Seasonal Distribution of Phytoplankton in Manavgat River Eustarine Zone

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In this study, phytoplankton of river mouth of Manavgat River has been examined seasonally between January 2009 and October 2009. For this purpose, were sampled horizontally and vertically one for each from the areas close to the river and the sea and one number from the central region (a total of 3 stations) in estuary zone. During the study dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, electrical conductivity, salinity, secchi disc visibility and chlorophyll-a were measured and phytoplankton species were determined. Phytoplankton which are Ochrophyta 28 (Bacillariophceae 27 and Chrysophycea 1), Chlorophyta 7, Charophyta 4, Cyanobacteria 4, Dinophyta 7 and Euglenozoa 2 determined 55 taxons. While freshwater species is specially common during the spring semester, marine species seems to have increased in parallel with the increase in salinity due to the flow from the sea to the river in the summer and this effect lasted until the winter months.

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Manavgat River , estuary , phytoplankton

Süleyman Demirel University Journal of Eğirdir Fisheries Faculty

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Süleyman Demirel University Journal of Eğirdir Fisheries Faculty