Ecological Assessment Of Plankton Community And Affects Of Alien Species In The Southwestern Caspian Sea

Khoughani, Siamak Bagheri (2012) Ecological Assessment Of Plankton Community And Affects Of Alien Species In The Southwestern Caspian Sea. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

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Abstract

The Caspian Sea ecosystem, with its high level of endemic taxa has suffered from anthropogenic pollution, changes in the quantity of nutrients, and the effects of invasive species since the 1980s. To study the temporal changes in phytoplankton and zooplankton communities, seasonal surveys were undertaken at 12 stations in the southwestern Caspian Sea from 1996 to 2010. Among 158 phytoplankton species identified, the dominant species were the diatoms Thalassionema nitzschioides, Dactyliosolen fragilissimus, the dinoflagellate Prorocentrum cordatum, and the cyanophyte of genus Oscillatoria.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history > QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution)
Divisions:	Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat (School of Biological Sciences) > Thesis
Depositing User:	ASM Ab Shukor Mustapa
Date Deposited:	05 Jul 2019 08:06
Last Modified:	05 Jul 2019 08:06
URI:	http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/44891

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