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Title: | Faunistic patterns and diversity components of leech assemblages in karst springs of Montenegro | Other Titles: | Structures faunistiques et composantes de la diversité des assemblages de sangsues dans les sources karstiques du Monténégro | Authors: | Marinković, Nikola Karadžić, Branko Pešić, Vladimir Gligorović, Bogić Grosser, Clemens Paunović, Momir Nikolić, Vera Raković, Maja |
Keywords: | hirudinea;crenobiology;alpha and beta diversity;cca/rda | Issue Date: | May-2019 | Rank: | M22 | Project: | Monitoring and Modeling of Rivers and Reservoirs (MORE) - Physical, Chemical, Biological and Morphodynamic Parameters Geologic and ecotoxicologic research in identification of geopathogen zones of toxic elements in drinking water reservoirs– research into methods and procedures for reduction of biochemical anomalies |
Journal: | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems | Abstract: | The aim of this study was to reveal faunistic and diversity patterns and to assess the effects of environmental factors on the differentiation of leech communities. This study covers investigations of 82 karst springs in Montenegro from 2009–2017. The communities were analyzed in respect to five wellspring types – caves, sublacustrine, limnocrene, rheo-limnocrene and rheocrene. The percentage of substrate types and aquatic vegetation cover was recorded alongside water parameters. In total, 18 leech species were identified, of which two were recently described as new species for science (Dina minuoculata Grosser, Moritz and Pe sić, 2007 and Glossiphonia balcanica Grosser and Pe sić, 2016). K-means clustering was used to classify leech assemblages into three homogenous groups. The patterns of leech communities and the components of both alpha and beta diversity were examined in identified groups of assemblages. The significance of environmental factors and the impact of selected factors were assessed through forward selection analysis, CCA and RDA. Our results indicate that the type of spring and the environmental variables, as well as the combination of biotic and abiotic factors in a microhabitat dictate the distribution of leeches. |
URI: | https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1705 | DOI: | 10.1051/kmae/2019019 |
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