Cantonati M. 2005. Algae. In: F. Stoch (Ed.), Pools, ponds and marshes. Quaderni habitat 11: 28-37. English Edition: Italian Habitats. Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio. Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale. ISBN 88 88192... more
Cantonati M. 2005. Algae. In: F. Stoch (Ed.), Pools, ponds and marshes. Quaderni habitat 11: 28-37. English Edition: Italian Habitats. Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio. Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale. ISBN 88 88192 22 0
The attached algae have a big role in lotic ecosystems. This study conducted to explain the different quantity of the attached algae on different substrates. Two macrophytes were selected as a natural substrate (Certophyllum demersum and... more
The attached algae have a big role in lotic ecosystems. This study conducted to explain the different quantity of the attached algae on different substrates. Two macrophytes were selected as a natural substrate (Certophyllum demersum and Hydrilla verticillata) and artificial substrates and sampling taken monthly, from March 2013 to December 2013 from Tigris river within Al-Jadria campus of the University of Baghdad in the center of Baghdad city. Four biodiversity indices (Shannon-Weaver, richness, evenness and similarity) were calculated. The study showed a variation in the total number of attached algae on different substrates. The higher number of total algae was recorded on artificial substrates (26.68x10 4 individual/g WW) which represented as 44%. While the lowest number of benthic algae (8.76 x10 4 individual/g WW) was on H. verticllata and expressed as 23%. Also, different index values recorded on various substrates.
