Fountains – elements of urban architecture and biodiversity “micro-reserves”
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https://doi.org/10.15584/pjsd.2025.29.2.1Keywords:
diatoms (Bacillariophyta), species diversity, fountainsAbstract
Algae play an important habitat-forming role in fountains and pools due to the constant presence of water. The aim of this study was to assess the species diversity of diatom communities in a city fountain located in the “Park Papieski” in Rzeszów. During the studies conducted in 2023-2024, 101 diatom taxa were identified, seven of which reached dominance: Achnanthes coarctata, Achnanthidium minutissimum, Cocconeis euglypta, Hantzschia amphioxys, Humidophila contenta, Luticola sp., and Nitzschia communis. Most of these taxa are aerophilic species occurring in habitats subject to periodic drying as well as cosmopolitan species . Based on calculated ecological indices neutral and alkaliphilous taxa dominated the diatom community with a broad trophic spectrum and eutrophic and β-mesosaprobic characteristics . The salinity index showed that most diatoms belonged to the “freshwater-brackish” taxa.
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