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Invertebrate communities in permanent and temporaryhigh mountain lakes (Tatra Mts)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2009

A. Kownacki ,
J. Galas ,
E. Dumnicka  and
S. Mielewczyk
A. Kownacki
Affiliation:
Institute of Freshwater Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Slawkowska 17, 31-016 Kraków, Poland
J. Galas
Affiliation:
Institute of Freshwater Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Slawkowska 17, 31-016 Kraków, Poland
E. Dumnicka
Affiliation:
Institute of Freshwater Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Slawkowska 17, 31-016 Kraków, Poland
S. Mielewczyk
Affiliation:
Research Centre for Agricultural and Forest Environment, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bukowska 19, 60-809 Poznan, Poland
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Abstract

Water chemistry and macroinvertebrates of four high mountain lakes (alt. 1657-1784 m) were investigated. The lakes areultraoligotrophic with naturally slightly acidic water. In three lakes these water level changed substantially during the year while in one it remained constant. Moreover, trophic status was higher in one than in the other three. Oligochaeta and Chironomidae dominated the invertebrate fauna of all lakes. Benthic faunal composition depended mainly on ecological factors such as substrate, trophic status, and hydroperiod. It appears that anthropogenic acidification has so far not affected faunal composition.

Keywords

high mountain lakebenthic faunawater chemistryacidificationhydroperiodlac de haute montagnefaune benthiquechimie de l'eauacidificationassèchement
Type
Research Article
Information
Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , September 2000 , pp. 181 - 188
Copyright
© Université Paul Sabatier, 2000

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