Several macrophyte communities in the littoral zone of Lake Ammersee (Bavaria, Germany) and the inhabiting fauna were examined in the years 1998 and 1999. To represent a broad variability of the littoral, the sample sites differed in morphology, sediment and nutrient input. The defined macroinvertebrate community of the examined littoral habitats consisted of the following 16 major taxa: Gammarus roeseli, Asellus aquaticus, Bithynia tentaculata, Potamopyrgus jenkinsi, Dreissena polymorpha, Elimidae, Caenis spp., Cloeon dipterum, Centroptilum luteolum, Zygoptera, Mystacides spp., Limnephilus lunatus, Sialis lutaria, Hydrachnellae, Micronecta sclolzi and Chironomidae. The community did not change significantly at the sites with different indicated trophy. The physical and chemical parameters of the littoral habitats had more resemblance at the sites with the same geographical location (sediment) than the habitats with equal depths. The values from the pelagic zone were either similar to the closer Schondorf sites or were totally different from any measured at the littoral sites. In addition, different enclosure systems were established at the research facility of the Technical University of Munich. The mesocosm systems were equipped with water, sediment and the macrophytes from Lake Ammersee. The different biotic structures and microhabitats were adapted from the lake sites. The two pond-systems were subdivided into 18 enclosures. Nine enclosures were treated with the insecticide cypermethrin, the other nine served as controls. The double application dose of the cypermethrin was 100 ng/l and 1000 ng/l. The enclosures differed in plant densities (between 0,3 and 2 g/l wet plant material). The results showed that the different plant densities did not influence the toxic effect of cypermethrin on the macroinvertebrate community. The treated enclosures all showed more or less the same toxic effect on the macroinvertebrate community regardless to their plant density.An average of 53 taxa was found at the lake sites. Within the lake enclosures, the number of species was reduced to 37% of the surrounding littoral area. In the artificial mesocosm 62% of the littoral fauna were established. The lowest species numbers were found in the enclosures within the mesocosm (only 22% of the lake littoral fauna). The diversity value (Shannon) at the lake site was significantly higher than in the enclosed systems.
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Several macrophyte communities in the littoral zone of Lake Ammersee (Bavaria, Germany) and the inhabiting fauna were examined in the years 1998 and 1999. To represent a broad variability of the littoral, the sample sites differed in morphology, sediment and nutrient input. The defined macroinvertebrate community of the examined littoral habitats consisted of the following 16 major taxa: Gammarus roeseli, Asellus aquaticus, Bithynia tentaculata, Potamopyrgus jenkinsi, Dreissena polymorpha, Elimi...
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