DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF ZOOPLANKTON IN THE RIVER NILE,EGYPT

Authors

NEHAD SAYED, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, El Qanater Elkairia, Egypt.
KHADIGA GABER, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, El Qanater Elkairia, Egypt.
FATEN ELFEKY, Faculty of Science, Girls Branch, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Corresponding Author

SAYED, NEHAD

Document Type

Original Article

Subject Areas

Botany, Microbiology and Zoology

Keywords

Zooplankton; River Nile;, EGYPT

Abstract

Zooplankton is known to form an important component of the biological communities in large rivers due to their high abundance and ability to cycle nutrients through the aquatic environment. Little is known about these communities in the River Nile, so the present study was designed on samplingZooplankton in the River Nile (main body) and its two branches, Rosetta and Damietta, along four seasons of the year 2009. During the investigation period, Rotifera represented the most dominant species recording 54% followed by Protozoa, Cladocera, Copepoda, and Meroplankton with ratios of 17%, 15%, 9%, and 6% respectively. There were marked seasonal differences between individual species in the main body of the river and its two branches.

How to Cite This Article

SAYED, NEHAD; GABER, KHADIGA; and ELFEKY, FATEN (2012) "DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF ZOOPLANKTON IN THE RIVER NILE,EGYPT," Al-Azhar Bulletin of Science: Vol. 23: Iss. 2, Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/absb.2012.7213