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A. Mohammad et al., W. (2021). Seasonal variations in the abundance and diversity of zooplankton community inhabiting River Nile and its branches at Qena governorate, Upper Egypt.. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 25(6), 445-466. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2021.213776
Wafaa A. Mohammad et al.. "Seasonal variations in the abundance and diversity of zooplankton community inhabiting River Nile and its branches at Qena governorate, Upper Egypt.". Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 25, 6, 2021, 445-466. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2021.213776
A. Mohammad et al., W. (2021). 'Seasonal variations in the abundance and diversity of zooplankton community inhabiting River Nile and its branches at Qena governorate, Upper Egypt.', Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 25(6), pp. 445-466. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2021.213776
A. Mohammad et al., W. Seasonal variations in the abundance and diversity of zooplankton community inhabiting River Nile and its branches at Qena governorate, Upper Egypt.. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 2021; 25(6): 445-466. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2021.213776

Seasonal variations in the abundance and diversity of zooplankton community inhabiting River Nile and its branches at Qena governorate, Upper Egypt.

Article 32, Volume 25, Issue 6, November and December 2021, Page 445-466  XML PDF (1.02 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejabf.2021.213776
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Wafaa A. Mohammad et al.
Abstract
In the present study, the diversity and seasonal variation of the freshwater zooplankton were studied throughout a period of one year (September 2020 to August 2021). Sampling collections were monthly carried out from fifteen sites representing 7 cities located north, and south to Qena city from the River Nile and its branches (26°9'18.22"N and a longitude of 32°42'57.64"E). Physiochemical factors of water of the different collecting sites were measured and analysed using One-way Analysis of variance (ANOVA), and 195056 individuals were collected. Shannon-Weiner diversity, Equitability and Margalef’s indices were used to determine zooplankton composition. The results revealed that there were 48 taxonomic units dominated by cladocerans (87%, 23 taxa) followed by copepods (11.74%, 12 taxa), rotifers (1.01%, 8 taxa), and ostracods (0.24%, 3 taxa). The most common species of Cladocera was Chydorus sphaericus representing 62.95 %; while the most common of Copepoda was Messocyclops ogunnus representing 34.71%. The most common species of Rotifera was Lecane lune representing 34.80 %; whereas, the most common of Ostracoda was Cypridopsis vidua representing 96.22 %. Both zooplankton communities and populations of Cladocera showed higher density during the rainy season. Investigation on the physiochemical parameters showed that pH, turbidity, and dissolved oxygen all recorded maximum values in the autumn season. Furthermore, both the total dissolved solids and conductivity recorded maximum values in the winter season. Total abundance of zooplankton showed a positive relationship with Taxa richness, Shannon-Weiner diversity, and Margalef’s index and Equitability. They showed their peaks during the winter season, while the evenness index increased in the dry season.
Keywords
Cladocera; Copepoda; Ostracoda; Rotifera; Composition; - Physicochemical measurements
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