altitudes such as river oxbows or shallow temporary ponds usually show higher macrophyte diversity [19,20] than oligotrophic lakes at high-altitude [7]. In addition, artificial ponds are often considered species-poor habitats [21].…”

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Vegetation-Environmental Variable Relationships in Ponds of Various Origins along an Altitudinal Gradient

Kochjarová¹,

Novikmec²,

Oťaheľová³

et al. 2017

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Aquatic vegetation of the mountains and sub-alpine ponds in the Tatra Mountains and adjacent area (Slovakia) has been studied with the aim to provide information about the composition and species richness of macrophytes in relation to environmental factors. Macrophytes were studied in two pond groups: natural ponds of glacial origin and artificial ponds. Simultaneously, eight environmental variables were measured or estimated at each pond. The studied pond groups differed significantly (Mann-Whitney U-test, P<0.01) in almost all recorded environmental variables except for water temperature and pond area. Almost all environmental characteristics showed higher variability in the artificial ponds. In total, 70 macrophyte taxa were found at the study sites consisting of ca 90% of vascular plants and ca 10% of bryophytes. Artificial ponds were characterised by a multi-element vascular plant species group typical for marshy and aquatic habitats of lower altitudes, while Carex rostrata was the only species typical for natural ponds. Species richness differed significantly between the two pond groups, with artificial ponds hosting considerably more species. Species richness of all studied ponds was negatively correlated with altitude and precipitation;

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“…Research on the relationships between lake hydromorphology and biology is an area of continuing growth and development, and one in which the CEN standards have a role to play. For example, in Scotland work is under way to link datasets on macrophytes and LHS, and similar work on building a database for LHS, macrophytes, and invertebrates is under construction in Poland, and in Serbia at the University of Novi Sad (Laketić, Radulović, Živković, Jurca, & Alford, ; Radulović, Laketić, & Teodorović, ).…”

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Developing a standard approach for assessing the hydromorphology of lakes in Europe

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Argillier²,

Boggero

et al. 2019

Aquatic Conservation

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Methods for assessing the hydrology and morphology of lakes (‘hydromorphology’) are needed for reporting under national and international legislation, as well as to assist in lake management and restoration. Despite this, no consistent approaches have been developed around Europe for monitoring lake hydromorphology. To address this need, representatives from 12 countries met at a series of workshops to develop two protocols for monitoring, published under the auspices of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). The first standard (EN 16039) describes six categories for assessing lake hydromorphology: hydraulics, morphometry, bedforms/landforms and substrate, connectivity and continuity, and land cover. The second standard (EN 16870) sets out a scoring system for assessing the degree of modification of lake hydromorphology, which was designed, tested and refined using data from 127 lakes in seven European countries. The CEN standards focus on four lake zones—riparian, shore, littoral, and open water—but recognize the importance of considering lakes within their wider catchment context. The field techniques described are based largely on Lake Habitat Survey but also rely on existing databases, maps and remote‐sensing data. These standards are aimed at scientists, conservation bodies and environmental regulators, and are relevant not only for monitoring lakes under the Water Framework Directive, but also for contributing to programmes of lake conservation. For example, in the UK, parts of the CEN standards have been incorporated within the methods used for monitoring and reporting on the condition of Special Areas of Conservation (under the Habitats Directive) and Sites of Special Scientific Interest under national legislation. It is hoped that this pan‐European approach will improve the ability to compare data across many countries, and ultimately ensure that the results of monitoring are translated into measures for improving the hydromorphological condition of lakes and the biological communities they contain.

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A botanical classification of standing waters in Serbia and its application to conservation

Cited by 11 publications

References 34 publications

Macrophyte diversity of lakes in the Pannon Ecoregion (Hungary)

Macrophyte diversity of lakes in the Pannon Ecoregion (Hungary)

Vegetation-Environmental Variable Relationships in Ponds of Various Origins along an Altitudinal Gradient

Developing a standard approach for assessing the hydromorphology of lakes in Europe

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