Jurnal Biologi Tropis
Vol. 22 No. 4 (2022): October - December

The Abundance and Diversity of Plankton in the Waters of the Tasilaha Lagoon Helpano Village, South Banawa, Donggala Regency

Moh. Sabran (Universitas Tadulako)
Syech Zainal (Universitas Tadulako)
Aan Febriawan (Universitas Tadulako)



Article Info

Publish Date
09 Nov 2022

Abstract

Plankton are organisms (animals and plants) that live floating or floating in the water column, their movement is influenced by currents. The role of plankton is very important in aquatic ecosystems, especially phytoplankton which are primary producers. This research is a quantitative descriptive study using purposive sampling method with a field and laboratory survey approach. The purpose of the study was to describe the abundance and diversity of plankton in the waters of the Tasilaha Lagoon. This research was conducted in June – July 2022. The results of the study were 31 types of plankton consisting of 17 types of phytoplankton and 14 types of zooplankton. The abundance of phytoplankton species obtained ranged from 366–5,597 cells/liter and zooplankton 623–5,515 individuals/liter. The value of the phytoplankton diversity index was 2.44–2.55 and the zooplankton ranged from 2.19–2.31.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JBT

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Immunology & microbiology

Description

Jurnal Biologi Tropis (ISSN Cetak 1411-9587 dan ISSN Online 2549-7863) diterbitkan mulai tahun 2000 dengan frekuensi 2 kali setahun oleh Program Studi Pendidikan Biologi PMIPA FKIP Universitas Mataram, berisi hasil penelitian dan ulasan Ilmiah dalam bidang Biologi ...