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Article

Seasonal Variations of Plankton Structure as Bioindicators in Zayandehrud Dam Lake, Iran

by
Eisa Ebrahimi Dorche
*,
Mojgan Zare Shahraki
,
Omidvar Farhadian
and
Yazdan Keivany
Department of Natural Resources, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Limnol. Rev. 2018, 18(4), 157-165; https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2018-0017
Published: 25 January 2019

Abstract

Zayandehrud Dam Lake located in Isfahan province is the largest lake in central Iran. In this study, the plankton communities including phytoplankton and zooplankton were studied as bioindicator organisms for assessment of water quality in the Zayandehrud Dam Lake. The water and phytoplankton organisms were collected from four stations at different seasons during 2014 by using a Nansen bottle sampler. The zooplankton samples were collected with a plankton net (mesh size = 50 µm). The phytoplankton community was composed of Bacillariophyceae, Cyanophyceae, Euglenophyceae, Dinophyceae and Chrysophyceae. The zooplankton community viz; Cladocera, Rotifera and Copepoda were found to have a density range of 13–155, 21–141 and 11–93 (ind. m−3), respectively. In general, phytoplankton and zooplankton communities, especially the presence of genera such as Cyclotella, Dynobrion, Bosmina and Daphnia (as indices of oligotrophic lakes) and also absence of Microsystis, Brachionus and Lecane are seen as important indices of eutrophic lakes. It could be concluded that the Zayandehrud Dam Lake can be classified as a healthy water body.
Keywords: water quality; phytoplankton; zooplankton water quality; phytoplankton; zooplankton

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Dorche, E.E.; Shahraki, M.Z.; Farhadian, O.; Keivany, Y. Seasonal Variations of Plankton Structure as Bioindicators in Zayandehrud Dam Lake, Iran. Limnol. Rev. 2018, 18, 157-165. https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2018-0017

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Dorche EE, Shahraki MZ, Farhadian O, Keivany Y. Seasonal Variations of Plankton Structure as Bioindicators in Zayandehrud Dam Lake, Iran. Limnological Review. 2018; 18(4):157-165. https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2018-0017

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Dorche, Eisa Ebrahimi, Mojgan Zare Shahraki, Omidvar Farhadian, and Yazdan Keivany. 2018. "Seasonal Variations of Plankton Structure as Bioindicators in Zayandehrud Dam Lake, Iran" Limnological Review 18, no. 4: 157-165. https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2018-0017

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Dorche, E. E., Shahraki, M. Z., Farhadian, O., & Keivany, Y. (2018). Seasonal Variations of Plankton Structure as Bioindicators in Zayandehrud Dam Lake, Iran. Limnological Review, 18(4), 157-165. https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2018-0017

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