Algae in the aerophytic habitat of Račiške ponikve cave (Slovenia)
In the cave entrance of Račiške ponikve, four selected sites with confluent algal growth and different sun irradiance levels were sampled for algological analysis. Altogether, 42 algal taxa were determined, with the highest proportion of cyanobacteria, 30 taxa (71%), followed by 8 taxa (19%) of Chl...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)
2008-06-01
|
| Series: | Natura Sloveniae |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16866 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832582355580092416 |
|---|---|
| author | Janez Mulec Gorazd Kosi |
| author_facet | Janez Mulec Gorazd Kosi |
| author_sort | Janez Mulec |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
In the cave entrance of Račiške ponikve, four selected sites with confluent algal growth and different sun irradiance levels were sampled for algological analysis. Altogether, 42 algal taxa were determined, with the highest proportion of cyanobacteria, 30 taxa (71%), followed by 8 taxa (19%) of Chlorophyta and 4 taxa (10%) of Chrysophyta. The favourable ratio of Oscillatoriales vs. Nostocales indicates that flora in Račiške ponikve cave is generally exposed to low photo flux. In the twilight zone of the cave, coccoid cyanobacteria prevailed. Moreover, at all sampling points algae characteristic of water and/or soil habitats were also identified besides typical aerophytic algae.
|
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-143748af8487427c9c55f7efcb3f3638 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1580-0814 1854-3081 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2008-06-01 |
| publisher | University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Natura Sloveniae |
| spelling | doaj-art-143748af8487427c9c55f7efcb3f36382025-01-29T20:49:41ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Natura Sloveniae1580-08141854-30812008-06-0110110.14720/ns.10.1.39-49Algae in the aerophytic habitat of Račiške ponikve cave (Slovenia)Janez Mulec0Gorazd Kosi1Karst Research Institute, Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Titov trg 2, SI-6230 PostojnaNational Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, SI-1000 Ljubljana In the cave entrance of Račiške ponikve, four selected sites with confluent algal growth and different sun irradiance levels were sampled for algological analysis. Altogether, 42 algal taxa were determined, with the highest proportion of cyanobacteria, 30 taxa (71%), followed by 8 taxa (19%) of Chlorophyta and 4 taxa (10%) of Chrysophyta. The favourable ratio of Oscillatoriales vs. Nostocales indicates that flora in Račiške ponikve cave is generally exposed to low photo flux. In the twilight zone of the cave, coccoid cyanobacteria prevailed. Moreover, at all sampling points algae characteristic of water and/or soil habitats were also identified besides typical aerophytic algae. https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16866algaecaveRačiške ponikveSlovenia |
| spellingShingle | Janez Mulec Gorazd Kosi Algae in the aerophytic habitat of Račiške ponikve cave (Slovenia) Natura Sloveniae algae cave Račiške ponikve Slovenia |
| title | Algae in the aerophytic habitat of Račiške ponikve cave (Slovenia) |
| title_full | Algae in the aerophytic habitat of Račiške ponikve cave (Slovenia) |
| title_fullStr | Algae in the aerophytic habitat of Račiške ponikve cave (Slovenia) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Algae in the aerophytic habitat of Račiške ponikve cave (Slovenia) |
| title_short | Algae in the aerophytic habitat of Račiške ponikve cave (Slovenia) |
| title_sort | algae in the aerophytic habitat of raciske ponikve cave slovenia |
| topic | algae cave Račiške ponikve Slovenia |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16866 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT janezmulec algaeintheaerophytichabitatofraciskeponikvecaveslovenia AT gorazdkosi algaeintheaerophytichabitatofraciskeponikvecaveslovenia |