Algae and macrophytes of mine pit lakes in the wider area of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The algal and macrophytic occurrence in the pit lakes of the wider area of Tuzla (Bosnia and Herzegovina) was investigated in 2008. The purpose of this investigation was to establish the qualitative composition and the relative abundance of the phytobenthos and epiphyton communities and the structure of the aquatic vegetation in the littoral area of the seven pit lakes. The basic physical and chemical parameters were measured and in total 73 algal taxa and 8 macrophytic species were determined. Most of the algal species belonged to Bacillariophyceae. The macrophytic vegetation was differentiated into two types of habitat. Using the statistical method of the numeric classification, a grouping of samples of phytobenthos and epiphyton compared to the habitat type in which samples were taken was established.
Struktura zajednica algi i makrofita je istraživana tijekom 2008. godine na umjetnim jezerima koja su nastala na mjestima okončane površinske eksploatacije ugljena u široj okolici Tuzle (Bosna i Hercegovina). Cilj istraživanja bio je utvrđivanje kvalitativnog sastava i relativne brojnosti algi i makrofita u litoralnom području sedam umjetnih jezera. Mjereni su osnovni fizikalno-kemijski pokazatelji, a u uzorcima algi su utvrđena 73 taksona algi, od kojih su najzastupljenije bile dijatomeje. Makrofitska vegetacija s determiniranih 8 vrsta diferencirana je u dva tipa staništa. Koristeći se statističkom metodom numeričke klasifikacije, utvrđeno je grupiranje uzoraka fitobentosa i epifitona u odnosu na tip staništa na kome su uzorkovani.