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

51

2

183-194

2003

 

 

 

Phytopsammon and phytoplankton of land/water ecotone of mesotrophic lake in the Polesie region (Eastern Poland)

 

Krzysztof Czernaś, Danuta Krupa

 

Department of General Ecology, University of Agriculture, Akademicka 15, 20-950 Lublin, Poland, e-mail: kczeko@agros.ar.lublin.pl, dkrupa@agros.ar.lublin.pl

 

Abstract: 

In the years 1996 – 1997 (in July and September) a species composition as well as a productivity of phytopsammon (eupsammon and hydropsammon) and phytoplankton were investigated in a land/water ecotone of mesotrophic lake. The phytopsammon was characterized by a higher number of species and higher algae abundance than that of phytoplankton. The highest values of gross primary production and chlorophyll a concentration were obtained for eupsammon, while the lowest ones were obtained for phytoplankton. A big similarity of eupsammon and hydropsammon and a considerable diversity between eupsammon  and phytoplankton was proved.

 

Key words: lakes, phytoplankton, phytopsammon, eupsammon, hydropsammon, gross primary production, chlorophyll a concentration