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Hindi Research Article, Expert Opin Environ Biol Vol: 4 Issue: 2
How a New Locality of Algal Community in the Negev Desert, Israel was Formed
| Barinova S1* and Romanov R2 | |
| 1Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, 199 Aba Khoushy Ave, Mount Carmel, 3498838, Haifa, Israel | |
| 2Central Siberian Botanical Garden of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Zolotodolinskaja Str, 101, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia | |
| Corresponding author : Sophia Barinova Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, 199 Aba Khoushy Ave, Mount Carmel, 3498838, Haifa, Israel Tel: +97248249697 E-mail: barinova@research.haifa.ac.il |
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| Received: January 03, 2015 Accepted: March 28, 2015 Published: April 02, 2015 | |
| Citation: Barinova S, Romanov R (2015) How a New Locality of Algal Community in the Negev Desert, Israel was Formed. Expert Opin Environ Biol 4:2 doi:10.4172/2325-9655.1000116 |
Abstract
How a New Locality of Algal Community in the Negev Desert, Israel was Formed
This is the first study of new locality the Neot Zmadar with charophyte algae in the Negev Desert, Israel revealing the algal diversity and providing an ecological assessment of the habitat by bio-indication methods. Altogether thirty four species of algae were found including macro-algae Chara vulgaris L. in massive growth. Bio-indication and chemical variables characterize the charophyte site environment as oligotrophic to mesotrophic with prevailing of benthic type of organisms of autotrophic type of nutrition, mostly attached of substrate and preferring slow streaming water of temperate temperature, low salinity, low alkalinity, and low to middle organic pollution, the water quality Class II-III. The algal community and water quality show the organic and other contaminants increasing from the upper Pool 2 to lower Pool 3. The charophyte community is one of a few in the Negev with roundyear development, and the population is relatively old, since 1989. We found species-specific features of Chara vulgaris to be well developed under high insolation. The Neot Zmadar stream system is recommended for monitoring of charophyte community in unique anthropogenic aquatic object under increasing insolation impact, with Chara vulgaris as climatic indicator of resistance to sunlight intensity.
