Environmental Drivers of Functional Structure and Diversity of Vascular Macrophyte Assemblages in Altered Waterbodies in Serbia

There is a gap in the knowledge about how environmental factors affect functional diversity and trait structures of macrophyte communities altered waterbodies. We used data collected from 46 waterbodies; we extracted on 14 traits with 43 attributes for 59 species calculated seven indices. redundancy analysis (RDA) to investigate response indices variables. To relate environment performed three matrices: site by variables (R), (L), (Q)—the RLQ analysis, 4th corner analyses. The RDA showed that explained 47.43% variability Elevation, hemeroby (integrative measure impact all human intervention) land cover classes banks, water conductivity were correlated found characteristic floating emergent plants represents strategy increase efficiency light interception under high nutrient concentrations lowland waterbodies, while submerged dominate nutrient-poorer waterbodies at higher altitudes. Future investigations should be focused role structure indication tradeoffs and/or facilitation between ecosystem services provide, order guide their adequate management.