Limnological Studies on the River Tigris, Iraq. III. Phytoplankton
β Scribed by Ass. Prof. Dr. Massoud A. H. Saad; Samir E. Antoine
- Book ID
- 102869249
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 822 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-2944
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β¦ Synopsis
Variations in quantity and structure of phytoplankton in the lower 630 km stretch of the Tigris were studied and discussed. The Chlorophyceae generally contributed more genera to the phytoplankton community, and the Bacillariophyceae and Cyanophyceae ranked second and third, respectively. The phytoplankton generally showed considerable local and seasonal variations a t the surfaces of the sampling locations.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Phytoplankton samples usually represent heterogeneous assemblages of various forms of algae, which differ widely in their taxonomic relationships and biological complexity, each member having its own individual ecology and physiology (cf . CHU, 1942CHU, , 1943 ; ; RODHE, 1948 ; KETCHUM, 1954 ; etc .