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Diversity and Ecology of Algae from Melen River (Western Black Sea River Catchment) in Turkey   
Yazarlar
Prof. Dr. Tülay ÖZER
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. İlkay AÇIKGÖZ ERKAYA
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Cüneyt Nadir Solak
Abel U Udoh
Özet
Algae are among the key organisms of aquatic ecosystems. While there have been a large number of importantalgological studies on different river basins in Turkey, the use of algae in biomonitoring is a new approach. Epiphytic andepilithic algae in the Melen River were studied between May 2003 and April 2004. A total of 148 taxa, with 101 belonging toBacillariophyta, 18 to Chlorophyta, 9 to Charophyta, 13 to Cyanobacteria, 5 to Euglenophyta, and 2 to Miozoa, wereidentified in this study. Members of Bacillariophyta were the dominant taxa at all sites, with oligohalobious-indifferents andalkaliphiles being the most common. Among the non-diatom taxa, there were more species with oligohalobious-indifferentand indifferent properties. The river water was alkaline and temperate, with low salinity characters. Bio-indications(autecology) of the river were studied. From the results, organic pollution indicators of Watanabe‟s classification (46 species,31.1%) constituted three groups (saproxen, eurysaprobe and saprophile). Based on the classification (according to Watanabe‟ssystem) and RPI (River Polluted Index), the ecological conditions of Melen River were assessed as low, with a moderate levelof organic pollution, and lightly to moderately polluted, respectively.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Dergi ISSN 1303-2712
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 08-2018
Cilt No 18
Sayfalar 1187 / 1194
Doi Numarası 10.4194/1303-2712-v18_10_05
BM Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları
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Diversity and Ecology of Algae from Melen River (Western Black Sea River Catchment) in Turkey

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