POLÁŠKOVÁ, Vendula, Jana SCHENKOVÁ, Martina BARTOŠOVÁ and Vanda RÁDKOVÁ. Aquatic invertebrates of calcareous wetlands in post - mining landscape: a comparison with natural calcareous fens. In 2nd Central European Symposium of Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Research. 2016. ISBN 978-963-12-5936-0.
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Original name Aquatic invertebrates of calcareous wetlands in post - mining landscape: a comparison with natural calcareous fens
Authors POLÁŠKOVÁ, Vendula (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jana SCHENKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Martina BARTOŠOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Vanda RÁDKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition 2nd Central European Symposium of Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Research, 2016.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Presentations at conferences
Field of Study 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
Country of publisher Hungary
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/16:00088037
Organization unit Faculty of Science
ISBN 978-963-12-5936-0
Keywords in English wetlands; aquatic invertebrates; spoil banks; tufa; Sokolov Coal Basin
Tags International impact
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Martina Poláková, Ph.D., učo 394075. Changed: 5/1/2018 09:31.
Abstract
Although many studies have dealt with vegetation and terrestrial fauna of post-industrial biotopes, comprehensive hydrobiological research on post-industrial wetlands is still rather rare. Due to specific bedrock chemistry of the Sokolov Coal Basin in the north-western Czech Republic, wetlands with calcium carbonate (tufa) precipitation, high conductivity and sulphate concentrations occur in this area. Within post-industrial wetlands, this combination of abiotic conditions is completely unique. Macroinvertebrate assemblages of nine wetlands in two spoil banks were studied in spring and autumn in 2014. In total, 159 taxa (mostly identified at the species level) of Mollusca, Clitellata, Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Odonata, Heteroptera, Trichoptera, Coleoptera and Diptera were found. Diptera with 85 taxa was the most diverse group comprising many rare and protected taxa closely associated with specific conditions of the post-industrial calcareous wetlands. . Moreover, Diptera assemblages included a high number of spring fen specialists – e.g. Oxycera pygmaea (fam. Stratiomyidae), Metriocnemus eurynotus Gr. (fam. Chironomidae) and Tonnoiriella pulchra (fam. Psychodidae). Despite extreme chemical conditions, calcareous wetlands in post-mining landscape provide important refuges for a high number of aquatic invertebrates, including rare and specialized taxa. Calcareous wetlands of the Sokolov spoil banks can be thus considered as unique biotopes with similar taxa richness as highly threatened and quickly disappearing spring fens.
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GA16-03881S, research and development projectName: Koexistence vodních bezobratlých na prameništních slatiništích: úloha abiotické heterogenity a biotických interakcí na regionální a lokální škále
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
MUNI/A/0788/2013, interní kód MUName: Flóra, vegetace a vybrané zoocenózy evropských biotopů: diverzita, ekologie, historie, evoluce, vzájemné vztahy (Acronym: FLOVEZ)
Investor: Masaryk University, Category A
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