EJPAU 2005. Mieczan T. PLANKTONIC CILIATES IN DEPRESSION RESERVOIRS CREATED AS A RESULT OF THE GROUND SUBSIDENCE (POLESIE LUBELSKIE, EASTERN POLAND)

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2005
Volume 8
Issue 4

Topic:

Biology

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Mieczan T. 2005. PLANKTONIC CILIATES IN DEPRESSION RESERVOIRS CREATED AS A RESULT OF THE GROUND SUBSIDENCE (POLESIE LUBELSKIE, EASTERN POLAND), EJPAU 8(4), #27.
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PLANKTONIC CILIATES IN DEPRESSION RESERVOIRS CREATED AS A RESULT OF THE GROUND SUBSIDENCE (POLESIE LUBELSKIE, EASTERN POLAND)

Tomasz Mieczan
Department of Hydrobiology, University of Agriculture in Lublin, Poland

ABSTRACT

The abundance and species composition of ciliates were analysed in pelagic zone of two depression reservoirs: Nadrybie and Szczecin (Polesie Lubelskie, eastern Poland) from May to November 2002. Totally 21 ciliates species were found in Szczecin reservoir and 24 in Nadrybie reservoir. The mean abudance of ciliates was 31 ind. ml^-1 in Szczecin reservoir and 26 ind. ml^-1 in Nadrybie reservoir. Ciliates communities in both reservoirs were dominated by Scuticociliatida (Cinetochilum margaritaceum) and Peritrichida (Vorticella sp.). Densities and species composition of ciliates showed clearly changes. In both reservoirs the correlation between ciliates density and conductivity, pH, TP and TOC was found.

Key words: plankton, ciliates, depression reservoirs.

Tomasz Mieczan
Department of Hydrobiology,
University of Agriculture in Lublin, Poland
Dobrzanskiego 37, 20-262 Lublin, Poland
phone: (+ 48 81) 461-00-61, 306
email: tomasz.mieczan@ar.lublin.pl

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