Limnos activities in this area are:
- sampling and species determination with the use of bioindicator value,
- monitoring of phytoplankton in lakes and reservoirs,
- monitoring of periphyton in running waters,
- saprobiological analyses,
- basic and applied research in ecology and taxonomy.
Algae are the most diverse group of plant organisms playing an important role in all types of ecosystems. The diversity of freshwater algae in Slovenija results from the presence of numerous biotopes (creeks, rivers, lakes and reservoirs, wetlands, falls etc.). Algae are important primary producers both in standing and running waters. Algae research looks at the distribution and conversation status of individual groups or species, their ecology, as well as the dynamics of algae growth with respect to lake eutrophication. As only the most resistant algae species can survive effects of environmental pollution, algae generally serve as bioindicators for the quality of water.
