Crustacés des eaux souterraines karstiques des montagnes de Vitocha et de Golo bardo (Bulgarie Occidentale): composition taxonomique, caractéristique générale et répartition spatiale dans le karst

Author

Apostol Apostolov
Ivan Pandourski

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Publication Date

January 2004

Issue Number

16

Abstract

The current work reports 28 species of crustaceans from the karstic groundwaters of Vitosha and Golo Burdo mountains, including 9 cyclopids, 15 harpacticoids, three amphipods and one syncarid. Their spatial distribution relating to the hydrogeological characteristics of the karst are analyzed. Fourteen species are found in the infiltration zone. The highest species richness is established in the source "Popov izcor" - 9 species, three of which are stygobiontic. This source gives us natural access to the saturated zone of the karst. The differences in the species composition of the studied region with the karstic system of Ponor Mountain (Western State Planina Mountain) are analyzed.

Keywords

Crustacea, Karst, Groundwaters, Bulgaria, Bosnek

Document Type

Article

Language

French and English

Identifier

K26-01259

Recommended Citation

Apostolov, Apostol and Pandourski, Ivan, "Crustacés des eaux souterraines karstiques des montagnes de Vitocha et de Golo bardo (Bulgarie Occidentale): composition taxonomique, caractéristique générale et répartition spatiale dans le karst" (2004). KIP Articles. 1122.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/1122