Document of bibliographic reference 367350
BibliographicReference record
- Type
- Bibliographic resource
- Type of document
- Journal article
- BibLvlCode
- AS
- Title
- Diatom indicators of fluctuating/intermittent discharge from springs in two Bavarian nature conservation areas
- Abstract
- As a follow-up to the project “Springs in the Bavarian National Parks as Indicators of Climate Change (SpringNPB)”, a standard methodology for using springs as sentinel environments of climate change was transferred to the UNESCO Rhön Biosphere Reserve and other Bavarian middle-elevation mountain ranges. We studied diatoms from fifteen springs selected in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (9) and Steigerwald Nature Park (6). A total of 127 species belonging to 40 genera were found sampling 3 microhabitat types (lithic materials, hygrophilous or aquatic vegetation, and surface sediments). The cumulative percentage of endangered species according to the Red List was 41.5%. These very shaded, low–medium conductivity, low-discharge forest springs are fed by small surficial aquifers. As a consequence, the discharge fluctuates widely, and some springs even occasionally fall dry. Our results could contribute to the use of diatoms as indicators of discharge variability/desiccation in springs: springs affected by discharge variability have lower diatom species richness and distinct diatom communities; diatom indicators and metrics can be validated using invertebrates; larger databases will be necessary to identify the most suitable diatom indicators.
- WebOfScience code
- https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001056879400001
- Bibliographic citation
- Cantonati, M.; Casoria, C.; Gerecke, R.; Bilous, O.P.; Maisto, G.; Segadelli, S.; Spitale, D.; Steinbauer, A.; Vogel, S.; Saber, A.A. (2023). Diatom indicators of fluctuating/intermittent discharge from springs in two Bavarian nature conservation areas. Diversity 15(8): 915. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15080915
- Topic
- Fresh water
- Is peer reviewed
- true
- Access rights
- open access
- Is accessible for free
- true
Authors
- author
-
- Name
- Marco Cantonati
- author
-
- Name
- Chiara Casoria
- author
-
- Name
- Reinhard Gerecke
- author
-
- Name
- Olena Bilous
- author
-
- Name
- Giulia Maisto
- author
-
- Name
- Stefano Segadelli
- author
-
- Name
- Daniel Spitale
- author
-
- Name
- Alana Steinbauer
- author
-
- Name
- Sebastian Vogel
- author
-
- Name
- Abdullah Saber