Long-term and seasonal trends of water parameters in the karst riverine catchment and general literature overview based on CiteSpace

S Šariri, D Valić, T Kralj, Ž Cvetković, T Mijošek… - … science and pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Although Europe is the continent with the highest proportion of karst areas, where
hydrological systems are essential but extremely sensitive, data on the ecological status of …

Diatom eDNA metabarcoding and morphological methods for bioassessment of karstic river

A Kulaš, MG Udovič, K Tapolczai, P Žutinić… - Science of the total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Karst ecosystems play a unique role as exceptional natural habitats in sustaining
biodiversity. This study focuses on diatoms, a diverse group of microeukaryotes in the …

[HTML][HTML] Ciliates (Alveolata, Ciliophora) as bioindicators of environmental pressure: A karstic river case

A Kulaš, V Gulin, RM Kepčija, P Žutinić, MS Perić… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ciliates are single celled eukaryotes recognized as key players in the microbial loop of
aquatic ecosystems. The present study was carried out on the Krka River (Croatia), a karst …

Ecological status estimation of minimally disturbed rivers of the Western Mediterranean Basin (Türkiye) using diatom indices

T Ongun Sevindik, T Çetin, H Tunca, U Güzel… - Community …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Water Framework Directive (WFD) suggests establishing reference conditions
to help evaluate the ecological status of rivers in a specific ecoregion. Here we used …

Integrated reconstruction of late quaternary geomorphology and sediment dynamics of Prokljan Lake and Krka River Estuary, Croatia

O Hasan, N Smrkulj, S Miko, D Brunović, N Ilijanić… - Remote sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
The upper part of the Krka River estuary and Prokljan Lake are a specific example of a well-
stratified estuarine environment in a submerged river canyon. Here, we reconstructed the …

[HTML][HTML] The Diatom Diversity and Ecological Status of a Tufa-Depositing River through eDNA Metabarcoding vs. a Morphological Approach—A Case Study of the Una …

J Kamberović, M Gligora Udovič, A Kulaš, K Tapolczai… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Tufa deposits in karst rivers are unique habitats created by mutual interactions between
specific environmental and biotope features and inhabited by diatoms as a highly abundant …

Diversity of protist genera in periphyton of tufa-depositing karstic river

A Kulaš, P Žutinić, V Gulin Beljak, RM Kepčija… - Annals of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose In aquatic ecosystems, protists play a crucial role and cover numerous ecological
functions. The karstic Krka River (Croatia) is a unique hotspot for high diversity of aquatic …

Cymbopleura amicula stat nov. et. nom. nov. (Bacillariophyceae) - a rare diatom species from a karst river in Croatia.

MG Udovič, A Kulaš, M Šušnjara, J Arapov, S Blanco… - 2022 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Abstract The Krka River is located at Balkan Peninsula in the Dinaric region of Croatia and it
is a typical groundwater-fed karst river characterized by an unusual phenomenon-tufa. Tufa …