Diatom Monographs. Vol.9: Diversity and ecology of benthic diatom communities in relation to acidity, acidification and recovery of lakes and rivers / J.Kwandrans; ed. by A.Witkowski. - Ruggell: Gantner; Königstein: Koeltz Scientific Books, 2007. - 168 p.: ill., maps. - Ref.: p.111-140. - ISBN 978-3-906166-56-8  Место хранения:   067 | Лимнологический институт CO РАН | Иркутск

Оглавление / Contents

ABSTRACT ........................................................ 7 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................. 9 2 AIMS AND SCOPE .............................................. 11 3 NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC ACIDIFICATION AND ITS ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES ................................................ 13 3.1 The role of water pH ................................... 13 3.2 Description of natural and anthropogenic acid sources ................................................ 15 3.3 Anthropogenic acidification and its ecological consequences ........................................... 17 3.4 Diatoms as indicators of water acidity and related factors ........................................ 21 4 MATERIAL AND METHODS ........................................ 24 4.1 Field samples .......................................... 24 4.2 Laboratory methods ..................................... 27 4.3 Data analysis .......................................... 28 5 DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREAS .............................. 30 6 RESULTS ..................................................... 38 6.1 Diatom community patterns vs. water chemistry in relation to different water types ...................... 39 6.2 Diatom community patterns in relation to altitude ...... 46 6.3 Diatom community patterns in relation to different geographical regions in Poland and Finland ............. 49 6.4 Diatoms as indicators of pH, alkalinity and TOC ........ 60 6.5 Restoration and recovery of acidified aquatic ecosystems ............................................. 68 6.5.1 Diatoms as indicators of restoration: effect of water neutralization ......................... 68 6.5.2 Diatoms as indicators of lake recovery .......... 71 7 DISCUSSION .................................................. 79 8 NOTES ON AUTECOLOGY OF SELECTED DIATOM TAXA ................ 101 9 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS .................................... 105 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .............................................. 107 REFERENCES .................................................... 110 APPENDIX (Codes of diatom taxa used in the graphs and tables) .................................................... 140 PLATES ........................................................ 145