Phytoplankton and environmental variables as a water quality indicator for the beaches at Matrouh, south-eastern Mediterranean Sea, Egypt: an assessment
This study was carried out to determine the water quality of the beaches at Matrouh, south-eastern Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, by studying environmental variables as well as phytoplankton abundance and community structure. Surface water samples were monitored from a series of beach sites over a period...
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| author | Samiha M. Gharib Zeinab M. El-Sherif Ahmed M. Abdel-Halim Ahmed A. Radwan |
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| description | This study was carried out to determine the water quality of the beaches at Matrouh, south-eastern Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, by studying environmental variables as well as phytoplankton abundance and community structure. Surface water samples were monitored from a series of beach sites over a period of five seasons during 2009-2010. A total of 203 phytoplankton species were identified from seven algal divisions. Seasonal differences in the quantitative and qualitative composition of the phytoplankton communities in the different sites were marked. Nutrient concentrations and phytoplankton abundances were found to be poorer than those of many other areas along Egyptian coast. The Shannon-Wiener Diversity Index classified Matrouh water as being between clean and moderately polluted, whereas the WQI demonstrated that it was between good and excellent. It can be concluded that the index based on WQI is currently more suitable than the phytoplankton species index for assessing the quality of the water of the Matrouh beaches. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b3fe8041eece45c683fefc24afb60bd62022-12-21T18:11:47ZengElsevierOceanologia0078-32342011-09-01533819836Phytoplankton and environmental variables as a water quality indicator for the beaches at Matrouh, south-eastern Mediterranean Sea, Egypt: an assessmentSamiha M. GharibZeinab M. El-SherifAhmed M. Abdel-HalimAhmed A. RadwanThis study was carried out to determine the water quality of the beaches at Matrouh, south-eastern Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, by studying environmental variables as well as phytoplankton abundance and community structure. Surface water samples were monitored from a series of beach sites over a period of five seasons during 2009-2010. A total of 203 phytoplankton species were identified from seven algal divisions. Seasonal differences in the quantitative and qualitative composition of the phytoplankton communities in the different sites were marked. Nutrient concentrations and phytoplankton abundances were found to be poorer than those of many other areas along Egyptian coast. The Shannon-Wiener Diversity Index classified Matrouh water as being between clean and moderately polluted, whereas the WQI demonstrated that it was between good and excellent. It can be concluded that the index based on WQI is currently more suitable than the phytoplankton species index for assessing the quality of the water of the Matrouh beaches.http://www.iopan.gda.pl/oceanologia/53_3.html#A9PhytoplanktonEnvironmental variablesDiversity indexWater qualityMatrouh beaches |
| spellingShingle | Samiha M. Gharib Zeinab M. El-Sherif Ahmed M. Abdel-Halim Ahmed A. Radwan Phytoplankton and environmental variables as a water quality indicator for the beaches at Matrouh, south-eastern Mediterranean Sea, Egypt: an assessment Oceanologia Phytoplankton Environmental variables Diversity index Water quality Matrouh beaches |
| title | Phytoplankton and environmental variables as a water quality indicator for the beaches at Matrouh, south-eastern Mediterranean Sea, Egypt: an assessment |
| title_full | Phytoplankton and environmental variables as a water quality indicator for the beaches at Matrouh, south-eastern Mediterranean Sea, Egypt: an assessment |
| title_fullStr | Phytoplankton and environmental variables as a water quality indicator for the beaches at Matrouh, south-eastern Mediterranean Sea, Egypt: an assessment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phytoplankton and environmental variables as a water quality indicator for the beaches at Matrouh, south-eastern Mediterranean Sea, Egypt: an assessment |
| title_short | Phytoplankton and environmental variables as a water quality indicator for the beaches at Matrouh, south-eastern Mediterranean Sea, Egypt: an assessment |
| title_sort | phytoplankton and environmental variables as a water quality indicator for the beaches at matrouh south eastern mediterranean sea egypt an assessment |
| topic | Phytoplankton Environmental variables Diversity index Water quality Matrouh beaches |
| url | http://www.iopan.gda.pl/oceanologia/53_3.html#A9 |
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