Distribution, Frequency and Seasonal Variation of Microalgae of 15 Khordad Dam, Qom, Iran
Subject Areas : botanyHassan Bakhtiari 1 , Lobat Taghavi 2 , Seyed Ahmad Mirbagheri 3 , Taher Rajaee 4 , Mehdi Ramezani 5
1 - PhD. Student, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch,
Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Professor, Khajeh Nasir al-Din Tusi University, Tehran, Iran.
4 - Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Qom University, Qom, Iran.
5 - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch,Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Keywords: Khordad 15th Dam, Microalgae, Diversity and density, Seasonal Variations,
Abstract :
Introduction: Microalgae are single-celled algae that have favorable environmental conditions such as temperature and long period of light as well as nutrients containing phosphorus and nitrate affect their abundance and distribution and sometimes cause health, environmental and process problems in water plant. Material and Methods: This study was carried out to determine the density and diversity of microalgae in the water of 15 Khordad Dam in two winter and spring seasons, in different areas of the dam at a height of one and five meters by sampling and identifying and counting based on algae morphology. Results: The results show that diatoms with (41.1%), binary algae with (32.5%), green algae with (23.2%) and green-blue algae with (41.1%) different microalgae. (3.2%) constitute the most dominant communities, respectively. In the samples taken from the entire dam, the dominant genus is Peridinium algae. The highest frequency was at one meter height in June and on the west side and the lowest frequency at five meters height was in December and on the east side (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The results of this study will be effective in planning the operation management of different water treatment plants in Qom.
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