Community structure of epiphytic algae on three different macrophytes at Acarlar floodplain forest (northern Turkey)

Tunca, Hatice; Sevi̇ndi̇k, Tuğba Ongun; Bal, Dilek Nur; Arabaci, Sevil

doi:10.1007/s00343-014-3205-4

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“…This group was followed by cyanobacteria, with higher numbers in terms of the number of colonies and cells and number of species. Other studies of shallow lakes reported similar findings [13,53]. The presence of high-order planktonic species in the epiphyton, especially on submerged macrophytes in shallow systems, such as Gala, is to be expected.…”

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Community Structure, Temporal and Spatial Changes of Epiphytic Algae on Three Different Submerged Macrophytes in a Shallow Lake

Öterler¹

2017

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Community Structure, Temporal and Spatial Changes of Epiphytic Algae on Three Different Submerged Macrophytes in a Shallow Lake

Öterler¹

2017

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…Albay & Akçaalan (2003) indicated that filamentous cyanophytes have a broad range of tolerance to physical disturbance including water level fluctuation, large amounts of suspended solids, and low Secchi disk transparency. Although similar results were reached by Tunca, Ongun-Sevindik, Bal & Arabacı (2014), the relationship between filamentous blue-green algae species and secchi in our study was not significant.…”

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Elipek²,

Arat³

2018

Turk. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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Freshwater resources are some of the most important basic needs necessary for usage by people, especially for drinking water. Reservoirs that are built to store freshwater resources and access water on demand, may be prone to get more environmental effects than natural resources. Phytoplankton, which is the first level of in primary production, is specifically affected by environmental changes in different ways. This study investigated the algal flora of Süloğlu Reservoir (Edirne, Turkey) which is utilized as a freshwater reserve, as well as environmental variables influential on its community structure. For this reason a sampling campaign was performed in three stations selected in the reservoir in 3 different depths between January 2013 and November 2013. The study found 111 phytoplanktonic algae taxa belong to the divisions of Chlorophyta, Bacillariphyta, Cyanobacteria, Euglenophyta, Charophyta Miozoa and Ochrophyta. Chlorophyta members were generally dominant, and some environmental factors (i.e. light, pH values, temperature) were significantly effective on the distribution of all algal communities. The Shannon diversity values changed in the range of 1.02-2.75. CCA analysis results showed that there was a noticeable relationship between water quality parameters (chlorophyll-a, pH and water temperature) and timebased changes in dominant phytoplankton species. Moreover, recommendations were provided for sustainable usage of the reservoir whose trophic level was determined.

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“…Similar results have been reported by Tuchman and Blinn (1979) who found that Cocconeis sp. Therefore, the differences in the abundance and composition of periphyton between natural and artificial plants showed a complex pattern, confirming that the periphyton community may be affected by the morphological architecture (and metabolic activity) of a particular macrophyte (Grutters et al, 2017;Tunca et al, 2014). The periphyton Chl-a on HA was obviously higher than on HN.…”

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“…artificial substrates, fractal dimension, periphyton, phytoplankton, structural complexity 1 | INTRODUCTION Periphyton plays an important role in shallow freshwater ecosystems and may be an important primary producer (Cattaneo & Kalff, 1980;Gaiser, 2009;Liboriussen & Jeppesen, 2009;Vadeboncoeur & Steinman, 2002) and a useful indicator of aquatic ecosystem health (Goldsborough & Hickman, 1998;Rodusky & Anderson, 2013). The distribution and abundance of periphyton in freshwater systems are influenced by a number of physical (Carrick & Steinman, 2001;Vadeboncoeur & Lodge, 2003), chemical (Hillebrand & Sommer, 2000) and biological factors (Tunca, Sevindik, Bal, & Arabaci, 2014).…”

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Comparison of periphyton communities on natural and artificial macrophytes with contrasting morphological structures

Hao

Cao

et al. 2017

Freshwater Biology

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It remains an open question whether or not artificial macrophytes are good alternatives to natural macrophytes in studies of periphyton abundance and composition in lakes. Here, a mesocosm experiment was conducted in winter (when plant growth is low) to compare simultaneously the periphyton community on three submerged macrophytes (Potamogeton lucens, Vallisneria sp. and Cabomba caroliniana) with contrasting leaf structural complexities (leaf fractal dimension = 1.12, 1.17 and 1.37, respectively) and on three types of artificial macrophytes with similar morphologies as the natural plants. We also compared intertreatment differences in phytoplankton sampled from mesocosms. Both for natural and artificial macrophytes, the periphyton chlorophyll a (Chl‐a) was positively associated with leaf fractal dimension. Although the morphological structure of natural and artificial plants and the physicochemical characteristics of the water were similar, the periphyton community differed between natural and artificial macrophytes, with the difference being dependent on the leaf structural complexity of the macrophytes. For leaves with a simple structural complexity, the abundance and composition of periphyton on natural and artificial plants were not statistically different. In addition, periphyton Chl‐a, density and biovolume were higher on the adaxial side than on the abaxial side of natural P. lucens leaves, but no differences were found between sides of the artificial leaves. For leaves with a medium structural complexity, the abundance of periphyton was lower on the natural than artificial plants, and the proportion of diatoms to the total community differed. For leaves with a high structural complexity, periphyton Chl‐a of the artificial plants was notably higher than on the natural plants, while no significant differences were found for periphyton density, biovolume, and the proportion of diatoms and green algae. Permutational multivariate analysis of periphyton genus composition confirmed that periphyton composition on the artificial plants (medium and high leaf structural complexities) was different overall from that on the natural plants. Phytoplankton Chl‐a, density, biovolume, and diversity did not show any pronounced differences among treatments. Our results suggest that artificial macrophytes cannot fully substitute for natural plants even when they are morphologically similar. Artificial macrophytes should therefore be used with caution when investigating the periphyton community on macrophytes.

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Community structure of epiphytic algae on three different macrophytes at Acarlar floodplain forest (northern Turkey)

Cited by 31 publications

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Community Structure, Temporal and Spatial Changes of Epiphytic Algae on Three Different Submerged Macrophytes in a Shallow Lake

Community Structure, Temporal and Spatial Changes of Epiphytic Algae on Three Different Submerged Macrophytes in a Shallow Lake

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Comparison of periphyton communities on natural and artificial macrophytes with contrasting morphological structures

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