PHYTOPLANKTON DIVERSITY ASSESSMENT OF GANDOMAN WETLAND, WEST OF IRAN

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Isfahan, Iran.

3 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran.

4 Academic Center for Education, Culture & Research (ACECR) Mazandaran, Iran

Abstract

Gandoman wetland is one of the main aquatic ecosystems of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in the mid western of Iran. It is located close to Choghakhor international wetland. The phytoplankton diversity of the Gandoman wetland was investigated in four consequensive seasons from September 2006 to August 2007. This is the first floristic study of phytoplankton in this wetland. Six divisions of algae, Bacillariophyta, Chlorophyta, Cyanobacteria, Euglenophyta, Dinophyta and Chrysophyta had the main abundance respectively in studied sites. In total 95 species and varieties belonging to 54 genera were recorded. Bacillariophyta was presented with 51 species and varieties as the most abundant group, followed by Chlorophyta, with 18 species and 12 genera. According to this study, Gandoman wetland present an acceptable diversity of phytoplanktons according to the published algal checklist of Iran.
 

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Article Title [Persian]

ارزیابی تنوع فیتوپلانکتونی تالاب گندمان، غرب ایران

Authors [Persian]

  • جواد چراغپور 1
  • سعید افشارزاده 2
  • مظفر شریفی 1
  • رضا رمضان‌نژاد‌قادی 3
  • مرتضی مسعودی 4
1 دانشجوی گروه بیولوژی دانشکده علوم، دانشگاه رازی کرمانشاه
2 دانشیار دانشکده علوم، گروه زیست‌شناسی، دانشگاه اصفهان.
3 عضو هیئت علمی گروه زیست‌شناسی دانشگاه گلستان.
4 جهاد دانشگاهی مازندران
Abstract [Persian]

تالاب گندمان یکی از اکوسیستم‌های آبی مهم استان چهارمحال و بختیاری در غرب ایران می‌باشد. این تالاب در نزدکی تالاب بین‌المللی چغاخور واقع شده است. در این مطالعه تنوع فیتوپلانکتونی تالاب گندمان برای یک دوره یکساله بطور فصلی از شهریور ماه 1385 تا مرداد ماه 1386 مورد بررسی قرار گرفت. این نخستین مطالعه در ارتباط با فلور فیتوپلانکتونی تالاب گندمان به شمار می‌آید. تاکسون­های مربوط به شش شاخه ازفیتوپلانکتون­ها در این مطالعه مورد شناسایی قرار گرفت. باسیلاریوفیتا، کلروفیتا، سیانوفیتا، اوگلنوفیتا، داینوفیتا و کریزوفیتا بترتیب حائز بیشترین فراوانی بودند. در مجموع 95 گونه و واریته متعلق به 54 جنس به ثبت رسید. در میان تاکسون­های شناسایی شده، شاخه باسیلاریوفیتا با حضور 51 گونه و واریته از بیشترین فراوانی برخوردار بود و پس از آن شاخه‌های کلروفیتا با 18 گونه و 12 جنس قرار داشت. بر حسب اطلاعات این پژوهش تالاب گندمان تنوع قابل قبولی از فیتوپلانکتون­ها را در مقایسه با چک لیست‌های منتشره از جلبک های ایران ارائه می‌نماید.

Keywords [Persian]

  • Algae
  • Floristic study
  • Iran
  • Gandoman wetland
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