Author/Authors :
Sömek, Haşim İzmir Kâtip Çelebi Üniversitesi - Su Ürünleri Fakültesi - Su Ürünleri Temel Bilimler Bölümü, İçsular Biyolojisi Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Ustaoğlu, M. Ruşen Ege Üniversitesi - Su Ürünleri Fakültesi - Su Ürünleri Temel Bilimler Bölümü, İçsular Biyolojisi Anabilim Dalı, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Summer phytoplankton composition and trophic state index values of some mountain lakes in Western Anatolia (Denizli-Muğla)
Abstract :
Phytoplankton and surface water samples were taken from four lakes (Lake Saklıgöl, Lake Karagöl, Gökçeova Pond, Lake Kartal) located in the mountainous areas of western Anatolia. Because of difficult access to the lakes during winter season, summer months of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 were preferred as sampling time. As a result of the investigations, 59 taxa belonging to Cyanobacteria (5), Bacillariophyta (22), Ochrophyta (3), Chlorophyta (16), Charophyta (6), Miozoa (3) and Euglenophyta (4) divisions were identified. 23 taxa from Lake Saklıgöl, 26 taxa from Gökçeova Pond, 21 taxa from Lake Kartal and 24 taxa from Lake Karagöl were determined. As a consequence, phytoplankton composition and some other ecological characteristics indicate that the trophic status of the investigated lakes is oligotrophic. In this study, it was aimed to provide contributions to the knowledge on phytoplankton composition and limnology of mountain lakes in Turkey.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Mountain lakes , phytoplankton , environmental parameters , trophic state index
JournalTitle :
Ege Journal Of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
