In order to determine the dynamic of biomass of stoneworts from Lake Ohrid as a function of the trophic state of the water, we collected samples from four different localities. The localities Sveti Stefan and Mazija, were characterized by oligotrophic state of the water, while the other two Grasnica and Daljan were characterized by eutrophic-mezotrophic water quality. The stoneworts samples were taken from 4-5 different depths from each investigated locality. The results of our investigations have shown that higher trophic level of the water from the littoral region of the localities Grasnica and Daljan (especially in the points of inflow of river Grasnica and Daljan) decreases the amount in stoneworts biomass compared with the biomass of stoneworts collected from the first two localities that characterizes oligotrophic character of the water.

The most extended and deepest belt of macrophytic vegetation, the belt which almost without exceptions define the lower limit of littoral region of Lake Ohrid, consists algae from the family Characeae. Permanent presence of sunlight, well oxygen saturation, their density which decreases the waves action, together with the facts that these algae are food and shelter for the numerous endemorelic species from the very rich fauna of macro invertebrates, make the stonworts the most attractive life habitat in Lake Ohrid. Our results are found on researching of three types facies from four different localities in Lake Ohrid: sandy-muddy facies without of stoneworts, facies covered by stoneworts and facies covered by Gastropod and Bivalvia shells, also without of stoneworts. Without exceptions, in all four localities we approved the mentioned affirmation about the great importance of the stoneworms as life habitats, both by the number of present taxa and the density of the macro invertebrate communities.