The role of charophytes (Charales) in past and present environments: An overview

SC Schneider, A García, C Martín-Closas, AR Chivas - Aquatic botany, 2015 - Elsevier
Charophytes, ie extant and fossil members of the order Charales plus the members of the
extinct orders Sycidiales and Moellerinales, are closely related to modern land plants. These …

Winter temperature and shifts in phytoplankton assemblages in a small Chara-lake

A Pełechata, M Pełechaty, A Pukacz - Aquatic Botany, 2015 - Elsevier
The structure of phytoplankton was analyzed along four successive growing seasons in
relation to environmental conditions following contrasting winters in a shallow, mesotrophic …

[HTML][HTML] Forest gaps regulate seed germination rate and radicle growth of an endangered plant species in a subtropical natural forest

J Zhu, L Jiang, DH Zhu, C Xing, MR Jin, JF Liu, ZS He - Plant Diversity, 2022 - Elsevier
The survival rate of Castanopsis kawakamii from seed to seedling is relatively low, leading
to difficulties in the regeneration of its natural forests. Forest gaps play a vital role in plant …

Factors influencing cyanobacteria community structure in Chara-lakes

A Pełechata, M Pełechaty, A Pukacz - Ecological Indicators, 2016 - Elsevier
For practical reasons, cyanobacteria attract scientific interest in eutrophicated, often
degraded water bodies. Much less attention is paid to blue-greens in less fertilized lakes …

Depth-dependence and monthly variability of charophyte biomass production: consequences for the precipitation of calcium carbonate in a shallow Chara-lake

A Pukacz, M Pełechaty, M Frankowski - Environmental Science and …, 2016 - Springer
The month-to-month variability of biomass and CaCO 3 precipitation by dense charophyte
beds was studied in a shallow Chara-lake at two depths, 1 and 3 m. Charophyte dry weights …

Biodiversity-friendly designs for gravel pit lakes along the Drina River floodplain (the Middle Danube Basin, Serbia)

B Damnjanović, M Novković, A Vesić… - Wetlands Ecology and …, 2019 - Springer
Massive gravel excavation is one of the most destructive forces affecting riverine habitats in
Europe. However, gravel pit lakes are also recognized as valuable wildlife refuge areas …

Seasonality of Water Chemistry, Carbonate Production, and Biometric Features of Two Species of Chara in a Shallow Clear Water Lake

A Pukacz, M Pełechaty, M Frankowski… - The Scientific World …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study was to analyze the temporal variability of biometric features and
the carbonate production of two charophytes: Chara polyacantha A. Braun and Chara rudis …

Amphipods' grazing and excretion loop facilitates Chara contraria persistence in a eutrophic lagoon

T Politi, M Zilius, M Bartoli, M Bučas - Aquatic Botany, 2021 - Elsevier
Charophyte stands represent valuable ecosystems threatened by eutrophication-related
phytoplankton and epiphyte blooms. The mechanisms allowing the persistence of …

Impact of Nitellopsis obtusa (Desv.) J. Groves, a regionally alien and invasive charophyte, on macrophyte diversity in the species native range

M Pełechaty, B Zhapparova, M Brzozowski, A Pukacz - Hydrobiologia, 2022 - Springer
This study aimed to determine the relationships between the abundance of Nitellopsis
obtusa, a controversial charophyte, locally red-listed in its native Eurasian range but …

Interspecies differences and lake‐specificity in the δ13C and δ18O signatures of charophyte carbonate encrustations

M Pełechaty, E Pronin, A Pukacz… - Freshwater …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study identifies the relationships between the δ13C and δ18O signatures of extant
charophyte carbonates (δ13CCARB and δ18OCARB) and the δ13C of dissolved inorganic …