Macroinvertebrate communities of karst springs in the Julian Alps in relation to environmental factors

Mori, Nataša (author)

Karst springs in the Julian Alps were investigated from May to September 1999 to examine the influence of physical and chemical characteristics on macroinvertebrate community composition. The study revealed a great heterogeneity of environmental characteristics and highly variable taxonomic composition and abundance of taxa among individual springs. The results of canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) showed that spring altitude and periphyton coverage were the only environmental parameters significantly influencing the macroinvertebrate community composition.

• Language: English
• Keywords: Kras
• Work type: Not categorized
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: BF - Biotechnical Faculty
• Publisher: Biotehniška fakulteta Univerze v Ljubljani, Nacionalni inštitut za biologijo
• Year: 2003
• Number of pages: Str. 5-17
• Numbering: Letn. 5, št. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-62324
• UDC: 57
• ISSN on article: 1580-0814
• COBISS.SI-ID: 18198489
• Publication date in RUL: 10.07.2015

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Natura Sloveniae. revija za terensko biologijo
• Publisher: Zveza za tehnično kulturo Slovenije, Biotehniška fakulteta Univerze, Nacionalni inštitut za biologijo
• ISSN: 1580-0814
• COBISS.SI-ID: 102784768

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Macroinvertebrate communities of karst springs in the Julian Alps in relation to environmental factors

Abstract

Karst springs in the Julian Alps were investigated from May to September 1999 to examine the influence of physical and chemical characteristics on macroinvertebrate community composition. The study revealed a great heterogeneity of environmental characteristics and highly variable taxonomic composition and abundance of taxa among individual springs. The results of canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) showed that spring altitude and periphyton coverage were the only environmental parameters significantly influencing the macroinvertebrate community composition

• Keywords: Julijske Alpe