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Table 1
Characteristics of the study sites in Plitvice Lakes National Park. Abbreviations of the study sites are presented in Figure 1.
| Study site | IBR | ICR | SBR | SCR | CM | LB | KM | NOB | PP | KR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat type | Springs | Upper lotic habitats | Tufa barriers | Lower lotic habitats | |||||||
| Latitude | N 44°50″05′ | 44° 50′ 14″ | N 44°50″04′ | N 44°50″10′ | N 44°50″22′ | N 44°52″17′ | N 44°53″39′ | N 44°54″07′ | N 44°54″07′ | N 44°55″33′ | |
| Longitude | E 15°33″43′ | 15° 36′ 28″ | E 15°33″33′ | E 15°36″30′ | E 15°35″59′ | E 15°35″59′ | E 15°36″32′ | E 15°36″38′ | E 15°36″27′ | E 15°37″09′ | |
| Altitude (m) | 720 | 675 | 715 | 670 | 665 | 630 | 545 | 505 | 555 | 390 | |
| Substrate | Pebbles and sand, Angiosperms, Bryophytes | Pebbles and sand, Bryophytes | Pebbles and sand, Angiosperms, Bryophytes | Pebbles and sand, Angiosperms, Bryophytes | Pebbles and sand, Angiosperms | Pebbles, Bryophytes on tufa, Tufa with detritus | Pebbles, Bryophytes on tufa, Tufa with detritus, Sand | Pebbles, Bryophytes on tufa, Tufa with detritus, Sand | Pebbles, Bryophytes on tufa, Tufa with detritus, Sand | Pebbles, Bryophytes on tufa, Tufa with detritus, Sand | |
| Water temperature (°C) | Average | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Min/max | 7.3/7.8 | 7.7/8.2 | 7.2/9.9 | 7.1/9.7 | 6.9/9.6 | 2.5/20.5 | 3.1/22.9 | 3.3/22.9 | 3.2/15.4 | 1.7/19.8 | |
| O2 (mg L−1) | Average | 10.3 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 11.1 |
| Min/max | 7.6/11.8 | 8.3/11.7 | 8.2/11.8 | 7.9/12.5 | 8.8/13.1 | 6.7/12.3 | 8.7/12.0 | 8.4/12.4 | 8.7/13.0 | 9.0/14.1 | |
| O2 (%) | Average | 91.1 | 94.8 | 94.1 | 94.3 | 100.3 | 100.1 | 99.1 | 100.1 | 101.7 | 101.1 |
| Min/max | 65.2/101.8 | 87.0/105.7 | 71.2/106.6 | 68.8/115.9 | 96.7/111.1 | 59.7/139.2 | 72.0/113.6 | 77.3/117.1 | 75.7/122.5 | 79.0/121.0 | |
| pH | Average | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Min/max | 6.9/7.8 | 7.4/8.2 | 7.5/8.4 | 7.7/8.6 | 7.9/8.4 | 6.8/8.7 | 6.9/8.4 | 8.2/8.7 | 6.8/8.9 | 6.8/8.7 | |
| Conductivity | Average | 483 | 417 | 481 | 418 | 426 | 383 | 382 | 362 | 424 | 361 |
| (µS cm−1) | Max | 463/505 | 405/424 | 472/498 | 403/426 | 406/481 | 366/426 | 354/443 | 334/387 | 409/444 | 321/385 |
| Alkalinity (mg L−1 CaCO3) | Average | 262 | 237 | 267 | 237 | 240 | 216 | 214 | 211 | 248 | 205 |
| Min/max | 235/295 | 210/260 | 230/295 | 210/290 | 215/280 | 210/260 | 200/220 | 185/230 | 225/280 | 180/215 | |
| Water velocity (cms−1) | Average | 9.4 | 12.4 | 14.9 | 5.5 | – | 19.1 | 19.3 | 9.2 | 13.1 | 11.2 |
| Water depth (cm) | Average | 12.35 | 10.00 | 10.52 | 13.13 | 35.24 | 10.98 | 15.46 | 15.78 | 15.57 | 29.87 |
| Nitrates (mg L−1) | Average | 1.01 | 0.77 | 1.06 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.09 | 0.74 |
| Min/max | 0.50/1.22 | 0.64/1.10 | 0.66/1.42 | 0.58/0.91 | 0.64/0.82 | 0.36/0.87 | 0.36/1.13 | 0.37/0.77 | 0.62/1.16 | 0.48/1.05 | |
| Ammonium (mg L−1) | Average | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Min/max | 0.01/0.07 | 0.01/0.08 | 0.01/0.07 | 0.01/0.02 | 0.01/0.03 | 0.01/0.03 | 0.01/0.07 | 0.01/0.03 | 0.01/0.07 | 0.01/0.06 | |
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