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The diatoms of Asartepe Dam Lake (Ankara), with environmental and some physicochemical properties

Tahir ATICI1, Olcay OBALI2
1Gazi University, Gazi Education Faculty, Department of Biology, 06500 Beţevler, Ankara - TURKEY
2Ankara University, Science Faculty, Department of Biology, 06500 Tandođan, Ankara - TURKEY

Abstract: The shoreline benthic diatoms of Asartepe Dam Lake were identified from different habitats (epipelic, epiphytic, and epilithic) at 7 sampling stations between April 2003 and June 2004. In the investigation, a total of 93 taxa were identified. Of those, Cymbella affinis Kütz., Navicula radiosa Kütz., Ulnaria ulna (Nitzsch) Compčre, Pinnularia borealis Ehrenb., Amphora ovalis (Kütz.) Kütz., Cyclotella ocellata Pant. and Nitzschia dissipata (Kütz.) Grunow were observed and abundant at all stations. Some physical and chemical water quality parameters were measured and correlated with biological parameters.

Key words: Asartepe Dam Lake, algae, diatoms, biological parameters

Turk. J. Bot., 34, (2010), 541-548.
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