Species composition and seasonal variations, of the Gastropoda in Upper Sakarya River System (Turkey) in relation to water quality

Cabuk Y., Arslan N., YILMAZ V.

ACTA HYDROCHIMICA ET HYDROBIOLOGICA, vol.32, no.6, pp.393-400, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/aheh.200300544
  • Journal Name: ACTA HYDROCHIMICA ET HYDROBIOLOGICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.393-400
  • Keywords: pollution, nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, oxygen, pH, Turkey, ENVIRONMENTAL-FACTORS
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Species composition, abundance, and seasonal distribution of the Gastropoda fauna and the physical and chemical variables of Upper Sakarya River System have been investigated between October 1998 and August 1999. Gastropod fauna in the Upper Sakarya River System was represented by 9 species of Prosobranchia and 7 species of Pulmonata. Diversity, dominance, and abundance of the Gastropoda species were recorded seasonally. The abundance of some of the 16 species was correlated positively with temperature, dissolved oxygen and negatively or positively with pH and nitrate. It was observed that Gyraulus albus (Muller, 1774), Physa acuta Draparnaud, 1805, Valvata pulchella Studer, 1820, and Oxyloma elegans (Risso, 1826) can tolerate a high level of NO3--N while V. piscinalis (Muller, 1774) spread out in unpolluted water.