Algal and invertebrate microfossil assemblages from lake sediments in the reconstruction of past community dynamics - preliminary information

This pa per fo cuses on the use ful ness of a palaeolimnological method called the joint algological and zoo log i cal anal ysis. The joint algo-zoo log i cal anal y sis in volves count ing all iden ti fi able re mains of the main al gae groups (Bacillariophyta, Cyanophyta, Desmidiales, other Chlorophyta, Trachelomonas sp.) and in ver te brate groups (Cladocera, Ostracoda, Chironomidae, Chaoborus sp., and other in sects, Turbellaria, Bryozoa, Spongia and Testacida) in vol u met ric sam ples. We pres ent re sults from re cent sed i ments of Lake Glubokoe (Mos cow re gion, Rus sia) as an ex am ple of the ap pli ca tion of this method. We re con struct the struc ture of phytoplankton, zoo plank ton and zoobenthos com mu ni ties and their dy nam ics over the last 25 years. Our re sults sup port the va lid ity of this method in the re con struc tion of the struc ture of phyto- and zoo plank ton com mu ni ties and their dy nam ics, in for ma tion that may be lost when car ry ing out sep a rate anal y ses for in di vid ual groups. Sim plic ity is an other ad van tage of this meth od ol ogy.