Diatom assemblages on Shara and Nidze Mountains, Macedonia

Levkov, Zlatko; Krstić, Svetislav; Nakov, Teofil; Melovski, Ljupčo

doi:10.1127/0029-5035/2005/0081-0501

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“…This report supported Pierre (1996) and OrtizLerin and Cambra (2007) Mayama and Kobayasi (1991); Alles et al (1991); Levkov et al (2000Levkov et al ( , 2005; Kwandrans (2007) and Pavlov and Levkov (2013), the restriction to the freshwater oligotrophic and oligosaprobic habitats for Eunotia is a unique ecological feature of this genus, enabling it to play an important role as an indicator of water quality monitoring. It can be said that the water body within the Okomu National park is supporting ecological growth; however since this is first attempt in documenting the microalgae taxa of this Park it is recommended that more phycological work be done in future.…”

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Freshwater diatoms diversity of national parks in Nigeria I: Okomu national park, South-South, Nigeria

Adesalu¹

2017

Ife Journal of Science

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This study represents the first taxonomic and ecological description of the diatom flora of water and sediments in two freshwater lakes within Okomu National Park Edo State, Nigeria, using light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Twenty-nine species of diatoms belonging to fifteen genera, Achnanthes, Achnanthidium, Chamaepinnularia, Cymbella, Discotella, Eolimna, Eunotia, Frustulia, Gomphonema, Luticola, Nitzschia, Pinnularia, Placoneis Sellaphora and Stauroneis were identified. The taxa were dominated by Eunotia spp. Water pH of 5.9-6.3 o and surface temperature of 28 C probably implies that the diatoms especially Eunotia spp are exploring an ecological niche that is probably favourable for its growth. Okomu National Park appears to be a hotspot for Eunotia species diversity, and further study of the oligotrophic waters of this site is recommended.

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Freshwater diatoms diversity of national parks in Nigeria I: Okomu national park, South-South, Nigeria

Adesalu¹

2017

Ife Journal of Science

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“…In terms of their species composition, the investigated peat bog pools were also similar to Atlantic moors in the area of Białogóra and Bielawskie Błota (Pliński, Witek 1976), the peat bog "Bór nad Czerwonem" (Wojtal et al 1999), the peat bog "Mokre Zborowskie" (Rakowska 2000(Rakowska , 2001a in Poland, the Rąbień peat-bog reserve (Rakowska, Sitkowska 2010) and peat bogs in the Shara and Nidže mountains in Macedonia (Levkov et al 2005). In the case of Atlantic peatlands, 12 diatom species were recorded as common for the Polish and English peat bogs, mainly from the genera Eunotia, Frustulia, Pinnularia, Stauroneis and Tabellaria, e.g.…”

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Diatomological aspects of the Fenn’s and Whixall Mosses complex (Shropshire, UK)

Szulc

Besenyei

Szulc

et al. 2014

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Peat bogs are unique and important habitats for biodiversity at the species and ecosystem level where low pH of water plays a major role. The main objective of the present study was to compare the benthic diatom assemblage structure of the selected part of the Fenn's and Whixall Mosses complex in order to verify whether selected sampling sites differ from each other. The complex is a cut-over, lowland raised mire, which is a National Nature Reserve (NNR) and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).Altogether 92 diatom species were identified in 72 benthic samples collected between September 2008 and August 2009 from six selected sampling sites. Statistical cluster analysis was used to classify diatom samples and to observe the structure of * Corresponding author: szulc@biol.uni.lodz.pl diatom assemblages. The results of this analysis grouped the data set into 3 clusters with 24 samples from each of the two sampling sites in one cluster. Such a clear division shows that pH of water has an impact on the species composition, the richness and diversity of benthic diatom assemblages.

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“…The record of C. ambigua from Šara Mountain (Levkov et al [38]) belongs to C. fumantii LangeBertalot, Cavacini, Tagliaventi & Alfinito. Some older records of C. ambigua ) might belong to other species.…”

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Species of the Diatom Genus Craticula Grunow (Bacillariophyceae) From Macedonia

Levkov¹,

Tofilovska²,

Mitić-Kopanja³

2017

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The species of the genus Craticula are widely distributed in Europe, mostly occurring in brackish, saline to heavily polluted waters. Some of the species are considered as being most tolerant to pollution. Recently, detailed observations of this genus in Macedonia have been performed. During this study, 15 taxa have been recorded. One of the species (Craticula simplex) was observed with three different morphotypes, which can be distinguished by the valve size and shape. Craticula cuspidata and C. ambigua were the most frequently recorded species in various habitats, while species C. halophila, C. germainii and C. fumantii were observed only on a single locality. The highest diversity of Craticula was observed in temporary ponds on halomorphic soils and mineral springs in Eastern Macedonia.

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Diatom assemblages on Shara and Nidze Mountains, Macedonia

Cited by 19 publications

References 47 publications

Freshwater diatoms diversity of national parks in Nigeria I: Okomu national park, South-South, Nigeria

Freshwater diatoms diversity of national parks in Nigeria I: Okomu national park, South-South, Nigeria

Diatomological aspects of the Fenn’s and Whixall Mosses complex (Shropshire, UK)

Species of the Diatom Genus Craticula Grunow (Bacillariophyceae) From Macedonia

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