scholarly journals Periphytic Diatoms in the Polluted Linggi (sensu stricto) and Kundor Rivers, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.S.A. NATHER KHAN
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Diatom Assemblage ◽  
Artificial Substrates ◽  
Nitzschia Palea ◽  
Periphytic Diatoms ◽  
Species Composition And Distribution ◽  
Periphytic Diatom

The investigation in this paper aimed to describe periphytic diatom assemblage, species composition and distribution in tropical polluted Linggi (sensu stricto or s.s.) and Kundor rivers in  Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.  Regardless of ecological and environmental conditions, diatoms were the numerically dominant flora among periphytic  algae  collected monthly over a period of 13 months at nine stations in the Linggi (s.s.) and Kundor rivers.  The freshwater periphytic diatom samples were collected mainly using artificial substrates and supplemented with natural substrates.  The periphytic diatoms thus collected from both natural and artificial substrates comprised 86 taxa (82 pennate and 4 centric forms) belonging to 21 genera. Of the 86 species, 71 species were found colonized in artificial substrates while the remaining 15 species were recorded exclusively on natural substrates. On the whole, the most common diatoms in both rivers combined were Eunotia vanheurckii, Gomphonema parvulum, Nitzschia palea, Pinnularia braunii, Navicula cryptocephala, Achnanthes saxonica, Achnanthes minutissima and Pinnularia microstauron.  The most abundant species were E. vanheurckii, N. palea, A. saxonica, G. parvulum and A. minutissima.

scholarly journals Komposisi Diatom (Bacillariophyceae) Perifitik pada Substrat Kaca di Sungai Kapuas Kecil Kota Pontianak Kalimantan Barat

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizki Aprilliani Rafdinal Tri Rima Setyawati
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Glass Substrate ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Glass Slides ◽  
Periphytic Diatoms ◽  
Sampling Intervals ◽  
Periphytic Diatom ◽  
Chemical Water

Periphytic diatom (Bacillariophyceae) is diatom that lives attach on a substrate and it was dependent on the environmental conditions in an aquatic ecosystem. This study was aimed to determine the composition of periphytic diatom (Bacillariphyceae) on glass substrate and the condition of physical chemical water in Kapuas Kecil River. This study was conducted from September to December 2017. The sampling stations were chosen by purposive random sampling method and divided into four stations. At each station in the river were installed 5 baskets each with 5 glass slides. Samples were collected from three baskets with sampling intervals on day 2, 5, 10, 15, and 20. The result shows that the composition of periphytic diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) in Kapuas Kecil River consists of 29 genera from 2 orders (Pennales and Centrales) and 12 families. The most commonly genera found of periphytic diatom were Eunotia, Gomphonema, Frustulia and Nitzschia.

Species composition and distribution of marine macro algae at Co To and Thanh Lan archipelago

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-276
Author(s):  
Dam Duc Tien ◽  
Nguyen Thi Mai Anh ◽  
Linh Manh Nguyen ◽  
Pham Thu Hue ◽  
Lawrence Liao
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Littoral Zone ◽  
Marine Algae ◽  
Similarity Coefficient ◽  
Algal Flora ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Site Number ◽  
Species Composition And Distribution ◽  
Total Species ◽  
Macro Algae

This paper exhibites species composition and distribution of marine seaweed at 10 sites of Co To and Thanh Lan islands in May 2019. The studies record 76 species of marine algae in the area, belonging to four divisions: Cyanophytes, Rhodophytes, Ochrophytes and Chlorophytes. Among them, five species are classified into Cyanophytes (comprising 6.6% of total species); thirty-four species into Rhodophytes (44.7%); twenty-one species into Ochrophytes/Phaeophytes (27.6%) and sixteen species into Chlorophytes (21.1%). The species composition of marine seaweeds in Co To and Thanh Lan shows significant differences as follows: 22 species (sites number 4 and 10) to 58 species (site number 2) and the average value is 38.7 species per site. Sørensen similarity coefficient fluctuates from 0.33 (sites number 5 and 10) to 0.84 (sites number 1 and 3) and the average value is 0.53. The current investigations show that four species of twenty-one species are collected in the littoral zone and forty-two species in the sub-littoral zone (in which there are thirteen species distributed in both littoral zone and sub-littoral zone). The algal flora in Co To and Thanh Lan is characterized by subtropics.

Changes in the species composition and distribution of butterflies (Rhopalocera) in Cracow (Poland) since the mid-19th century

2005 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Palik ◽  
Łukasz Przybyłowicz ◽  
Andrzej Kosior ◽  
Wiesław Król ◽  
Wojciech Solarz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Species Composition And Distribution

scholarly journals Do the assemblages of benthic macroinvertebrates in nearshore waters of Western Australia vary among habitat types, zones and seasons?

2005 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.D. Wildsmith ◽  
I.C. Potter ◽  
F.J. Valesini ◽  
M.E. Platell
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Benthic Macroinvertebrates ◽  
Habitat Type ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Subtidal Zone ◽  
Habitat Types ◽  
Environmental Characteristics ◽  
Deposit Feeding ◽  
Number Of Individuals

Benthic macroinvertebrates were sampled seasonally in the subtidal and upper and lower swash zones at two sites in each of six nearshore habitat types on the lower west coast of Australia. The habitat types, which differed mainly in the extent of their exposure to wave activity and whether sea grass and/or nearshore reefs were present, had been distinguished quantitatively using values for a suite of seven statistically-selected enduring environmental characteristics (Valesini et al., 2003). The core samples yielded 121 species representing eight phyla, among which the Polychaeta, Malacostraca and Bivalvia were the most speciose classes, contributing ∼38, 23 and 10%, respectively, to the total number of individuals. The total number of species and mean density of macroinvertebrates at the most protected habitat type (1), i.e. 70 and 209·2 individuals 0·1 m−2, respectively, were far greater than in any other habitat type. Habitat type influenced species composition to a greater extent than either zone or season. Furthermore, the extents of the differences among the species compositions of the six habitat types statistically matched the extents of the differences among the values for the suite of enduring environmental characteristics that distinguished each of those habitat types. Overall, the species composition at habitat type 1 was the most distinct, containing five abundant species of polychaetes that were adapted to deposit-feeding in calm waters with high levels of organic material and which were rare in all other habitat types. In contrast, the fauna at the most exposed habitat type was characterized by four crustacean species and a species of bivalve and polychaete, whose mobility and tough external surface facilitated their survival and feeding in turbulent waters. The zonal differences in faunal compositions among habitat types were greatest in the case of the subtidal zone. The faunal compositions differed among zones and seasons only at the most protected habitat type.

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