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Ecology and Diversity of Freshwater Zooplankton in Laghouat Province (Algeria) and their Relationship with Environmental Factors

Ecology and Diversity of Freshwater Zooplankton in Laghouat Province (Algeria) and their Relationship with Environmental Factors

Houria Bouazzara1,2,*, Rachid Chaibi 1,2, Farouk Benaceur 1,2,3, Amira Nouioua4 and Laura Bruno 5

1Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Amar Telidji, 03000 Laghouat, Algeria
2Laboratory of Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Amar Thelidji University, Laghouat, 03000, Algeria
3Research Unit of Medicinal Plants, Laghouat 03000, National Center of Biotechnology Research, Constantine 25000, Algeria
4 Department of English, Faculty of Letters and languages, University of Amar Telidji, 03000 Laghouat, Algeria
5LBA-Laboratory of Biology of Algae, Department of Biology, University of Rome, Tor Vergata via Cracovia 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
 
* Corresponding author: h.bouazzara@lagh-univ.dz 

Fig. 1.

Temporal variation in hydrological variables in Wadi M’zi River during the study period (Bar Standard Deviation).

Fig. 2.

Percentages of the species comprising different zooplankton groups relative to the total number of zooplanktons.

Fig. 3.

Variation in the relative density of different zooplankton taxa and total zooplankton density during sampling periods.

Fig. 4.

Distribution of zooplankton density at four studied lakes.

Fig. 5.

The diversity index of zooplankton taxa in floodplain lakes collected in different stations.

Fig. 6.

CCA ordination triplot showing the zooplankton–environment relationships in the Wadi M’zi River and its adjacent areas.

Fig. 5.

The diversity index of zooplankton taxa in floodplain lakes collected in different stations.

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

April

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56, Iss. 2, pp. 503-1000

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