Relationship of epilithic diatom communities to environmental variables in Homa lagoon (Izmir, Turkey)
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2011
Yazarlar: Fatma SABANCI
Aquatic Biology, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Wos, 2011, cilt 13, ss 233-241
DOI: 10.3354/ab00367
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AB Aquatic Biology Contact the journal Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections AB 13:233-241 (2011) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00367 Relationship of epilithic diatom communities to environmental variables in Homa lagoon (Izmir, Turkey) Fatma Çolak Sabanci* Ege University, Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Hydrobiology, Bornova 35100, Izmir, Turkey *Email: fatma.sabanci@ege.edu.tr ABSTRACT: Spatio-temporal changes in taxonomic composition and structure of a diatom community were assessed between June 2006 and June 2007 at the intertidal zone of Homa lagoon, Izmir, Turkey. The communities were composed of a mixture of epilithic, epiphytic, epipsammic, and occasionally some pelagic diatoms. In total, 87 taxa belonging to 39 genera were identified, of which 39 were used as active taxa in the numerical analysis. The Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H’) values were quite variable, varying between 1.00 and 3.39 and correlated with both species richness (r = 0.93) and evenness (J’; r = 0.38). Cylindrotheca closterium, Halamphora veneta, Licmophora gracilis, L. lyngbyei, Navicula cryptocephala, N. cincta, and N. ramosissima var. mollis were the overall most abundant taxa throughout the sampling. The relationship between epilithic algal communities and 10 environmental variables was explored using canonical correspondence analysis. According to a Monte Carlo unrestricted permutation test, the silicate and ammonium concentrations were the most important variables in accounting for species distribution. KEY WORDS: Benthic diatom · Epilithic · Species diversity · Canonical correspondence analysis · Wetland area · Homa lagoon · Turkey Full text in pdf format PreviousNextCite this article as: Çolak Sabanci F (2011) Relationship of epilithic diatom communities to environmental variables in Homa lagoon (Izmir, Turkey). Aquat Biol 13:233-241. https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00367 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in AB Vol. 13, No. 3. Online publication date: October 13, 2011 Print ISSN: 1864-7782; Online ISSN: 1864-7790 Copyright © 2011 Inter-Research.