Ecological and Phytogeographical Status and Species Composition of the Phytoplankton in the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea)

Fatih Şahin; Levent Bat; Dilek Ediger; Tarıq Al-najjar

doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.904437

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Akabe Körfezi (Kızıldeniz) Fitoplanktonunun Ekolojik ve Fitocoğrafik Durumu ve Tür Kompozisyonu

Öz

Aqaba Körfezi Ürdün kıyılarından 5 istasyondan deniz yüzey suyundan 107 örnek toplanmıştır. 6 fitoplankton sınıfına ait 188 fitoplankton türü tespit edilmiştir. Toplam tür sayısının %60’ı dinoflagellatlar tarafından domine edilmiştir. Toplam tür sayısının %38’ini diatomlar ve %2’sini diğer gruplar oluşturmuştur. Tespit edilen türlerin coğrafi dağılımı; % 37 kozmopolit, % 28 boreal-tropikal, % 17 tropikal, % 11 tropikal-subtropikal, % 4 boreal, % 2 arkto-boreal ve % 1 subtropikal olarak belirlenmiştir. Ekolojik dağılıma göre türlerin % 88'i deniz, % 12'si deniz-acı su kökenlidir. Ayrıca türlerin % 80'i pelajik kökenlidir ve % 20'si bentik kökenli türlerdir. 2007-2008 döneminde fitoplankton tür kompozisyonu, fitocoğrafik ve ekolojik dağılımı ve türlerin kökenleri sunulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Ecological and Phytogeographical Status and Species Composition of the Phytoplankton in the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea)

Abstract

One hundred and seven samples were collected from sea surface from 5 stations along the Jordanian coast of the Gulf of Aqaba. 188 species were identified under six phytoplankton classes. Dinoflagellates dominate sixty percent of the total species. Diatoms constituted 38% and other groups represented by 2%. The geographical distribution of the identified species, 37% cosmopolitan, 28% boreal-tropical, 17% tropical, 11% tropical-subtropical, 4% boreal, 2% arcto-boreal and% 1 was determined as subtropical. According to ecological distribution, 88% of the species are marine and 12% marine-brackish origin. Also, 80% of the species are of pelagic origin, and 20% are benthic origin species. The phytoplankton species composition, phytogeographic and ecological distribution and species origins were presented from 2007 through 2008.

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Supporting Institution

This work was supported by NATO for “The Protection of the Gulf of Aqaba from Anthropogenic and Natural Stress in the Face of Global Climate Change Project

Project Number

SfP 981883

Thanks

This work was supported by NATO for “The Protection of the Gulf of Aqaba from Anthropogenic and Natural Stress in the Face of Global Climate Change Project (SfP 981883)”. A part of the data used in the present study has formerly been the subject of the Ph. D thesis (Sahin, 2010) for Fatih Şahin prepared in Ondokuz Mayıs University, Department of Biology, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Levent Bat).

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Structural Biology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Fatih Şahin ^*
0000-0003-0605-2672
Türkiye

Levent Bat
0000-0002-2289-6691
Türkiye

Dilek Ediger
0000-0003-4417-8815
Türkiye

Tarıq Al-najjar
0000-0002-6462-0773
Jordan

Publication Date

June 30, 2022

Submission Date

March 28, 2021

Acceptance Date

July 1, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 25 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.904437

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https://izlik.org/JA54LZ52LB

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Şahin, F., Bat, L., Ediger, D., & Al-najjar, T. (2022). Ecological and Phytogeographical Status and Species Composition of the Phytoplankton in the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea). Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 25(3), 606-616. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.904437

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