Pub Date : 2023-07-20DOI: 10.3390/limnolrev23020004
M. Senze, M. Kowalska-Góralska, K. Czyż, A. Wondołowska-Grabowska
Sediments from three rivers in south-western Poland and their tributaries were used in a laboratory experiment on metal (Al, Cu, Ni, Cd, Zn, Fe, Mn) release. Metal migration was studied under different pH (pH 3.93, pH 7.29, pH 9.59) during 96 h. Al concentration was the highest in Bystrzyca and lowest in Strzegomka; other metal concentrations were highest in Nysa Szalona and lowest in Strzegomka. The values of pH and electrolytic conductivity increase throughout the experiment in acidic and neutral environments. Water pH decrease was observed under alkaline conditions, but conductivity reached higher values with time. The aluminum release showed an increase in values followed by a decrease. The highest aluminum amounts were released from the sediment from Nysa Szalona and the lowest from Strzegomka. The greatest aluminum migration was observed in the acidic medium. Similar observations were made for Mn and Zn: Strzegomka < Nysa Szalona < Bystrzyca. For Cu, Cd, Fe and Ni, the highest values were recorded in sediments in alkaline conditions. The amount of metals migrating from sediments to water remains at a similar level as presented by other researchers. More metals are released under acidic conditions. The most intensive migration of metals is noted at the beginning of the experiment. This experiment shows the existing trend of metals migration from the sediments to the over-bottom water, which is important from the point of view of the use of water for drinking purposes. Satisfactorily, the sediments in varied environments behave predictably enough that the quality of raw water under these conditions is not compromised, which is confirmed by environmental and health standards. The research performed concerns a specific area of southwestern Poland, for which this type of research has not been conducted.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.3390/limnolrev23010003
R. Skowron, P. Kirvel, A. Choiński, I. Kirvel
The aim of the study is to determine the scale of differentiation and variability of ice phenomena on the lakes in the south-eastern part of the Baltic Sea catchment area. The analysis was performed based on data from the period 1961–2020 from 15 lakes located in Poland (10) and Belarus (5). The characteristics of ice phenomena were characterized, i.e., the length of their occurrence and ice cover, the thickness of ice cover and the number of breaks occurring in the ice cover in the given years were characterized. The analysis of the course of ice phenomena made it possible to distinguish three regions with an increasing length of ice phenomenon occurrence from west to east. The zones were the west of the Vistula, the east of it and the eastern part of the Belarusian Lake District. In the analyzed multi-year period, a shortening of the duration of ice phenomena and ice cover, a decrease in the maximum thickness of the ice and an increasing number of breaks in ice cover were observed. These data correlate with the upward trend in air temperature.
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Pub Date : 2023-05-01DOI: 10.3390/limnolrev23010002
I. Kirvel, A. Volchak, Sergey I. Parfomuk, P. Kirvel
The article is devoted to the problems of water resources in Belarusian Polesie. Surface water resources analysis was carried out for the different types of runoffs. There was a significant decrease in maximum spring runoff and a decrease in the average annual runoff. A statistically significant increase in the minimum winter runoff is observed for the rivers of the Pripyat River basin. For the minimum summer–autumn runoff, there was no unambiguous trend in the runoff change. Quality of natural waters analysis included investigation of the annual concentrations of priority substances in the water of some rivers in Polesie for dissolved oxygen, phosphates, nitrogen, petroleum products, copper, zinc, etc. In general, there have been trends toward a pollution decrease in the Polesie Rivers. The possible consequences of changes in river runoff due to climate change are considered. The priority tasks of research on solving the Polesie water problems are outlined.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-27DOI: 10.3390/limnolrev23010001
Shreya Brahma, D. Sharma, G. Saha, G. Aditya
(1) Background: The effects of density and the habitat conditions on the prey vulnerability in the Intraguild Predation (IGP) system were evaluated using the water bug D. rusticus as the top predator. (2) Methods: Using two different density levels (low or high) of the dipteran prey (mosquito and chironomid), the IGP system was set with A. bouvieri as the IG prey. (3) Results: The prey vulnerability was reduced in complex habitat conditions, irrespective of the prey and predator density levels and the prey identity. Correspondingly, the IG prey vulnerability was higher in the low shared prey density and complex habitat. The IG prey consumption by the top predator was higher with the mosquito as shared prey than chironomid as shared prey. Observations on the prey consumption indicated that the consumption of both the chironomid and the mosquito prey dwindled with the time for all combinations of the prey density and the habitat conditions. On a comparative scale, the prey clearance rates were higher for mosquitoes in contrast to the chironomid larvae as shared prey. (4) Conclusions: Apparently, a complex set of interactions involving the habitat conditions, top predator and the prey determines mosquito prey vulnerability against the water bug. Such interactions provide evidence for the coexistence of the mosquito larvae along with multiple predators in the wetland ecosystem.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-23DOI: 10.3390/limnolrev22010003
R. Koczura, J. Pierzchlewicz, J. Mokracka
The aim of the study was to evaluate the occurrence of integron-carrying coliform bacteria in the spring water of Warta river, a major river in Poland. We isolated 18 strains (12 Escherichia coli, three Pantoea sp., 2 Citrobacter freundii, and 1 Klebsiella oxytoca) harbouring class 1 and/or class 2 integrons. Class 1 integrons contained aadA1, dfrA7, dfrA17, dfrA1-aadA1, and dfrA17-aadA5 gene cassette arrays, whereas the genetic content of class 2 integrons was stable and consisted of sat2-aad1 gene cassette array. The strains carrying integrons were resistant to 4–11 antimicrobials, most frequently to sulfamethoxazole, ampicillin, piperacillin, trimethoprim, and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-23DOI: 10.3390/limnolrev22010004
P. Rzymski, P. Klimaszyk, Kamil Nowiński, W. Marszelewski
Dariusz Borowiak, a respected Polish limnologist and geographist, died on 7th November 2022, at the age of 60, in Gdańsk, the city where the ideas of Polish companionship and solidarity were born [...]
{"title":"In Memory of an Exceptional Limnologist, Dariusz Borowiak (1962–2022)","authors":"P. Rzymski, P. Klimaszyk, Kamil Nowiński, W. Marszelewski","doi":"10.3390/limnolrev22010004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/limnolrev22010004","url":null,"abstract":"Dariusz Borowiak, a respected Polish limnologist and geographist, died on 7th November 2022, at the age of 60, in Gdańsk, the city where the ideas of Polish companionship and solidarity were born [...]","PeriodicalId":36922,"journal":{"name":"Limnological Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46242803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-23DOI: 10.3390/limnolrev22010005
R. Skowron, Nina Sukhovilo
The paper presented the results of surface water temperature measurements from 17 lakes located in northern Poland and Belarus over the period of 50 years (1971–2020). Using the Excel computer program, Corel Quattro Pro 8, and graphic Draw 9, annual and monthly averages, extreme values, and annual and monthly trends were calculated and presented. These were supplemented by the monthly average air temperatures for 13 weather stations. The research showed that the temperature in all lakes was characterized by a positive trend at the level of 0.044 °C year−1. The largest lake was characteristic for the Chervonoe Lake—0.066 °C year−1—and the smallest 0.029 °C year−1 for the deep Lake Hańcza. In the course of the average monthly surface water temperatures, a positive trend was also observed, ranging from 0.015 °C year−1 in January to 0.069 °C year−1 in May. These values correlated with the average air temperatures in the winter months (December–March) and with the winter NAO index (DJFM).
该论文介绍了50年来(1971年至2020年)波兰北部和白俄罗斯17个湖泊的地表水温度测量结果。使用Excel计算机程序Corel Quattro Pro 8和图形Draw 9,计算并呈现了年平均值和月平均值、极值以及年趋势和月趋势。此外,还有13个气象站的月平均气温。研究表明,所有湖泊的温度都呈现出积极的趋势,在0.044°C的水平上。最大的湖泊是Chervonoe湖的特征——0.066°C年份-1——最小的0.029°C年份−1是深部的Hańcza湖。在月平均地表水温度过程中,也观察到了积极的趋势,从1月的0.015°C年-1到5月的0.069°C年−1。这些值与冬季月份(12月至3月)的平均气温和冬季NAO指数(DJFM)相关。
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Pub Date : 2023-04-21DOI: 10.3390/limnolrev22010002
P. Rzymski, P. Klimaszyk, W. Marszelewski
Limnology is the study of inland water ecosystems, which are major contributors to biospheric diversity, structure, and function, even though they represent a small fraction of surface waters [...]
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Abstract The study of the importance of physicochemical parameters of water for algal growth and development in Jagdishpur Reservoir was carried out in the present research. Occurrence of algal species and values of water quality parameters also indicate the ecological nature and the present status of the reservoir. Water samples were collected from Jagdishpur Reservoir in Kapilvastu District (Nepal), in two seasons (wet and dry). The following physicochemical parameters of water were analyzed: temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity, concentration of nitrates and phosphates, free CO2, hardness, conductivity, total dissolved solids. The values of free CO2, hardness, phosphate, temperature, and dissolved oxygen were high in wet season while alkalinity, nitrate, conductivity and total dissolved solid were high in dry season. Altogether 81 algal species belonging to 53 genera and 6 classes were recorded. Higher number of algal species was recorded in the dry season rather than in the wet season. The highest number of species was noted among Chlorophyceae, followed by Cyanobacteria > Bacillariophyceae > Euglenophyceae > Crysophyceae and Dinophyceae. Cosmarium had the highest number of species (13) among all genera. During the wet season, Cosmarium, Calothrix and Phormidium were the genera with the highest number of species while Bulbochaete, Trachelomonas and Gomphonema were genera with the lowest number of species. During the dry season, Cymbella, Cosmarium and Rhopalodia were genera with highest number of species while Euglena, Gloeotrichia and Trachelomonas were genera with lowest number of species. Algal diversity was positively correlated with the increase of alkalinity, conductivity and TDS, while negatively correlated with free CO2, hardness, concerntration of phosphates and nitrates, DO, pH and temperature. Shannon–Weiner diversity index value was higher during the dry season than in the wet season.
{"title":"Seasonal variation of algal diversity with reference to water quality in Jagadishpur Reservoir, Nepal","authors":"Sajita Pokhrel, N. Ghimire, S. Rai","doi":"10.2478/limre-2021-0018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2021-0018","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The study of the importance of physicochemical parameters of water for algal growth and development in Jagdishpur Reservoir was carried out in the present research. Occurrence of algal species and values of water quality parameters also indicate the ecological nature and the present status of the reservoir. Water samples were collected from Jagdishpur Reservoir in Kapilvastu District (Nepal), in two seasons (wet and dry). The following physicochemical parameters of water were analyzed: temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity, concentration of nitrates and phosphates, free CO2, hardness, conductivity, total dissolved solids. The values of free CO2, hardness, phosphate, temperature, and dissolved oxygen were high in wet season while alkalinity, nitrate, conductivity and total dissolved solid were high in dry season. Altogether 81 algal species belonging to 53 genera and 6 classes were recorded. Higher number of algal species was recorded in the dry season rather than in the wet season. The highest number of species was noted among Chlorophyceae, followed by Cyanobacteria > Bacillariophyceae > Euglenophyceae > Crysophyceae and Dinophyceae. Cosmarium had the highest number of species (13) among all genera. During the wet season, Cosmarium, Calothrix and Phormidium were the genera with the highest number of species while Bulbochaete, Trachelomonas and Gomphonema were genera with the lowest number of species. During the dry season, Cymbella, Cosmarium and Rhopalodia were genera with highest number of species while Euglena, Gloeotrichia and Trachelomonas were genera with lowest number of species. Algal diversity was positively correlated with the increase of alkalinity, conductivity and TDS, while negatively correlated with free CO2, hardness, concerntration of phosphates and nitrates, DO, pH and temperature. Shannon–Weiner diversity index value was higher during the dry season than in the wet season.","PeriodicalId":36922,"journal":{"name":"Limnological Review","volume":"21 1","pages":"189 - 199"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47897606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}