PHYTOPLANKTON FLORA OF MIANKALEH WETLAND

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 M Sc/Faculty of Biological Science, University of Shahid Beheshti, G.C. Evin, Tehran

2 Membership of scientific board /Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran

3 Professor/Faculty of Biological Science, University of Shahid Beheshti, G.C. Evin, Tehran

Abstract

Miankaleh international wetland and peninsula are one of the main UNESCO biosphere reserve in Iran and Middle East. Phytoplankton diversity of the Miankaleh wetland was investigated from October 2009 to September 2010. Apart from the work done by Ramezannejad Ghadi, this study is the second floristic study of algae in the Miankaleh wetland in north of Iran. Five main algal groups were recorded namely: Bacillariophyta, Cyanobacteria, Chlorophyta, Euglenophyta and Xantophyta. A total of 94 species and varieties belonging to 47 genera were identified. Among them green algae formed the most abundant group making up 43 species and varieties from 18 genera. This was followed by Diatoms, with 31 species from 15 genera, Cyanobacteria, with 18 species from 12 genera. Euglenophyta and Xantophyta with 1 species make up an insignificant part of taxa. All of these taxa are new records for Miankaleh wetland and Mazandaran province.

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Article Title [Persian]

فلور فیتوپلانکتونی تالاب میانکاله

Authors [Persian]

  • مرتضی مسعودی 1
  • رضا رمضان‌نژاد ‌قادی 2
  • حسین ریاحی 3
1 کارشناس ارشد/دانشکده علوم زیستی دانشگاه شهید بهشتی
2 عضو هیئت علمی/گروه زیست‌شناسی دانشگاه گلستان.
3 حسین ریاحی/استاد دانشکده علوم زیستی دانشگاه شهید بهشتی.
Abstract [Persian]

تالاب و شبه‌جزیره میانکاله یکی از ذخایر اصلی زیست‌کره یونسکو در ایران و خاورمیانه است. تنوع فیتوپلانکتونی تالاب میانکاله از مهرماه 88 الی شهریور 89 بررسی شده است. بخشی از کار توسط رمضان‌نژاد قادی انجام گرفته و این دومین مطالعه فلورستیک جلبک در تالاب میانکاله ایران است. پنج گروه اصلی جلبکی به نام‌های باسیلاریوفیتا، سیانوباکتری‌ها، کلروفیتا، اوگلنوفیتا و گزانتوفیتا گزارش شده است. 95 گونه و واریته متعلق به 47 جنس شناسائی شده است. در این میان جلبک سبز با 43 گونه و واریته از 18 جنس گروه غالب را تشکیل می دهد. به دنبال آن دیاتومه ها با 31 گونه از 15 جنس، سیانوباکتری ها با 18 گونه از 12 جنس بودند. اوگلنوفیتا وگزانتوفیتا با 1 گونه بخش ناچیزی از تاکسون‌ها را تشکیل داده اند. همه این تاکسون‌ها برای تالاب میانکاله و استان مازندران گزارش جدید بودند.

Keywords [Persian]

  • Algae
  • floristic
  • Iran
  • Miankaleh
  • Phytoplankton
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