Functional Community Organization of Macroinvertebrates in Lotic Habitats of the Plitvice Lakes Funktionelle Organisation der Makroinvertebraten‐Gemeinschaft in den lotischen Habitaten der Seen von Plitvice

Habdija, Ivan; Primc-Habdija, Biserka; Belinić, Ines

doi:10.1002/aheh.19940220206

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“…The values of pH and EC did not show any important fluctuations in Prošćansko Lake considering either depth or sampling site during the study. Prošćansko Lake has been described by its thermal characteristics as a holomictic lake (due to complete water mixing) and dimictic for its spring and autumn water circulation (20) as it was also proven by the results of this study.…”

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Distributional patterns of fecal indicator bacteria in spring area of Plitvice Lakes National park

et al. 2016

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Section: Physicochemical Variablesmentioning

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Distributional patterns of fecal indicator bacteria in spring area of Plitvice Lakes National park

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“…In Croatia, 7 genera and 15 species of scirtids have been discovered so far [11,[25][26][27][28][29][30]. Mičetić Stanković et al [11,31] studied them as part of the water beetle community in karst lotic habitats and provided the first data on the biology and ecology of the family in these habitats.…”

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The Emergence of the Family Scirtidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Lotic Karst Habitats: A Case Study over 15 Years

Klarin,

Ivković,

Mičetić Stanković

2024

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Due to ongoing changes and a decline in biodiversity, science today should rely on long-term species-based ecological studies. We have conducted a long-term ecological dynamics study on the water beetle family Scirtidae, which, although it is very abundant in benthic communities, is still poorly studied. The main objective of this study was to investigate the population aspects (composition, diversity, sex ratio) and ecological aspects (emergence patterns, seasonal dynamics and preferences for environmental factors) of the family Scirtidae over 15 years in Plitvice Lakes NP, Croatia. The study was conducted at three sites and in five different substrate types. A total of three taxa with different distributions were recorded in the study area: Hydrocyphon novaki and H. deflexicollis on the tufa barriers and the Elodes sp. in the spring area. The sex ratio was in favour of males in spring and early summer, while it shifted in favour of females towards the end of autumn. The abundance and emergence of the family were primarily determined by the environmental parameters which showed the greatest fluctuations over a period of 15 years: water temperature, water discharge and oxygen saturation. Our results clearly show that Scirtidae can be used as indicators of stream zonation and habitat quality. Based on the methodology and the results of this study, we conclude that Scirtidae should be used in future monitoring and protection measures in karst freshwater habitats in southeastern Europe.

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“…Karst streams of the Balkan Peninsula (i.e., in the Dinaric region along the eastern Adriatic) are characterized by tufa formation from calcium carbonate precipitation (Ford & Pedley 1996). Tufa formations (i.e., lakes, underwater barriers, waterfalls, cascades and channels) considerably increase stream spatial heterogeneity providing extensive smallscale variations in hydromorphological habitat conditions and community assemblage (Habdija et al 1994;Sertić Perić et al 2011). Small-scale spatial heterogeneity within karst tufa-depositing streams is greatly enhanced by the presence of moss-rich patches (Habdija et al 2004;Sertić Perić et al 2011).…”

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Meiofauna constitute a considerable portion of invertebrate drift among moss-rich patches within a karst hydrosystem

Perić¹,

Dražina²,

Špoljar³

et al. 2014

Biologia

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Aiming to establish the most frequent invertebrate taxa in drift at the small spatial scale within a moss-rich karst tufa-precipitating hydrosystem, we sampled drift among microhabitats differing in substratum type and flow conditions along a tufa barrier-cascading lotic reach. Additionally, we addressed the question of the contribution and the potential significance of meiofauna within the overall invertebrate drift at the small spatial scale. During the study period, a total of 60 invertebrate taxa were recorded in the drift. Six of these taxa belonged to the annelid/arthropod meiofauna and they represented 35% of total drift density. Macroinvertebrates found in drift were represented mainly by larval insects. The composition of the most abundant taxa in total drift was as follows: Alona spp. (Cladocera 26.7%), Riolus spp. (Coleoptera: Elmidae 13.2%), Simulium spp. (Diptera: Simuliidae 12.2%), Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta 10.4%), Hydrachnidia (6.3%), Orthocladinae (Diptera: Chironomidae 3.9%) and Naididae (Oligochaeta 3.6%). Faunal drift densities and amounts of transported particulate matter (PM) were highest at the fast-flowing sites located at the barriers and lowest at the slowflowing sites within pools. Similarly to the seasonal amounts of transported PM, faunal drift was lowest in winter, and peaked in autumn and in late spring/early summer. Correlation between flow velocity and PM-faunal drift densities suggested a significant effect of the dislodged PM, though a minor influence of discharge and flow velocity on faunal drift. We suggest that the small-scale habitat heterogeneity and the respective feeding and refugial strategies of the fauna, as well as faunal passive dislodgement initiated by the shear forces of the flow were the most important drivers of observed drift patterns.

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Functional Community Organization of Macroinvertebrates in Lotic Habitats of the Plitvice Lakes Funktionelle Organisation der Makroinvertebraten‐Gemeinschaft in den lotischen Habitaten der Seen von Plitvice

Cited by 15 publications

References 12 publications

Distributional patterns of fecal indicator bacteria in spring area of Plitvice Lakes National park

Distributional patterns of fecal indicator bacteria in spring area of Plitvice Lakes National park

The Emergence of the Family Scirtidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Lotic Karst Habitats: A Case Study over 15 Years

Meiofauna constitute a considerable portion of invertebrate drift among moss-rich patches within a karst hydrosystem

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