Diversity in anthropogenic environment-Permanent puddle as a place for development of diatoms

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Specific conditions in urban areas favour large species richness, these are also places prone to the anthropogenic pressure. As a result, many studies on aquatic habitats in urban ecosystems have been carried out. The aim of this study was to investigate the diversity of diatom assemblages developing in artificial environment in relation to water chemical parameters. The study was performed on a small water outflow in south-eastern Poland, which started in the storm sewage. The water at the studied sites was characterized by alkaline pH and low content of nutrients. The values of other chemical parameters were highly variable, depending on the research season. A total of 113 taxa were identified in five research seasons; most of them prefer circumneutral and fertile habitats, with a high content of biogens and are tolerant to water pollutions. Aerophytic and terrestrial taxa were observed in the analyzed materials in high diversity.

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Rybak, M., Noga, T., & Poradowska, A. (2019). Diversity in anthropogenic environment-Permanent puddle as a place for development of diatoms. Journal of Ecological Engineering, 20(8), 165–174. https://doi.org/10.12911/22998993/111463

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