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Ecological assessment of East Hammar marsh : Iraq using a number of ecological guides
Other Title(s)
تقييم بيئي لهور شرق الحمار : العراق باستعمال عدد من الأدلة البيئية
Joint Authors
al-Sabunji, Azhar Ali
Radi, Fadiyah Khalid
Muhammad, Abd al-Razzaq Mahmud
Source
Journal of King Abdul Aziz University : Marine Science
Issue
Vol. 26, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.11-22, 12 p.
Publisher
King Abdulaziz University Scientific Publishing Center
Publication Date
2016-12-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The ecological status of the East Hammar marsh was evaluated by using a number of ecological guides: water quality index (WQI), Carlson trophic state index (TSI) and fish integrated biological index (F-IBI) during the period from November 2012 to October 2013.
The results revealed that the annual value of WQI varied from 51.1 (marginal) for historical data before desiccation to 67.8 (fair) for data after inundation.
The marsh was evaluated to be mesotrophic (TSI= 42.0).
IBI scores were calculated from 16 separate assemblage metrics based on the fish species richness, species composition and trophic guilds.
The ecological status of the marsh was found to be fair (F-IBI= 47.7) and was slightly better than the status of the marsh after 2-4 years of restoration activities.
The rather low improvement in the situation of the marsh indicates that the environment is still fragile and requires the allocation of water share from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to restore marsh normality.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Muhammad, Abd al-Razzaq Mahmud& al-Sabunji, Azhar Ali& Radi, Fadiyah Khalid. 2016. Ecological assessment of East Hammar marsh : Iraq using a number of ecological guides. Journal of King Abdul Aziz University : Marine Science،Vol. 26, no. 2, pp.11-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-888372
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Muhammad, Abd al-Razzaq Mahmud…[et al.]. Ecological assessment of East Hammar marsh : Iraq using a number of ecological guides. Journal of King Abdul Aziz University : Marine Science Vol. 26, no. 2 (2016), pp.11-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-888372
American Medical Association (AMA)
Muhammad, Abd al-Razzaq Mahmud& al-Sabunji, Azhar Ali& Radi, Fadiyah Khalid. Ecological assessment of East Hammar marsh : Iraq using a number of ecological guides. Journal of King Abdul Aziz University : Marine Science. 2016. Vol. 26, no. 2, pp.11-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-888372
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 19-21
Record ID
BIM-888372