Functional Classification and Composition of Phytoplankton in Liman Lake

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SOYLU E. N., Gonulol A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES, vol.10, no.1, pp.53-60, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.4194/trjfas.2010.0108
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.53-60
  • Keywords: Liman Lake, phytoplankton, functional group, composition, C-S-R Strategists, ASSEMBLAGES, DIVERSITY
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Functional classification and composition of phytoplankton of Liman Lake were studied between January 2002 and December 2003. A total of 109 taxa belonging to Bacillariophyta, Chlorophyta, Cyanophyta, Dinophyta, Xantophyta, Chrysophyta and Cryptophyta were identified. The succession during 2002 began with R-Strategists (with a high surface to volume ratio, including blue-green algae with filaments like Pseudanabaena limmetica Lemmermann). This group was followed by C-Strategists (small green algae characterised with fast nutrient absorption, assimilation and replication ratios). This group was again followed by R-Strategists and at last C-Strategists became dominant.