Benthic Diatom Composition in Coastal Zone of Black Sea, Sasyk Reservoir (Ukraine)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Sampling Strategy
2.3. Statistical Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Benthic Diatom Diversity
3.2. Ecological Characteristics of the Sasyk Sites
3.3. Bioindication of Salinity in Sasyk Reservoir
4. Discussion
4.1. Biodiversity of the Sasyk Reservoir
4.2. Ecological Characteristic of Sasyk
4.3. Salinity Changes Over the Sasyk Reservoir
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Site | Coordinates | Water Temperature, °C | Salinity, g·L−1 (ppt) | Conductivity mS cm−1 | |
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1 | 45°32’25.41″N | 29°39’17.76″E | 22.35 ± 0.17 | 2.06 ± 0.54 | 2.81 ± 0.52 |
2 | 45°34’19.54″N | 29°41’41.17″E | 23.70 ± 0.12 | 2.27 ± 0.57 | 3.08 ± 0.57 |
3 | 45°37’20.65″N | 29°44’1.51″E | 25.25 ± 0.17 | 2.31 ± 0.54 | 3.09 ± 0.57 |
4 | 45°41’39.63″N | 29°41’30.76″E | 26.70 ± 0.12 | 2.16 ± 0.49 | 2.84 ± 0.48 |
5 | 45°43’36.85″N | 29°41’16.14″E | 26.80 ± 0.12 | 2.29 ± 0.55 | 3.07 ± 0.55 |
6 | 45°33’30.44″N | 29°36’26.56″E | 26.60 ± 0.23 | 0.49 ± 0.15 | 0.71 ± 0.16 |
7 | 45°36’12.09″N | 29°36’23.76″E | 26.40 ± 0.23 | 2.19 ± 0.52 | 2.93 ± 0.52 |
Halobien Indicators | Sites | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
mh (mesohalobes) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
hl (oligohalobes-halophiles) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
i (oligohalobes-indifferents) | 36 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 24 |
hb (oligohalobes-halophobes) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 47 | 27 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 39 | 35 |
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Bilous, O.P.; Wojtal, A.Z.; Ivanova, N.O.; Tsarenko, P.M.; Burova, O.V.; Barinova, S. Benthic Diatom Composition in Coastal Zone of Black Sea, Sasyk Reservoir (Ukraine). Diversity 2020, 12, 458. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12120458
Bilous OP, Wojtal AZ, Ivanova NO, Tsarenko PM, Burova OV, Barinova S. Benthic Diatom Composition in Coastal Zone of Black Sea, Sasyk Reservoir (Ukraine). Diversity. 2020; 12(12):458. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12120458
Chicago/Turabian StyleBilous, Olena P., Agata Z. Wojtal, Natalia O. Ivanova, Petro M. Tsarenko, Olga V. Burova, and Sophia Barinova. 2020. "Benthic Diatom Composition in Coastal Zone of Black Sea, Sasyk Reservoir (Ukraine)" Diversity 12, no. 12: 458. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12120458