Natural Resources and Conservation Vol. 4(1), pp. 1 - 14
DOI: 10.13189/nrc.2016.040101
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The Ancient Locality Syndianna with Charophytes in the Northern Israel

S. Barinova ^1,*, R. Romanov ^2
1 Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Israel
² Central Siberian Botanical Garden of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

ABSTRACT

The ancient locality of charophytes is described from the Sindyanna pool, Upper Jordan River Basin, Golan Heights region of Israel. The associated algal diversity was revealed, and ecological assessment of aquatic environment was obtained with bio-indication methods. Algal community was represented by fifty four species one of which is charophyte macroalga Chara globularis Thuiller. The Chara was found in mass growths in the studied pool. Bio-indication and chemical variables characterize the pool environment as eutrophic, low- to middle organically polluted, belonging to water quality Class III. Fifty five species-indicators in community reflect water quality as fresh, temperate temperature, low- to middle alkaline, and enough saturated with oxygen. Seasonality of algal community and water quality show a higher organic pollution in summer caused by livestock grazing impact. Anoxia, high water pH, increasing of nitrates enrichments in dry period together with decreasing of species richness and index WESI which reflect some of toxicity impact, can be result of water pollution. We recommend for monitoring the ancient Sindyanna natural aquatic object in the Upper Jordan River Basin, and Chara globularis as indicator-species of ecosystem resistance to pollution.

KEYWORDS
Chara, Ecology, Bio-indication, Pool, Golan Heights, Israel

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[1] S. Barinova , R. Romanov , "The Ancient Locality Syndianna with Charophytes in the Northern Israel," Natural Resources and Conservation, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 1 - 14, 2016. DOI: 10.13189/nrc.2016.040101.

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S. Barinova , R. Romanov (2016). The Ancient Locality Syndianna with Charophytes in the Northern Israel. Natural Resources and Conservation, 4(1), 1 - 14. DOI: 10.13189/nrc.2016.040101.