Benthic algal communities of some sources of the Oliva-Pego marsh, Valencia, Spain
Por:
Cantoral-Uriza E.A., Sanjurjo M.A.
Publicada:
1 dic 2010
Resumen:
The Oliva-Pego marsh is an important rice and citrus growing area in the Spanish Levant. The marsh is situated in the area of maximal rainfall of the Autonomous Community of Valencia and has high temperatures year-round. This marsh presents a conductivity gradient that goes from fresh water to brackish in its main inflowing streams, which gives way to a large variety of macro and microalgae, that form characteristic groups in the different conditions. Several of these species show tropical affinity. The results of two samplings in 1999 are presented, which were carried out in the most contrasting environmental zones-those of minimum and maximum rainfall. In each sampling site (four water bodies: Bullent River, Ullal River close to the Bullent, Bassa Sineu and the Font Sallat) pH, temperature, electrical conductivity, dissolved oxygen, current velocity, depth, and cationic and anionic contents of the water were assessed. The communities studied were constituted by structural species of
Filiaciones:
Cantoral-Uriza E.A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Unidad Multidisciplinaria Docencia & Invest, Queretaro 76230, Mexico
Sanjurjo M.A.:
Laboratorio de Algología, Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Universidad de Murcia, Espinardo 30100, Spain
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