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Distribution and Abundance of Phytoplankton Species with the Potential of Harmful Bloom in Southeast Coast of Iran
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Gilan Attaran-Fariman   , Salim Sharifian |
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Abstract: (8822 Views) |
| Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) frequency, intensity and geographical extension have been increasing
worldwide. The Southern coast of Iran is not different from the other coastal areas. The present study was
done to investigate distribution, intensity, and density of phytoplankton species with the potential to form
harmful algal bloom along the southeast coast of Iran. The water sampling was carried out every two
weeks from late April to late September 2009 in eight different locations. Totally, 54 phytoplankton
species identified and their cell density determined in each location. The results showed that among all
identified phytoplankton species, 22 species have the potential to form harmful bloom in the southeast
coast of Iran among which Cochlodinium polykrikoides was a bloom former species before southeast
monsoon in most locations. Its maximum density was 1.9×107 cell /L in late May 2009. Gymnodinium sp.
with maximum density 6×106 in late September was also a bloom former species after monsoon but more
distributed in eastern sites of Chabahar. |
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| Keywords: Bloom, Harmful algae, Gulf of Oman, Abundance, Dispersion. |
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Type of Study: Research/ Original/ Regular Article |
Received: 2014/10/18 | Revised: 2015/02/28 | Accepted: 2014/10/18 | ePublished: 2014/10/18
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