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Abundance and distribution of phytoplankton in some southern Iraqi waters | ||
| Marsh Bulletin | ||
| Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-73 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Authors | ||
| K.K. Houriabib and M. Fawzib; A.J.M.Al- Zubaidi a; D.S. Abdullahb | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Qualitative and quantitative study of phytoplankton and some related physico-chemical parameters were investigated .Samples were collected monthly for the period from May to October/2000 from 9 stations in southern Iraqi fresh waters and marine waters north-west Arabian Gulf. Three different aquatic areas were recognized based on salinity values .These are Oligohaline area (1.5 - 2.6 0/00) , Mesohaline area (7.2 – 14.50/00) and Mesohaline – Marine area (10 – 400/00). Highest mean phytoplankton biomass as chlorophyll-a (13.9 mg m-3) was found in the first area compared with second area (5.53mg m-3 ) and third area (2.8mg m-3 ). This result is in agreement with N:P ratio values, where highest ratio (93.2:1)was recorded in the first area compared with second area (80.5:1) and third area (21.0:1). Present study included also a list of phytoplankton taxa recoded in the study area along with their occurrence in the above three areas. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| phytoplankton; investigated; Physico; Chemical; qualitative | ||
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