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AI InsightInsect larvae, mostly Chironomidae, and Oligochaeta juveniles were the most abundant taxa recorded during the entire investigated period in all stands of macrophytes, except in P. amphibium.
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Abstract
Epiphytic meiofauna in association with pure stands of four macrophytes (Nymphoides peltata, Ceratophyllum demersum, Polygonum amphibium and Carex spp.) were studied in the slow-flowing Conakut Channel, within the Kopacki rit floodplain, Croatia, during two vegetation seasons (2001 and 2002). The meiofauna densities for different macrophyte types showed a significant variation between N. peltata and C. demersum stands with a total of 15 meiofauna taxa on the macrophytes. Insect larvae, mostly Chironomidae, and Oligochaeta juveniles were the most abundant taxa recorded during the entire investigated period in all stands of macrophytes, except in P. amphibium.
Özet
Hırvatistan'ın Kopacki sel havzasında bulunan, yavaş akışlı Conakut kanalında, epifitik meiofauna ile ilişkili dört saf makrofit nesli (Nymphoides peltata, Ceratophyllum demersum, Polygonum amphibium and Carex spp.), iki yıl süreyle (2001 ve 2002) çalışıldı. Farklı makrofit tiplerinin meiofauna yoðunlukları, makrofitler üzerinde toplam 15 tür olmak üzere, N. peltata ve C. demersum nesilleri arasında önemli varyasyonlar gösterdi. Böcek larvaları, çoðunlukla Chironomidae ve Oligochaeta yavruları; P. amphibium hariç bütün makrofit nesillerinde, araştırma süresinin tamamında kaydedilen en yaygın taxa idi.