POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(Pol. J. Ecol.)

51

2

155-162

2003

 

 

 

Selected physical and chemical factors in the ecotone zones of lakes of different trophy in the region of Polesie Lubelskie (Estern Poland)

 

Stanisław Radwan, Barbara Stępień, Wiktor Bojar

 

Department of Hydrobiology and Ichtiobiology University of Agriculture in Lublin, ul. Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, e-mail:  Radwan@ursus.AR.Lublin.pl

 

Abstract: 

The studies were carried out in the littoral zone of six lakes differing in trophic and biotic diversity. These were: L. Piaseczno – the mesotrophic lake with the well developed psammolittoral, L. Uściwierz – the slightly eutrophic lake with the psammolittoral and phytolittoral, the hypertrophic lake L. Głębokie Uścimowskie with the psammolittoral, L. Bikcze and L. Łukie – both the eutrophic lakes with phytolittoral, and the dystrophic L. Moszne – with peatbog phytolittoral.

During the spring and the summer-autumn seasons in 1996–1997 the physical and chemical composition (temperature, electrolytic conductivity, O2, pH, total water hardness, nitrogen compounds and phosphorus compounds) of water were investigated in the littoral zone in these lakes.

 

Key words: lakes, ecotones, physical and chemical factors