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Algal Flora and Ecology of the High Mountain Lakes in the Artabel Lakes Nature Park (Gumushane, Turkey), I- Bacillariophyta
Bulent Sahin1, Bulent Akar2, Sophia Barinova3*
2.Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Gumushane University,Gumushane, Turkey.
3.Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, 199 Abba Khoushi Ave., Haifa 3498838, Israel.
Citation : Bulent Sahin, Bulent Akar, Sophia Barinova, Algal Flora and Ecology of the High Mountain Lakes in the Artabel Lakes Nature Park (Gumushane, Turkey), I- BacillariophytaInternational Journal of Advanced Research in Botany. 2019, 5(2) : 25-37.
The species composition of benthic diatoms of 18 selected high mountain lakes in the Artabel Lakes Nature Park of Turkey were investigated (on 15 August 2013 and on 13 August 2016). In all, 95 species of diatoms belonging to 46 genera were recorded. The most species rich genera are Pinnularia (15), Eunotia (6) and Gomphonema (6), while other genera are presented with one or more species. Only Eunotia praerupta and Pinnularia interrupt are considered as very frequent (VF) (2.10%) species. The diatom flora of the Artabel Lakes Nature Park was formed by cosmopolitan species with a large influence from species in alpine and subalpine area. A comparison of the benthic assemblages of the investigated lakes showed differences in both in relative abundance and species present in the individual lakes. The physico-chemical conditions of the studied waters also provided a suitable environment for the development of the diatom flora. The Willis curve of the diatom flora in the Artabel Lakes Nature Park was determined to be close to a hyperbolic shape. This study provides the groundwork for future researches.