Study Distribution of Azolla Filiculoides Lam Firstly Recorded in Al-Hawizeh Marsh of Maysan Province, Southern Iraq
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Keywords: Azolla , Vegetation cover , Biomass, Al-Hawizeh marsh , IraqAbstract
From December 2017 to November 2018, the community of Azolla filiculoides and its relationships with environmental variables were investigated at four sites in Al-Hawizeh Marsh, southern Iraq. The percentage of vegetation cover and biomass for A. filiculoides has also been calculated in the current study. Water temperature, mean and standard deviation for dissolved oxygen, Electrical conductivity, Nitrate and phosphate values were varied among the study sites. The vegetation cover percentage of A. filiculoides was detected monthly and seasonally. Highest value identified in August; lowest value showed in January. The maximum seasonal value of A. filiculoides revealed during the summer, minimum value done during the winter. Additionally seasonally biomass of A.filiculoides was estimated where lowest value done in Winter and highest value gets in the Summer. The mean and standard deviation of biomass showed the highest value during summer, the lowest value recorded during winter. There was a positive correlation (P˃0.05) between high temperatures and plant density in the water, especially during summer, while it is less correlation in winter.
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