BOTANY WITH BASICS OF HYDROBOTANY (AQUATIC PLANTS OF UKRAINE) - B.Ye. Yakubenko - 2011

INTRODUCTION

I.CONDITIONS FOR THE FORMATION AND GROWTH OF AQUATIC PLANTS

Ecotopes and Their Role in Aquatic and Waterlogged Ecosystems

Impact of Water Level Dynamics on the Variability of Aquatic Plants

Genesis and Structure of Communities on Unconsolidated Substrates

Types of Ecoclines on Unconsolidated Substrates and Their Characteristics

Siltation and Overgrowth of Water Bodies

Review Questions for the Section

II.LIFE FORMS OF AQUATIC MACROPHYTES AND THEIR CLASSIFICATION

Review Questions for the Section

III.WATER AND ITS ECOLOGICAL AND COENOTIC SIGNIFICANCE FOR AQUATIC PLANTS

Review Questions

IV.PLANT STRUCTURE

Molecular Level of Organization of the Plant Kingdom

Primary Organic Compounds

   Lipids

   Steroids

   Fat-soluble Pigments

   Vitamins

   Proteins

   Nucleic Acids

Secondary Plant Metabolites

   Organic Acids

   Glycosides

   Tannins

   Essential oils and resins

   Alkaloids

   Phytohormones

   Antibiotics

   Phytoncides

Plant-derived medicinal substances

Toxic substances

Levels of organization of living matter

Review questions

V. CYTOLOGY. THE CONCEPT OF THE CELL

Structure of the plant cell

   Cell wall

   Protoplast

   Cytoplasm

   Nucleus

   Mitochondria

   Plastids

   Endoplasmic reticulum

   Golgi apparatus

   Microbodies

   Sphaerosomes

   Microtubules

   Lysosomes

   Ribosomes

   Vacuoles

   Inclusions

Mechanisms of New Cell Formation

   Cell Division

   Amitosis

   Mitosis

   Meiosis

   Budding

   Free Cell Formation

Review Questions

VI. PLANT SYSTEMATICS

LOWER SPORE PLANTS. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS AND FEATURES

   Diversity of Algae and Their Distribution in Ukraine

   Ecological Characteristics of Algae in Aquatic Habitats and Factors Influencing Their Development

   Algae of Aquatic Habitats

   Water Bloom

   Biofouling of Vessels and Hydraulic Structures

   Division Cyanoprokaryota (Blue-Green Algae) — Cyanoprokaryota (Cyanophyta, Cyanobacteria)

   Order Chroococcales

   Order Oscillatoriales

   Order Nostocales

   Division Red Algae - Rhodophyta

   Class Bangiophyceae

   Order Porphyridiales

   Order Compsopogonales

   Order Bangiales - Bangiales

   Class Florideophyceae - Florideophyceae

   Order Batrachospermatales - Batrachospermatales

   Division Brown algae - Phaeophyta

   Order Laminariales - Laminariales

   Order Fucales - Fucales

   Division Green algae - Chlorophyta

   Class Prasinophyceae - Prasinophyceae

   Class Chlorophyceae - Chlorophyceae

   Order Volvocales - Volvocales

   Order Chlorococcales - Chlorococcales

   Order Sphaeropleales - Sphaeropleales

   Order Chaetophorales - Chaetophorales

   Class Trebouxiophyceae - Trebouxiophyceae

   Order Chlorellales - Chlorellales

   Division Streptophyte algae - Streptophyta

   Class Zygnematophyceae - Zygnematophyceae

   Order Zygnematales - Zygnematales

   Class Charophyceae - Charophyceae

   Order Charales - Charales

   Review questions for the section

VII. PLANT TISSUES

Meristematic tissues

Dermal tissues

   Epidermis

   Epiblema

   Cork (phellem)

   Rhytidome (bark)

Ground tissues

   Assimilatory parenchyma (chlorenchyma)

   Storage parenchyma

   Aerenchyma (spongy parenchyma)

   Water-storage parenchyma

Mechanical tissues

   Collenchyma

   Sclerenchyma

   Sclereids (stone cells)

Vascular tissues

   Vessels (tracheae)

   Tracheids

   Sieve cells

   Vascular bundles

Secretory tissues

   External secretory tissues

   Internal secretory tissues

Review questions

VIII. FUNDAMENTALS OF PLANT MORPHOLOGY AND ANATOMY

Vegetative plant organs

Root morphology and anatomy

   Types of root systems

   Root growth

   Apical meristem

   Root zones

   Root modifications

   Anatomical structure of the root

   Primary anatomical structure of the root

   Secondary anatomical structure of the root

Morphology and anatomy of the stem and shoot

   Diversity of stems

   Stem shapes

   Plant life forms

   Stem branching

   Shoot modifications

   Anatomical structure of the stem

   Anatomical structure of monocot stems

   Stem structure of herbaceous dicots

Morphology and anatomy of the leaf

   Leaf functions

   Leaf formations

   Types of leaves

   Compound leaves

   Leaf metamorphism

   Anatomical structure of the leaf

Features of reproduction in angiosperms

   Generative or reproductive organs

   Flower Morphology and Anatomy

   Inflorescence Morphology. Types of Inflorescences

   Origin of the Flower

   Anther Structure, Microsporogenesis, Male Gametophyte Development, and Gametogenesis

   Development of the Male Gametophyte

   Structure of the Ovule, Megasporogenesis. Development of the Female Gametophyte

   Female Gametophyte (Embryo Sac)

   Pollination in Flowering Plants. Types of Pollination

   Pollen Vector Mechanisms

   Adaptations in Bisexual Flowers Preventing Self-Pollination

   Double Fertilization in Angiosperms

   Development of Endosperm and Perisperm

   Embryo Development. Amphimixis. Apomixis

   Double Fertilization

   The Seed

   Fruits and Their Classification

Review Questions for the Section

IX. LOWER VASCULAR PLANTS (SPERMATOPHYTES / SPORE PLANTS)

Division Rhyniophyta (Rhyniophytes)

Division Bryophyta (Mosses)

Class Liverworts (Hepaticopsida, Marchantiopsida)

Family Ricciaceae

Class Leafy Mosses, or True Mosses (Bryopsida)

Subclass Sphagnidae (Peat Mosses)

Subclass Bryidae (True Mosses)

Family Cinclidotaceae

Family Bartramiaceae

Family Fontinalaceae

Family Amblystegiaceae

Family Brachytheciaceae

Bryophyte Ecology

Division Lycopodiophyta

Class Isoetopsida

Division Equisetophyta

Class Equisetopsida

Division Polypodiophyta

Class Polypodiopsida

Subclass Salviniidae

Review Questions for the Section

X. SEED PLANTS

Division Pinophyta

Division Magnoliophyta

Subclass Magnoliidae

Order Nymphaeales

Family Nymphaeaceae

Order Ceratophyllales

Family Ceratophyllaceae

Order Nelumbonales

Family Nelumbonaceae

Subclass Ranunculidae

Order Ranunculales

Family Ranunculaceae

Subclass Caryophyllidae

Order Caryophyllales

Family Caryophyllaceae

Order Polygonales

Family Polygonaceae

Subclass Dilleniidae

Order Theales

Family Elatinaceae

Order Primulales

Family Primulaceae

Order Violales

Family Violaceae

Order Capparales

Family Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)

Order Salicales

Family Salicaceae

Order Euphorbiales

Family Euphorbiaceae

Subclass Rosidae

Order Saxifragales

Family Crassulaceae

Family Saxifragaceae

Order Droserales

Sundew family (Droseraceae)

Order Rosales

Rose family (Rosaceae)

Order Myrtales

Loosestrife family (Lythraceae)

Evening primrose family (Onagraceae)

Water chestnut family (Trapaceae)

Order Fabales

Legume family (Fabaceae, Leguminosae)

Order Hippuridales

Water-milfoil family (Haloragaceae)

Mare's-tail family (Hippuridaceae)

Order Geraniales

Order Euphorbiales

Order Apiales (Araliales)

Carrot or parsley family (Apiaceae, Umbelliferae)

Order Dipsacales

Valerian family (Valerianaceae)

Subclass Lamiidae

Order Gentianales

Madder family (Rubiaceae)

Gentian family (Gentianaceae)

Bogbean family (Menyanthaceae)

Order Solanales

Nightshade family (Solanaceae)

Order Boraginales

Family Boraginaceae

Order Scrophulariales

Family Scrophulariaceae

Family Lentibulariaceae

Order Lamiales

Family Lamiaceae

Family Callitrichaceae

Subclass Asteridae

Order Asterales

Family Asteraceae or Compositae

Class Monocotyledones or Liliopsida

Subclass Alismatidae

Order Butomales

Family Butomaceae

Order Hydrocharitales

Family Hydrocharitaceae

Order Alismatales

Family Alismataceae

Order Scheuchzeriales

Family Scheuchzeriaceae

Order Potamogetonales

Family Potamogetonaceae

Family Ruppiaceae

Order Zosterales

Eelgrass Family (Zosteraceae)

Order Najadales

Naiad Family (Najadaceae)

Horned Pondweed Family (Zannichelliaceae)

Subclass Liliidae

Order Liliales

Pickerelweed Family (Pontederiaceae)

Iris Family (Iridaceae)

Order Orchidales

Orchid Family (Orchidaceae)

Order Juncales

Rush Family (Juncaceae)

Order Cyperales

Sedge Family (Cyperaceae)

Order Poales

Grass Family, Bluegrass Family (Poaceae)

Subclass Arecidae, or Palmidae

Order Arales

Arum Family (Araceae)

Duckweed Family (Lemnaceae)

Order Typhales

Cattail Family (Typhaceae)

Bur-reed Family (Sparganiaceae)

Review Questions for the Chapter

XI. HABITATS OF AQUATIC MACROPHYTES AND DISTRIBUTION OF THEIR COMMUNITIES IN UKRAINE

Review questions for the section

XII. PLANT AND PLANT COMMUNITY CONSERVATION

State and conservation of higher aquatic vegetation in Ukraine

Rare species of aquatic and wetland plants [96a]

Review questions for the section

XIII. PLANT INDICATORS OF SURFACE WATERS

Marine coastal tidal zones

Periodically flooded depressions

XIV. TOOLS AND METHODS FOR AQUATIC VEGETATION RESEARCH

Description and mapping of aquatic vegetation

Aquatic vegetation survey forms

Specifics of herbarium preparation for aquatic plants

Methods for determining the characteristics of main macrophyte communities in aquatic ecosystems [60]

Methods for phytoplankton sampling and processing. Sampling

Determination of species composition and structure of plant communities

Study of the patterns of overgrowth and vegetation distribution

Determination of coenotic composition of aquatic vegetation

Determination of phytomass and productivity of plant communities

Assessment of the state of aquatic ecosystems based on structural and functional characteristics of macrophytes

Review questions

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX B