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Temporal distribution of phytoplankton in the south-western Caspian Sea during 2009–2010: a comparison with previous surveys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2012

Siamak Bagheri ,
Mashhor Mansor ,
Muhammet Turkoglu ,
Marzieh Makaremi  and
Hadi Babaei
Siamak Bagheri
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia Inland Waters Aquaculture Institute, Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO), 66 Anzali, Iran
Mashhor Mansor
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
Muhammet Turkoglu*
Affiliation:
Fisheries Faculty, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Terzioglu Campus, 17100 Çanakkale, Turkey
Marzieh Makaremi
Affiliation:
Inland Waters Aquaculture Institute, Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO), 66 Anzali, Iran
Hadi Babaei
Affiliation:
Inland Waters Aquaculture Institute, Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO), 66 Anzali, Iran
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M. Turkoglu, Fisheries Faculty, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Terzioglu Campus, 17100 Çanakkale, Turkey email: [email protected]
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Abstract

This study focuses on spatial and temporal distribution and species composition of phytoplankton in the south-western Caspian Sea between July 2009 and March 2010. Samples were collected from 11 stations along three transects: Lisar, Anzali and Sefidrood. Among 44 identified phytoplankton species, diatoms (70.2%) and cyanophytes (25.0%) were dominant. The average phytoplankton abundance was calculated as 1.085E + 05 cells l−1. Among the phytoplankton groups, diatom density was higher (70.2%) than two out of three of total abundance in density of 1.085E + 05 cells l−1. Cyanophytes were the second important group (25.0%) contributing to total phytoplankton. Dinoflagellates, chlorophytes and euglenoids were other contributors to total phytoplankton. Diatoms Dactyliosolen fragilissimus and Skeletonema costatum and cyanophyte Oscillatoria sp. numerically dominated in the system. There were major changes in phytoplankton composition and average phytoplankton density was higher than those documented in 1996–1997 and 2005. The average concentrations of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN), dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP) and dissolved inorganic silicate were 14.5 ± 6.32, 1.14 ± 0.44 and 5.10 ± 3.98 μM, respectively, and these concentrations were strikingly high. Increases in DIN and DIP concentrations were more than twofold compared to recorded values during the last 2 decades due to the eutrophication. Fluctuations in nutrients played an important role in the variation of phytoplankton composition and abundance. Chlorophyll-a concentrations varied between 3.22 and 16.1 μg l−1 and there was a significant increase in chlorophyll-a (8.13 ± 5.72 μg l−1) compared to the values in 1996–1997 (1.44 ± 1.48 μg l−1), 2001 (2.62 ± 1.48 μg l−1) and 2005 (2.14 ±1.94 μg l−1).

Keywords

phytoplanktonabundancechlorophyll-anutrientCaspian Sea
Type
Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 92 , Issue 6 , September 2012 , pp. 1243 - 1255
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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