TY - JOUR ID - TI - Rotifers community structure and abundance along Shatt Al-Arab River from Garmmat Ali to Al- Fao, Southern Iraq تركيب مجتمع الدولابيات وكثافتها على امتداد نهر شط العرب من كرمة علي الى الفاو، جنوب العراق AU - A. H. Ghazi and M. H. Ali عبد الحسين حاتم غازي و مالك حسن علي PY - 2012 VL - 7 IS - 2 SP - 150 EP - 161 JO - Marsh Bulletin مجلة الاهوار SN - 18169848 29579678 AB - The Rotifers community along Shatt Al-Arab River was investigated during four seasons of 2006. 49 species belonging to 27 genera recorded. The genus Brachiouns the highest number of species (7) following by Monostyla and Trichocerca 4 each constituted and Keratella (3) species..In general Brachionuscalyciflorusand Keraktella valga weremost frequent and dominant species. Within the five investigated sites, Al- Karoon station was characterized by highest rotifers density(369 ind./l) and Abu Al-Khaseeb station showed the less density ( 230 ind. / l ). However, summer was the period of highest densities. Diversity Indices for the five studied stations were calculated, the value ranged between 1.43 – 1.61 for Shannon – Weaverindex, 6.29 – 8.47 for richness index, and between 0.51 – 0.55 for uniformity index

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