Search Results - "Bitusík, Peter"
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Complexity in the Biological Recovery of Tatra Mountain Lakes from Acidification
Published in Water, air, and soil pollution (01-05-2017)“…Alpine lakes of the Tatra Mountains were severely affected by acidification, with minimum recorded values of pH ∼4.5 in the mid-1980s. Since the 1990s, a…”
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Seasonal dynamics and life cycle of Heterotrissocladius marcidus (Diptera: Chironomidae) in high altitude lakes (High Tatra Mts, Slovakia)
Published in Biológia (01-07-2015)“…We estimated the seasonal dynamics and life cycle of the chironomid Heterotrissocladius marcidus (Walker, 1856) in three alpine lakes in the High Tatra…”
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New faunistic records of chironomids and phantom midges (Diptera, Chironomidae and Chaoboridae) from Ukraine indicate recent climatic refugia in the Eastern Carpathians
Published in ZooKeys (09-09-2024)“…The aquatic insect fauna of the Eastern Carpathians is poorly known, especially in Ukraine. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted faunistic surveys of…”
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Temporal trends and spatial patterns of chironomid communities in alpine lakes recovering from acidification under accelerating climate change
Published in Freshwater biology (01-12-2021)“…The biological recovery of remote aquatic ecosystems from atmospheric acidification under ongoing climate change is a complex and poorly understood process,…”
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Weak altitudinal pattern of overall chironomid richness is a result of contrasting trends of subfamilies in high-altitude ponds
Published in Hydrobiologia (01-06-2017)“…The decline of species richness with altitude is one of the most obvious patterns in ecology and results from the combination of ecological and evolutionary…”
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Local, among-site, and regional diversity patterns of benthic macroinvertebrates in high altitude waterbodies: do ponds differ from lakes?
Published in Hydrobiologia (01-02-2014)“…In this study we aimed at comparing invertebrate diversity of high altitude lakes and ponds along hierarchical spatial scales. We compared local, among-site,…”
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Molecular and morphological characterisation of larvae of the genus Diamesa Meigen, 1835 (Diptera: Chironomidae) in Alpine streams (Ötztal Alps, Austria)
Published in PloS one (15-02-2024)“…Diamesa species (Diptera, Chironomidae) are widely distributed in freshwater ecosystems, and their life cycles are closely linked to environmental variables…”
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Taxonomic notes on the genus Chaetocladius (laminatus-group) (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) II. Descriptions of C. bitusiki sp. n. and C. mantetensis sp. n., two relict species inhabiting cold alpine springs and streams
Published in Biológia (01-11-2019)“…Two new species of the genus Chaetocladius s. str. ( C. bitusiki sp. n. and C. mantetensis sp. n.) are diagnosed and described based on material collected in…”
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Reconstructing the Trophic History of an Alpine Lake (High Tatra Mts.) Using Subfossil Diatoms: Disentangling the Effects of Climate and Human Influence
Published in Water, air, and soil pollution (01-09-2018)“…Diatom analysis was undertaken on a 200-year sediment record in an alpine lake (Popradské pleso, Tatra Mountains, Central Europe). Due to its remote character…”
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Diversity and distribution of chironomids in Central European ponds
Published in Ecology and evolution (01-05-2024)“…Ponds are common freshwater habitats in the European landscape that substantially contribute to local and regional biodiversity. Chironomids often dominate…”
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Biological recovery of acidified alpine lakes may be delayed by the dispersal limitation of aquatic insect adults
Published in Hydrobiologia (01-04-2017)“…The dispersal of aquatic insects plays an important role in the colonization and recolonization of newly created and previously disturbed habitats. The heavy…”
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From oligotrophy to dystrophy: the ontogeny of a humic lake in an extrazonal boreal taiga in Central Europe
Published in Journal of quaternary science (01-04-2024)“…ABSTRACT While humic lakes are common in northern Europe, in central Europe they are rare and our understanding of their ontogeny is insufficient. Here, we…”
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A new diatom training set for the reconstruction of past water pH in the Tatra Mountain lakes
Published in Journal of paleolimnology (01-04-2021)“…Lakes located in the Polish and Slovak parts of the Tatra Mountains were included in the Tatra diatom database (POL_SLOV training set). The relationship…”
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Cold mountain stream chironomids (Diptera) of the genus Diamesa indicate both historical and recent climate change
Published in Environmental entomology (17-08-2024)“…Abstract Chironomids of the genus Diamesa (Meigen, 1835, Diptera: Chironomidae) inhabit cold, oxygen-rich running waters. We have investigated the presence of…”
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Chironomids (Insecta, Diptera, Chironomidae) from alpine lakes in the Eastern Carpathians with comments on newly-recorded species from Ukraine
Published in Biodiversity data journal (19-05-2020)“…The first summarising checklist of Ukrainian Chironomidae (Insecta, Diptera) consisted of 302 species. Compared to other European countries, it is obvious that…”
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Lake biota response to human impact and local climate during the last 200years: A multi-proxy study of a subalpine lake (Tatra Mountains, W Carpathians)
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-03-2016)“…Element content, loss-on-ignition, chironomid analysis and 210Pb dating were applied on a sediment core from a subalpine Tatra lake (Popradské pleso) to reveal…”
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Where the rare species hide: a new record of Parachironomus monochromus (van der Wulp, 1874) for Slovakia from artificial urban waterbodies
Published in CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research (22-09-2022)“…Parachironomus monochromus (van der Wulp, 1874) was recorded for the first time in Slovakia in an urban pond and a city fountain along with a total of 27 other…”
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Lake biota response to human impact and local climate during the last 200 years: A multi-proxy study of a subalpine lake (Tatra Mountains, W Carpathians)
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-03-2016)“…Element content, loss-on-ignition, chironomid analysis and (210)Pb dating were applied on a sediment core from a subalpine Tatra lake (Popradské pleso) to…”
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Impacts of an extreme flood on the ecosystem of a headwater stream
Published in Journal of limnology (01-01-2021)“…Headwater streams are the smallest parts of rivers but make up the majority of river miles. The chemistry and macroinvertebrate composition of such streams are…”
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Regionalisation of remote European mountain lake ecosystems according to their biota: environmental versus geographical patterns
Published in Freshwater biology (01-12-2009)“…1. A survey of c. 350 remote high altitude and high latitude lakes from 11 different mountain regions was undertaken to explore species distribution across…”
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