[ Assemblages des Algues Epibenthiques des cours d'eau du Parc National de Kahuzi-Biega (Est de la DR Congo) ]
Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2015, Pages 432–442
Jean-Marie Bahati Wihoreye1, Dieudonné BISIMWA KAYEYE2, Baguma Mubalama Pascal3, Lutwamuzire Chibikwa Désy4, Ndakala Mukungilwa Paul5, and Bisimwa Mubwebwe Arthur6
1 Département de Biologie-Chimie, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique d'Idjwi (ISP-Idjwi), DR Congo
2 Département de Biologie-Chimie, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique d'Idjwi (ISP/IDJWI), Idjwi, Sud-Kivu, RD Congo
3 Chemistry and Metallurgy applied Department, Section of Chemistry engineering and Environnment, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Appliquées (ISTA-Bukavu), DR Congo
4 Agronomy Department, Section of General Agronomy, Institut Supérieur d'Etudes Agro-Vétérinaires (ISEAV-Walungu), DR Congo
5 Limnology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles de Lwiro (CRSN-Lwiro), D.S. Bukavu, DR Congo
6 Limnology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles de Lwiro (CRSN-Lwiro), D.S. Bukavu, DR Congo
Original language: French
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This paper is a report on epibenthic algae identified in water samples recovered from Kahuzi-Biega National Park streams. The samples were collected during dry season (July-August 2007) from 10 streams. Altogether, some 170 species with 9,872 individuals have been identified, belonging to 6 algal groups containing 61 genera. Bacillariophyceae with 3,550 individuals (61 species, 20 genera) formed the most abundant group followed by Cyanophyceae with 2,551 individuals (47 species, 12 genera) and Chlorophyceae with 1,685 individuals (30 species, 15 genera). This algal community is very diversified and balanced (Shannon-Weiner index varied between 4.44-4.67, Species Diversity between 15.81-13.31 and Equitability between 0.97-0.99). The higher number of species (114 species, 55 genera) was recorded at station MV and the lesser number (91 species, 51 genera) at station MG.
Author Keywords: Benthic algae, Species richness, Composition, Kahuzi-Biega National Park, DR Congo.
Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2015, Pages 432–442
Jean-Marie Bahati Wihoreye1, Dieudonné BISIMWA KAYEYE2, Baguma Mubalama Pascal3, Lutwamuzire Chibikwa Désy4, Ndakala Mukungilwa Paul5, and Bisimwa Mubwebwe Arthur6
1 Département de Biologie-Chimie, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique d'Idjwi (ISP-Idjwi), DR Congo
2 Département de Biologie-Chimie, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique d'Idjwi (ISP/IDJWI), Idjwi, Sud-Kivu, RD Congo
3 Chemistry and Metallurgy applied Department, Section of Chemistry engineering and Environnment, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Appliquées (ISTA-Bukavu), DR Congo
4 Agronomy Department, Section of General Agronomy, Institut Supérieur d'Etudes Agro-Vétérinaires (ISEAV-Walungu), DR Congo
5 Limnology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles de Lwiro (CRSN-Lwiro), D.S. Bukavu, DR Congo
6 Limnology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles de Lwiro (CRSN-Lwiro), D.S. Bukavu, DR Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This paper is a report on epibenthic algae identified in water samples recovered from Kahuzi-Biega National Park streams. The samples were collected during dry season (July-August 2007) from 10 streams. Altogether, some 170 species with 9,872 individuals have been identified, belonging to 6 algal groups containing 61 genera. Bacillariophyceae with 3,550 individuals (61 species, 20 genera) formed the most abundant group followed by Cyanophyceae with 2,551 individuals (47 species, 12 genera) and Chlorophyceae with 1,685 individuals (30 species, 15 genera). This algal community is very diversified and balanced (Shannon-Weiner index varied between 4.44-4.67, Species Diversity between 15.81-13.31 and Equitability between 0.97-0.99). The higher number of species (114 species, 55 genera) was recorded at station MV and the lesser number (91 species, 51 genera) at station MG.
Author Keywords: Benthic algae, Species richness, Composition, Kahuzi-Biega National Park, DR Congo.
Abstract: (french)
Cet article un rapport sur les algues épibenthiques identifiées des échantillons d'eau des cours d'eau du Parc National de Kahuzi-Biega. Les échantillons ont été prélevés pendant la saison sèche (Juillet-Août 2007) à partir de 10 cours d'eau. Au total, quelque 170 espèces avec 9.872 individus ont été identifiées, appartenant à 6 groupes d'algues renfermant 61 genres. Les Bacillariophycées avec 3.550 individus (61 espèces, 20 genres) ont formés le groupe le plus abondant suivis par les Cyanophycées avec 2.551 individus (47 espèces, 12 genres) et le Chlorophycées avec 1.685 individus (30 espèces, 15 genres). Cette communauté d'algues est très diversifié et équilibré (indice de Shannon-Weiner a varié entre 4,44 à 4,67, la diversité des espèces entre 15,81 à 13,31 et l'équitabilité entre 0,97-0,99). Le nombre le plus élevé d'espèces (114 espèces, 55 genres) a été enregistré à la station MV et le plus petit nombre (91 espèces, 51 genres) à la station MG.
Author Keywords: Algue benthique, Richesse Spécifique, Composition, Parc National de Kahuzi-Biega, RD Congo.
How to Cite this Article
Jean-Marie Bahati Wihoreye, Dieudonné BISIMWA KAYEYE, Baguma Mubalama Pascal, Lutwamuzire Chibikwa Désy, Ndakala Mukungilwa Paul, and Bisimwa Mubwebwe Arthur, “Epibenthic Algal Assemblages of Kahuzi-Biega National Park Streams (East of DR Congo),” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 432–442, June 2015.
