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The Seasonal Succession Of Diatoms In Phytoplankton Of A Soda Lake (Lake Hazar, Turkey), Mehmet Ali̇ Turan Koçer, Bülent Şen
The Seasonal Succession Of Diatoms In Phytoplankton Of A Soda Lake (Lake Hazar, Turkey), Mehmet Ali̇ Turan Koçer, Bülent Şen
Turkish Journal of Botany
Some physicochemical variables and climatic effects on the succession of a diatom community in the plankton of the pelagic zone of Lake Hazar, an alkaline soda lake, were investigated. Monthly diatom samples were collected from the surface water at western, central, and eastern pelagic areas of the ellipsoid-shaped lake using a plankton net from November 2004 to October 2005. When high temperature and pH levels prevailed in May and September, Epithemia, Rhopalodia, Cocconeis, and Cyclotella were dominant. Cymbella was dominant in early spring and late autumn, but was not significantly correlated with temperature or pH. The species of Gomphonema, Fragilaria, …
Diversity And Ecology Of Diatoms From Felent Creek (Sakarya River Basin), Turkey, Cüneyd Nadi̇r Solak, Sophia Barinova, Eva Acs, Hayri̇ Dayioğlu
Diversity And Ecology Of Diatoms From Felent Creek (Sakarya River Basin), Turkey, Cüneyd Nadi̇r Solak, Sophia Barinova, Eva Acs, Hayri̇ Dayioğlu
Turkish Journal of Botany
Diatoms are an important group of aquatic ecosystems. To date, there have been many important algological studies in different river basins in Turkey. However, the use of diatoms in biomonitoring (according to diatom indices, Watanabe's or Van Dam's systems) is relatively new in Turkey. In the present study, 41 samples of epilithic diatoms were collected from 5 stations along Felent creek between June 2006 and February 2007 and a total of 117 diatom taxa were identified. The bio-indication (autoecology and abundance scores in the communities) of Felent creek was investigated and, as a result, the organic pollution indicators of Watanabe's …