CHANGES IN PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERS AND PHYTOPLANKTON STRUCTURE OF EL-SALAM CANAL IN THE WEST OF SUEZ CANAL REGION | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Phycology | ||
| Article 1, Volume 1, 1 st Int. Symp. Phycol. (ISP). (21-22) Oct. 2000, 2000, Pages 1-13 PDF (3.63 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/egyjs.2000.113187 | ||
| Author | ||
| Said A. El-Attar | ||
| Biological Sciences and Geology Department, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The changes in the phytoplankton size, species composition and physico-chemical characters of El-Salam Canal water (in the west of Suez Canal) compared with that of Nile water at Damietta region were studied during May 1999. Great variations in physico-chemical characters between EI-Salam Canal water and Nile water were observed due to the disposal of Bahr Hadus drain water and/or seepage of El-Manzala lake water which may reach to El-Salam Canal water. pH; E.C; phosphate-P ; nitrate-N; chloride ; sulphate ; carabonate ; Magnesium ; Calcium ; Sodium and Potassium were represented with high values at all sites of El- Salam Canal which surpass those of Nile water . The species composition of the main algal groups showed distinct variations. The dominance of algal groups at EI-Salam Canal was in the following descending divisions: Cyanophyta/ or Chlorophyta > Bacillariophyta > Euglenophyta, on the other hand the dominance of algal groups at Nile water was in the following divisions: Bacillariophyta > Cyanopkta > Chlorophyta > Euglenophyta. The values of pollution index at all sites of El-Salam Canal exceeded those of Nile water. Species diversity index was calculated. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| BahrHadus; EI-Salam Canal; Manzala Lake; Nile; phytoplankton; pollution | ||
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