Impact of Common Carp cage culture on the community structure of zooplanktons in the Golestan reservoir

Document Type : Ecology

Authors

1 Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Gonbad-e Qabus, Gonbad-e Qabus, Iran

2 Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran

Abstract

Fish cage culture is a new surrounding aquaculture system. However, waste and different pollutions may alter the community structure of zooplankton in water column by physicochemical exchanges. This study was designed to monitor the impact of Common Carp cage culture on the zooplankton community structure in Golestan reservoir. In order to study the physicochemical factors of water and zooplankton population, sampling was done in two seasons of spring and summer at six stations; 5 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 1000 m and 2000m from cage. The results showed that the Common Carp cage culture did not have a significant difference on the physicochemical parameters and zooplankton abundance between seasons and stations. The most of the factors are affected by the season. In this study 10 genus of zooplankton were observed. One species from Cyrtophoridae, 2 species from Hymenostomatida, one species from Oligotrichida, 2 species from Diplostraca were identified. The other orders including Cyclopoida، Calanoida، Arcellinida and Ploima had one species each one. Cyclops has the highest abundance in spring (64%) and summer (21%) seasons. The biodiversity indices of zooplankton were lower in spring than summer. The CCA tests showed that the DO factor in the spring and NH3 in summer had a negative relationship to abundance of zooplankton. It seems the Common Carp cage culture in Golestan reservoir has no significant effect on the water quality and Structure of zooplankton population as well as the changes observed in the zooplankton structure was related to seasonal variations.

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