TY  - JOUR
AU  - Popović, Slađana
AU  - Simić, Gordana
AU  - Stupar, M.
AU  - Unković, N.
AU  - Krunić, O.
AU  - Savić, N.
AU  - Grbić, M.
PY  - 2017
UR  - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2208
AB  - Cyanobacteria, algae (Chlorophyta and Bacillariophyta), and fungi were identified from biofilm samples from three caves in western Serbia: Ribnička, Hadž i Prodanova, and Rćanska. Temperature, light intensity, and relative humidity varied from 16.9 8C to 24.9 8C, 61% to 87%, and 215 Lux to 4400 Lux, respectively. In general, the highest number of documented taxa belonged to Cyanobacteria, with chroococcalean taxa prevailing and Gloeocapsa species as the most diverse. A large percentage of observed fungi were Ascomycetes or Zygomycetes, while the only representative of Basidiomycetes was Rhizoctonia s. lat. However, a redundancy analysis revealed that different taxonomic groups were dominant at different localities: cyanobacteria and fungi in Ribnička and Hadž i Prodanova, and Chlorophyta and Bacillariophyta in Rćanska. The statistical analysis showed that relative humidity is an important physical parameter influencing the development of various microbial communities in different caves. Cyanobacteria were mostly found in places with lower relative humidity, while Chlorophyta and Bacillariophyta were found in places with higher humidity. The documented physical parameters did not have a significant impact on the distribution of fungi. Measured chlorophyll-a content was highest on horizontal surfaces, where the highest content of organic/inorganic matter were also recorded. The highest water content was observed in biofilm samples from which many cyanobacteria taxa were identified.
PB  - National Speleological Society Inc.
T2  - Journal of Cave and Karst Studies
T1  - Cave biofilms: Characterization of phototrophic cyanobacteria and algae and chemotrophic fungi from three caves in Serbia
VL  - 79
IS  - 1
SP  - 10
EP  - 23
DO  - 10.4311/2016MB0124
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Popović, Slađana and Simić, Gordana and Stupar, M. and Unković, N. and Krunić, O. and Savić, N. and Grbić, M.",
year = "2017",
abstract = "Cyanobacteria, algae (Chlorophyta and Bacillariophyta), and fungi were identified from biofilm samples from three caves in western Serbia: Ribnička, Hadž i Prodanova, and Rćanska. Temperature, light intensity, and relative humidity varied from 16.9 8C to 24.9 8C, 61% to 87%, and 215 Lux to 4400 Lux, respectively. In general, the highest number of documented taxa belonged to Cyanobacteria, with chroococcalean taxa prevailing and Gloeocapsa species as the most diverse. A large percentage of observed fungi were Ascomycetes or Zygomycetes, while the only representative of Basidiomycetes was Rhizoctonia s. lat. However, a redundancy analysis revealed that different taxonomic groups were dominant at different localities: cyanobacteria and fungi in Ribnička and Hadž i Prodanova, and Chlorophyta and Bacillariophyta in Rćanska. The statistical analysis showed that relative humidity is an important physical parameter influencing the development of various microbial communities in different caves. Cyanobacteria were mostly found in places with lower relative humidity, while Chlorophyta and Bacillariophyta were found in places with higher humidity. The documented physical parameters did not have a significant impact on the distribution of fungi. Measured chlorophyll-a content was highest on horizontal surfaces, where the highest content of organic/inorganic matter were also recorded. The highest water content was observed in biofilm samples from which many cyanobacteria taxa were identified.",
publisher = "National Speleological Society Inc.",
journal = "Journal of Cave and Karst Studies",
title = "Cave biofilms: Characterization of phototrophic cyanobacteria and algae and chemotrophic fungi from three caves in Serbia",
volume = "79",
number = "1",
pages = "10-23",
doi = "10.4311/2016MB0124"
}

Popović, S., Simić, G., Stupar, M., Unković, N., Krunić, O., Savić, N.,& Grbić, M.. (2017). Cave biofilms: Characterization of phototrophic cyanobacteria and algae and chemotrophic fungi from three caves in Serbia. in Journal of Cave and Karst Studies
National Speleological Society Inc.., 79(1), 10-23.
https://doi.org/10.4311/2016MB0124

Popović S, Simić G, Stupar M, Unković N, Krunić O, Savić N, Grbić M. Cave biofilms: Characterization of phototrophic cyanobacteria and algae and chemotrophic fungi from three caves in Serbia. in Journal of Cave and Karst Studies. 2017;79(1):10-23.
doi:10.4311/2016MB0124 .

Popović, Slađana, Simić, Gordana, Stupar, M., Unković, N., Krunić, O., Savić, N., Grbić, M., "Cave biofilms: Characterization of phototrophic cyanobacteria and algae and chemotrophic fungi from three caves in Serbia" in Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, 79, no. 1 (2017):10-23,
https://doi.org/10.4311/2016MB0124 . .