Investigation of the net phytoplankton composition of Kemer Impoundment (Aydin)

In this study that we performed in the Kemer Dam Lake (Aydin), we intent to display the composition of phytoplankton and its seasonal alternation and physcal, chemical and biological feature of the lake that have been not investigated before. For this purpose, we took water and phytoplankton samples from 4 different stations between December 2004 and November 2005. As a result of this study, 77 taxa of phytoplankton have been identified in Kemer Dam Lake. 77 taxa of phytoplankton that we identified belong to Chlorophyta (33), Bacillariophyta (22), Cyanophyta (10), Euglenophyta (7), Dinophyta (4), Chrysophyta (1). Pediastrum simplex var. duodenarium that belong to Chlorophyta, is the dominant taxon along the study. In autumn, a significiant increase have conditioned in the number of phytoplankton taxa and its density. Pediastrum simplex var. duodenarium made the water green by exceeding increase especially in September and October.