Patterns in Phytoplankton Community Structure in the Beopsu Marsh, Haman-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea

doi:2008.23.3.219

Algae > Volume 23(3); 2008 > Article

Algae 2008;23(3): 219-230. doi: https://doi.org/10.4490/algae.2008.23.3.219

Mi-Kyung Kim^*

Marine Science Research Center, Environmental Research Institute, Yeungnam University, Gyongsan 712-749, Korea

*Corresponding Author

Email: mkkim@ynu.ac.kr

ABSTRACT

The structure of phytoplankton community was studied for one year round at 6 stations in the Beopsu Marsh, Haman-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea. One hundred seventy-eight taxa (69 taxa belonging to Chlorophyta, 55 taxa to Bacillariophyta, 33 taxa to Cyanophyta, 15 taxa to Euglenophyta, 2 taxa to Rhodophyta, 2 taxa to Dinophyta and 1 taxon to Xanthophyta) were observed. Phytoplankton bloom occurred at the staions 2, 3 and 4 where waters were polluted by sewage and treated water of purification plants from the vicinity. The species diversity index of phytoplankton was the lowest (0.66) in November at the station 3, which the station showed the most eutrophic water due to the diverse pollutants from surroundings of the marsh. For the whole seasons, Fragilaria sp. and Euglena sp. appeared in pollutant water at the station 3, while Cyclotella sp. and Pinnularia sp. inhabited in relatively clean water at the station 5. To reserve the natural treasure, the wetland should be more specially managed by a local governing institution.

Key words: Beopsu Marsh, Cyclotella, Euglena, Fragilaria, Pinnularia, phytoplankton community