A comparison of the zooplankton of Lake Kainji and of the Rivers Niger and Swashi |
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Authors: | N V Clarke |
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Institution: | (1) School of Biological Sciences, Oklahoma State University, 74074 Stillwater;(2) Department of Biological Sciences, Cameron University, 73501 Lawton, OK;(3) TECHRAD, Inc., 4619 North Santa Fe, 73118 Oklahoma City, OK |
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Abstract: | Seventy-nine taxa of periphyton were collected on Plexiglas plates at seven stations in the three streams between March, 1975, and February, 1976. More taxa and lower densities were generally observed at the upstream stations in the creeks than at the downstream stations resulting in greater species diversity values at the upstream stations. Species diversity was generally lower in the river than in the creeks, reflecting the lower numbers of taxa and the presence of several abundant species. Species diversity did not reflect extremes in physiochemical conditions. Although several different species were abundant in the streams during the present study, the most commonly occurring dominants were Gomphonema olivaceum and species belonging to the genera Navicula and Nitzschia. No consistent trend was observed in ash-free weight; however, the concentration of chlorophyll a was generally greater at the downstream stations in the creeks than at the upstream stations. |
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Keywords: | periphyton diversity biomass chlorophyll a |
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