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Computer system for the evaluation of influences on the aquatic environment.

Research activity

Code Science Field Subfield
1.03.02  Natural sciences and mathematics  Biology  Botany 

Code Science Field
B260  Biomedical sciences  Hydrobiology, marine biology, aquatic ecology, limnology 
P170  Natural sciences and mathematics  Computer science, numerical analysis, systems, control 
Keywords
cyanobacteria, toxins, microcystins, biodiversity, toxic blooms, computer programm, phytoplankton populations, computer model, cluster analysis
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Researchers (3)
no. Code Name and surname Research area Role Period No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  07744  PhD Gorazd Kosi  Biology  Researcher  1998 - 1999  359 
2.  09834  PhD Ciril Krušnik  Biology  Researcher  1997 - 1999  163 
3.  07736  PhD Bojan Sedmak  Biochemistry and molecular biology  Head  1998 - 1999  232 
Organisations (1)
no. Code Research organisation City Registration number No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  0105  National Institute of Biology  Ljubljana  5055784  13,278 
Abstract
Blooms of cyanobacteria have been widely reported in enriched freshwater systems and are predicted to further intensify. Blooms appear to be recurrent and predictable with a very high probability of associated toxicities. It has been established that cyanobacterial blooms reduce phytoplankton biodiversity. The presence of toxins additionally decrease the number of species. Our research results enables us to classify certain species as susceptible and others as tolerant to the toxic blooms. With the use of our computer system we can predict the degree of bloom toxicity on the basis of phytoplankton population and vice versa.
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