Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(3), 83-92 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260030083

Water quality and biotic community composition of a highland stream influenced by different human activities

Radovan Kopp1,2, Radim Petrek2, Ivo Sukop2, Tomáš Brabec2, Tomáš Vítek2, Pavla Řezníčková2, Andrea Ziková3
1 Botanický ústav AVČR, Lidická 25/27, 657 20 Brno, Česká republika
2 Ústav zoologie, rybářství, hydrobiologie a včelařství, Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 613 00 Brno, Česká republika
3 Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Department of Ecophysiology and Aquacultur, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587 Berlin, Germany

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of different human activities on water quality and benthos composition in the Ošetnice Stream that is located in the Western Carpathian Mountains. During the whole period of our monitoring, the high concentrations of dissolved oxygen and low content of organic matters were determined. Upstream part of the Ošetnice Stream is affected by long term building activities concerning railway tunnels and by the motorway along the stream that is in winter chemically treated to assure negotiability. Ski area situated close to the stream was used 110 days during the monitored period. Average daily visit was 590 persons. In winter, when road salting was used, concentrations of chlorides, sodium and calcium were noticeably increased in the stream tributaries which had an impact on monitored water parameters. Water quality assessment using macrozoobenthos and phytobenthos indices revealed the environmental state in a range from moderate to good. Decrease of salmonid community in the stream corresponds to start of road use in the year 2002. Salt applied in winter period to ensure road negotiability affected significantly water chemistry of the monitored stream. Deterioration of environmental conditions is mainly due to human activities; nevertheless self-cleaning ability of the stream is high and ensure a fast degradation of pollutants. Thus the biotic communities (except fish) of the Ošetnice Stream have to adapt to changes of the environment within the year.

Keywords: phytobenthos, macrozoobenthos, hydrochemistry, pollution
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This study was supported by the Research plan No. MSM6215648905 "Biological and technological aspects of sustainability of controlled ecosystems and their adaptability to climate change", which is financed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic and research plan IGA MENDELU TP5/2011.

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Kopp, R., Petrek, R., Sukop, I., Brabec, T., Vítek, T., Řezníčková, P., & Ziková, A. (2012). Water quality and biotic community composition of a highland stream influenced by different human activities. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 60(3), 83-92. doi: 10.11118/actaun201260030083
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