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  • Article Code : FIRAT-AKADEMI-9247-5493
  • Article Type : Araştırma Makalesi
  • Publication Number : 5A0168
  • Page Number : 86-103
  • Doi : 10.12739/NWSA.2022.17.3.5A0168
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  • Year : 2022
  • Volume : 17
  • Issue : 3
  • Number of Articles Published : 5
  • Published Date : 1.07.2022

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Ecological Life Sciences

Serial Number : 5A
ISSN No. : 1308-7258
Release Interval (in a Year) : 4 Issues

Erhan MUTLU1 , Barış Akçalı2

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SEASONAL MACRO-FLORAL DISTRIBUTION ON SOFT BOTTOMS IN A GULF OF A METROPOLITAN PROVIDENCE, İZMIR, AEGEAN SEA

Erhan MUTLU1 , Barış Akçalı2

Macro seaweeds were collected seasonally with a beam trawl from seven fixed stations in infralittoral of Gulf of Izmir to study spatiotemporal distribution of macrobenthic flora and their ecology during 2009-2010 years. A total of 6 floral species were found during the study. They were composed of an endemic marine phanerogam, Posidonia oceanica, and 5 seaweeds. The marine plants were distributed almost separately in different sectors of the gulf. Maximum average biomass was estimated for Codium bursa, followed by Ulva lactuca, Codium vermilara and dead leaves of Posidonia oceanica. Codium vermilara was found only in the inner gulf (sector), three algal seaweeds were found in the middle gulf, and Codium bursa and Posidonia oceanica in the outer gulf. A significant factor was the sector because each sector had different segmentation of the bottom depths. There was no seasonal difference even though each species contributed to the total biomass in different season. Flora assemblages were oriented with sectors of the gulf, which explained with two components. The first component was as follows: near-bottom water density followed by sea surface density was then correlated with the macrophyte biomass. Temperature of sea surface and near-bottom waters was negatively correlated with flora assemblages formed. The second component was followed by that pH of sea surface and near-bottom waters negatively correlated with the macro-seaweed communities which was positively and slightly correlated with seafloor depth and dissolved oxygen of near-bottom waters.

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Macrobenthic Flora, Spatiotemporal Distribution, Ecology, Aegean Sea, İzmir Gulf,

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Erhan MUTLU (1) (Corresponding Author)
Akdeniz University, Fisheries Faculty
emutlu@akdeniz.edu.tr | 0000-0002-6825-3587

Barış Akçalı (2)

baris.akcali@deu.edu.tr | 0000-0002-7341-0196

Supporting Institution

 : TUBITAK

Project Number

 : SINHA 107G066

Thanks

 : The present study was carried out to estimate qualification and quantification of the benthic macrophytes conducted by me as task manager within framework of a project [INJ]grant no: SINHA 107G066[INJ] funded by TUBITAK. We thank Erdem Sayın for providing the study with water physical parameters obtained with the CTD.
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