Algal Flora of Gerze (Sinop/Turkey) Coastline

Abstract

In this research, algal composition of Blacksea in Gerze Coastline was studied and a total of 53 taxa were identified. Heterokontophyta was the dominant group in algal flora with 75.44 %, followed by Chlorophyta 11.32 %, Cyanobacteria 7.54 %, Charophyta, Dinophyta and Rhodophyta with 1.88 %, respectively.  At the algal flora, Navicula cincta, Nitzschia palea and Phormidium tenue were the most dominant species. Navicula was represented by the most number of taxa species in Gerze Coastline. According to chemical and physical analysis, sea water was slightly alkaline and mesohaline.

Keywords

• Biological diversity,Black sea

Gerze (Sinop/Türkiye) Kıyı Şeridi Alg Florası

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Sinop-Gerze kıyı şeridi alg kompozisyonu çalışıldı ve 53 takson tanımlandı. Algal flora kompozisyonunda % 75,44 Heterokontophyta dominant grup olarak bulunurken onu sırasıyla Chlorophyta %11.32, Cyanobacteria %7.54, Charophyta, Dinophyta ve Rhodophyta % 1.88 olarak izlemiştir. Algal florada,   Navicula cincta, Nitzschia palea ve Phormidium tenue en dominant türler olup, Gerze kıyı şeridinde Navicula en çok türle temsil edilen takson olmuştur. Fiziksel ve kimyasal analizlere göre deniz suyunun hafif alkali ve mezohalin özellikte olduğu anlaşılmıştır.

Keywords

• Sinop (Gerze) Kıyı Şeridi,Karadeniz

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