Diversity, Abundance, and Distribution of Cladocera at the end of the Tigris River North of Basrah – IRAQ

Seasonal variations of the species composition and abundance of Cladocera were studied in two stations at the end of the Tigris River and one station at the confluence of the Tigris with Euphrates area, at the beginning of the Shatt Al-Arab River in Al-Qurnah North of Basrah Province, from October 2...

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Main Author: Ajeel et al.
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Language:English
Published: University of Baghdad, College of Science for Women 2019-12-01
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Online Access:http://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/4499
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description Seasonal variations of the species composition and abundance of Cladocera were studied in two stations at the end of the Tigris River and one station at the confluence of the Tigris with Euphrates area, at the beginning of the Shatt Al-Arab River in Al-Qurnah North of Basrah Province, from October 2015 to August 2016. Samples of zooplankton were collected by plankton net 100-µm. mesh size. The population density of Cladocera ranged between 1 Ind /m³ during summer and 211 Ind./m³ during winter at station 1 (Al-Jewaber Bridge). A total of 16 species of Cladocera belonging to 12 genera were recorded in the study. The average density of Cladocera ranged from 23.2 ind./m3 at Station 2 (Hamayon Bridge) to 53.7 Ind./m3 at Station 1 (Al-Jewaber Bridge). The results showed that the Bosmina meridionalis was dominant at the three stations 47.8%, while the other species were as follow Moina affinis 15.1%, Daphnia lumholtzi 9.3%, Simocephalus (Simocephalus) vetuloides 8.1% and Daphnia exilis 6.6% of the total Cladocera.
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spelling doaj-art-08bb949593f24d2fa2f0c42363c21c652025-08-20T03:15:52ZengUniversity of Baghdad, College of Science for Womenمجلة بغداد للعلوم2078-86652411-79862019-12-0116410.21123/bsj.2019.16.4.0854Diversity, Abundance, and Distribution of Cladocera at the end of the Tigris River North of Basrah – IRAQAjeel et al.Seasonal variations of the species composition and abundance of Cladocera were studied in two stations at the end of the Tigris River and one station at the confluence of the Tigris with Euphrates area, at the beginning of the Shatt Al-Arab River in Al-Qurnah North of Basrah Province, from October 2015 to August 2016. Samples of zooplankton were collected by plankton net 100-µm. mesh size. The population density of Cladocera ranged between 1 Ind /m³ during summer and 211 Ind./m³ during winter at station 1 (Al-Jewaber Bridge). A total of 16 species of Cladocera belonging to 12 genera were recorded in the study. The average density of Cladocera ranged from 23.2 ind./m3 at Station 2 (Hamayon Bridge) to 53.7 Ind./m3 at Station 1 (Al-Jewaber Bridge). The results showed that the Bosmina meridionalis was dominant at the three stations 47.8%, while the other species were as follow Moina affinis 15.1%, Daphnia lumholtzi 9.3%, Simocephalus (Simocephalus) vetuloides 8.1% and Daphnia exilis 6.6% of the total Cladocera.http://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/4499Abundance, Cladocera, Distribution, Tigris River, North of Basrah
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Diversity, Abundance, and Distribution of Cladocera at the end of the Tigris River North of Basrah – IRAQ
مجلة بغداد للعلوم
Abundance, Cladocera, Distribution, Tigris River, North of Basrah
title Diversity, Abundance, and Distribution of Cladocera at the end of the Tigris River North of Basrah – IRAQ
title_full Diversity, Abundance, and Distribution of Cladocera at the end of the Tigris River North of Basrah – IRAQ
title_fullStr Diversity, Abundance, and Distribution of Cladocera at the end of the Tigris River North of Basrah – IRAQ
title_full_unstemmed Diversity, Abundance, and Distribution of Cladocera at the end of the Tigris River North of Basrah – IRAQ
title_short Diversity, Abundance, and Distribution of Cladocera at the end of the Tigris River North of Basrah – IRAQ
title_sort diversity abundance and distribution of cladocera at the end of the tigris river north of basrah iraq
topic Abundance, Cladocera, Distribution, Tigris River, North of Basrah
url http://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/4499
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