TAXONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF THE EDAPHIC ALGAE FLORA FROM CERTAIN AGROCENOSES OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Alina TROFIM, Natalia DONŢU, Cristina GHEORHIŢA, Victor ŞALARU Universitatea de Stat din Moldova

Abstract

The most part of territory of the Republic Moldova is covered by agro-ecosystems in which the algae play a fundamental role as they are considered indicators of soil quality. Soil samples were taken from different regions of the country on which are cultivated wheat, rape, potatoes and chick-pea and were analyzed within the Scientific Research Laboratory „Algaeology”, of the State University of Moldova during 2007 – 2010. All in all, in the taken samples there were found 100 species and intraspecific varieties: Cyanophyta – 82 species, Bacillariophyta – 8, Xanthophyta – 3, Euglenophyta – 2, Chlorophyta – 5. The richest diversity was found in the soils cultivated with wheat - 42 species and intra-specific varieties.

Keywords: algae flora, agro-ecosystems, cereal crops, ecological groups, eco-bimorphs.