TY - JOUR ID - 1 T1 - Taxocenózy pošvatiek (Plecoptera) vodných ekosystémov v povodí Demänovky (Nízke Tatry) a ich ovplyvnenie eróziou A1 - Krno,I. A1 - Vašková,A. A1 - Šporka,F. Y1 - 2015/// KW - stoneflfly assemblages KW - longitudinal zonation KW - ecological metrics KW - geology KW - erosion RP - IN FILE SP - 113 EP - 129 JF - Folia faunistica Slovaca VL - 20 IS - 2 CY - Bratislava, Slovakia N2 - Stoneflies (Plecoptera) taxocenoeses of the aquatic ecosystems of the Demänovka River Basin (Low Tatras) influenced by erosion. Temporal and spatial distribution patterns of lotic larval stoneflies assemblages were investigated in Demänovka river basin (West Carpathians). Qualitative and quantitative samples were performed seasonally from October 1995 to August 1997 in 13 sampling sites. The most numerous families were represented Leuctra, Protonemoura and Isoperla. Analysis of functional feeding group distribution patterns clearly showed dominance of shredders in higher reaches, and collector gatherers and predators in the middle and lower reaches. Four stoneflies species assemblages were distinguished based on PCA analysis. Using permutation test CCA analysis of 15 environmental factors we selected 3 most important, according to the stones ratio of the stream, altitude and erosion index. Taxa Brachyptera, Capnia and Protonemura nimborum are characteristic for silicate streams, while taxa Leuctra braueri and Leuctra prima for carbonate torrents. The stonefly metrics expressed as original-environmental and human impacts. High diversity values were related to the middle reaches. The significantly highest values of saprobic index were found in the lower reaches of the Demänovka stream. The significantly highest values of erosion index were found in the lower reaches of the Priečne stream (ski slopes). SN - e–ISSN 1336–4529 M3 - DOI ffs.2015.20.14 AD - Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina B–2, SK – 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia; krno@fns.uniba.sk UR - www.ffs.sk ER -