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Project code: 1-08-230


FAUNA, COMMUNITIES, TROFIC LEVELS OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS


Main researcher: MEŠTROV, MILAN (30560)


Assistants
Type of research: basic
Duration from: 01/01/91. to 12/15/95.
Papers on project (total): 101
Papers on project quoted in Current Contents: 7
Institution name: Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Prirodoslovni odjeli, Zagreb (119)
Department/Institute: Department of Zoology
Address: Rooseveltov trg 6
City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia
Communication
Phone: 385 (041) 442 604
Phone: 385 (041) 442 607
Summary: Arrangement, structure and seasonal dynamics of the population of some invertebrates were observed. Interactions between the intersticial underground waters and the surface waters were researched. Biological and ecological characteristic of some species, and the effects of anoxia on the community structure and mortality of benthos were analyzed. Researches were preformed in a lab and on the field.

Keywords: aquatic ecosystems, metabolism of aquatic ecosystems, fauna, communities, macrozooplankton, macrozoobenthos, population, dynymic of populations, densitz of populations, biomass, trophication, trophic level, eutrophication, hypoxia, ecological factors, indicator species (i. taxa), oligochaetae, worms, polychaetes, non biting midges (Diptera), larvae, Chironomidae (Diptera), larvae

Research goals: The purpose of this research is an acquaintance with the composition and ecological specifications of the fauna, their communities and the life conditions in the stagnant and running waters and the sea. The research will spread the knowledge of trophic levels in the communities, and will be useful in various branches of economy and for protection and preservation of natural environment. This research will help us to understand seasonal dynamics of these communities, and metabolism of the ecosystem in various enviromental conditions. It will also help us tu find out more about reproductive activities, ecology, biogeography, of some species, especially autochthonous, relict and dominant species.
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