Title:

River-lake system as mosaic pattern of landscape patches and their transition zones (ecotones)

Subtitle:

River-lake system and their ecotones

Creator:

Hillbricht-Ilkowska, Anna ; Węgleńska, Teresa

Contributor:

Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology

Publisher:

Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology. Publishing Office

Place of publishing:

Dziekanów Leśny

Date issued/created:

2003

Description:

Pages 163-174 : illustations ; 27 cm ; Bibliographical references (pages 173-174)

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

river-lake system ; landscape ; ecotone

Abstract:

A river-lake system (i.e. a river flowing through the lakes) can be perceived as a system oflentic (lake) and lotic (river sections) landscape "patches" and the transitory zones between them. In this system transport and exchange of matter and biological information take place. Taking the Krutynia river (Masurian Lakeland, Poland) and its lakes as an example, transport of different biologically active compounds (like phosphorus) and non-active substances (like chlorides) was characterized. Phosphorus retention was estimated in successive "patches" of the system. The biotic structure and function of the river-lake-river transitory zones were described. They are the places where the particles selection and sedimentation of matter transported in the system take place as well as they are the sites where the selection and exchange of planktonic organisms of different size and reproduction strategy occur.

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Relation:

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volume:

51

Issue:

2

Start page:

163

End page:

174

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.2840 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

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