Use of Epilithic Diatoms to Evaluate Water Quality of Murat Stream (Sakarya River Basin, Kütahya): Different Saprobity Levels and pH Status

Journal of Applied Biological Sciences

Cem TOKATLI¹  Hayri DAYIOĞLU¹ 

关键词: Epilithic diatoms;    Kütahya;    Murat Stream;    Water quality;   

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学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Nobel Bilim ve Arasirma Merkezi/Nobel Science and Research Cente

【 摘 要 】

Inthisstudy,theepilithicdiatomsweremonthlyinvestigatedfromfivestationsbetweenSeptember2007andApril2008alongtheMuratStreamand75diatomtaxaweretotallyidentified.Amongthestations,CymbellaaffinisinM1,GomphonematruncatuminM2,DiatomamoniliformisinM3,GomphonemaolivaceuminM4andFragilariaulnainM5werethemostdominantspecies.Also,waterqualityoftheMuratStreamwasdeterminedaccordingtodiatomtaxabyusingHåkansson,Lange-Bertalot,Hoffman,VanDamandWatanabeIndices.Theresultsshowthat,accordingtoHåkansson’sIndex,mostofthespecieswerealkalinecharacteristics;accordingtoRoteListeofLange-BertalotIndexapproximately51%ofindicatorspeciesweredescribedas“eutrophent”;accordingtoHoffmanIndex,themostoftheindicatorspecieswereintherangeofalfa->beta->βαmesosaprob;accrdingtoVanDamIndex,themostoftheindicatorspecieswerethemaingroupsofbeta-thanalphamesosaprobionts;andfinallyaccordingtoWatanabeIndex,approximately76%ofindicatorspeciesweredescribedas“indifferent.”

【 授权许可】

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