@conference{
author = "Marković, Aleksandra and Schneider, Susanne and Trajanovska, Sonja and Biberdžić, Vera and Talevska, Marina and Imeri, Alma and Blaženčić, Jelena",
year = "2022",
abstract = "The Sava Lake, originating from a branch of the Sava river, is situated next to
the island Ada Ciganlija on the right bank of the Sava river in Belgrade (Serbia). It
is an urban recreational lake under strong anthropogenic influence, especially during
the summer days. Investigations of aquatic vegetation were conducted several times
during the last decades and the latest systematic survey was conducted in summer
2017 as a part of STARWALK project. Since then, sampling was continued
sporadically, revealing a great diversity of charophyte algae. Overall,we discovered
eight charophyte species in the lake, which is a remarkable number even for
unimpacted natural lakes. The species found belong to four out of six genera of
living charophytes. The genus Chara is represented with three species, C.
globularis, C. contraria and C. virgata, the genus Nitella also with three, Nitella
mucronata, N. gracilis, N. flexilis, and genera Tolypella and Nitellopsis with one
species, respectively, T. intricata and N. obtusa. Moreover, almost all discovered
species are red listed in Serbia and the Balkans, according to IUCN criteria. Six of
them are strictly protected according to national legislation. The finding of Nitella
flexilis was the first finding of this species for Serbia.",
publisher = "Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, Belgrade",
journal = "Abstracts - 14th Symposium on the flora of southeastern Serbia and neighboring regions, 26th to 29thJune, 2022, Kladovo",
title = "The Sava Lake – charophyte gem in the heart of Belgrade",
pages = "43-43",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_7040"
}