Preliminary aspects concerning phytoplankton structure in the Balta Mare – Carja 1 fish farm

  • Maria Fetecău Dunarea de Jos” of University, Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, Galati
  • Adina Popescu Dunarea de Jos” of University, Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, Galati
  • Isabelle Metaxa Dunarea de Jos” of University, Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, Galati
  • Aida Vasile Dunarea de Jos” of University, Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, Galati
Keywords: phytoplankton, species, density, abundance, ecosystem

Abstract

The present paper presents information on the structure and the dynamics of the water ecosystem’s phytoplankton of the Carja 1 fish farm - Vaslui County, carps and Asian cyprinids are grown as
common fish. To establish the structure and the dynamics of the phytoplankton, two samples from 6 stations were taken in the spring and in the autumn, using of a Garmin GPS 7- type navigation system. When analysing the number of individuals and the algae species present in the phytoplankton’s structure, one can notice the low development level of the vegetable plankton. From the quantity point of view, one can notice the numerical abundance of the clorophyceae in all the analysed samples. The dominant species were: Scenedesmus acuminatus, Scenedesmus quadricauda,
Tetrastrum staurogenieforme. The small number of species and algae specimens determined in the phytoplankton’s structure emphasizes the reduced level of trophicity and biodiversity of the analysed ecosystem.

Published
2010-06-15
Section
ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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