Effect of some environmental properties on distribution of aquatic macrophyte in majnoon Marsh, Southern Iraq
Other Title(s)
تأثير بعض الخصائص البيئية على توزيع النباتات المائية في هور مجنون جنوب العراق
Joint Authors
al-Allaq, Sanaria Abbas Jafar
al-Kenzawi, Muhammad Abd al-Rida Hamdan
Source
al-Kufa University Journal for Biology
Issue
Vol. 7, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2015), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
University of Kufa Faculty of Science Department of live Sciences
Publication Date
2015-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The macrophyte distribution of Majnoon Marsh is described in relation to water depth, light penetration, turbidity, air temperature, water temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, salinity, dissolved oxygen, chloride, reactive phosphate, reactive nitrate, and reactive nitrite.
Changes in species composition of macrophytes are visualized by means of multivariate analysis.
CANOCO ordination programs (CCA) were used to analyze the data set.
The classification of 100 stands revealed nine aquatic macrophyte communities, which have 15 aquatic macrophyte species can be recognized in the marsh.
These macrophytes species belong to three categories: Submerged species, representing by Ceratophyllum demersum, Myriophyllum spicatum, Najas armata, Najas minor, Potamogeton crispus, Potamogeton lucens, Potamogeton perfoliatus, Potamogeton pectinatus, Hydrilla verticillata, Chara sp.,; free-floating hydrophytes, Lemna minor, Salvinia natans; and the dominant emergent species, Phragmites australis, Typha domingensis, and Schoenoplectus litoralis.
Species diversity increases with decreasing salinity and water depth; also, increasing water nutrient and light penetration play important role in increasing species diversity.
Free-floating macrophytes (Lemna minor and Salvinia natans) have significant relationship with water nutrient
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Kenzawi, Muhammad Abd al-Rida Hamdan& al-Allaq, Sanaria Abbas Jafar. 2015. Effect of some environmental properties on distribution of aquatic macrophyte in majnoon Marsh, Southern Iraq. al-Kufa University Journal for Biology،Vol. 7, no. 1, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-957634
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Kenzawi, Muhammad Abd al-Rida Hamdan& al-Allaq, Sanaria Abbas Jafar. Effect of some environmental properties on distribution of aquatic macrophyte in majnoon Marsh, Southern Iraq. al-Kufa University Journal for Biology Vol. 7, no. 1 (2015), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-957634
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Kenzawi, Muhammad Abd al-Rida Hamdan& al-Allaq, Sanaria Abbas Jafar. Effect of some environmental properties on distribution of aquatic macrophyte in majnoon Marsh, Southern Iraq. al-Kufa University Journal for Biology. 2015. Vol. 7, no. 1, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-957634
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 9-10
Record ID
BIM-957634