PHYTOPLANKTON COMPOSITION OF SAWA LAKE, IRAQ.

Authors

  • FIKRAT M. HASSAN College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad. Iraq.
  • HUSSAIN A. AL-SAADI AL-SAADI College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad
  • FOAD M. ALKAM College of Education, University of Qadisiyia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58629/ijaq.v3i2.308

Abstract

The phytoplankton composition of Sawa Lake was studied monthly for 18 months, from October 1999 to March 2001. A phytoplankton net (20 $) was used to collect phytoplankton samples. A total of 51 algal taxa was identified belong to diatoms (Bacillariophyceae), blue greens (Cyanophyceae), green algae (Chlorophyceae) and euglenoids (Euglenophyceae). Diatoms were dominated in species number (64.7%) and total cell number (68.6%) followed by blue greens (23.5%) and (15.5%), and the green (7.8%) and (14.5%) respectively. Bimodal seasonal peaks of chlorophyll-a and phytoplankton population were observed in the lake.

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Author Biographies

FIKRAT M. HASSAN, College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad. Iraq.

Department of Biology, 

HUSSAIN A. AL-SAADI AL-SAADI, College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad

Department of Biology, 

FOAD M. ALKAM, College of Education, University of Qadisiyia

Department of Biology, 

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Published

20-03-2022

How to Cite

HASSAN, F. M. ., AL-SAADI, H. A. A.-S., & ALKAM, F. M. . (2022). PHYTOPLANKTON COMPOSITION OF SAWA LAKE, IRAQ. Iraqi Journal of Aquaculture, 3(2), 99–107. https://doi.org/10.58629/ijaq.v3i2.308

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2006)

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