The Diyatoms of Sakarya River

THE DIATOMS OF SAKARYA RÎVER (M. Sc. Thesis) Tahir ATICI GAZÎ UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY September - 1994 ABSTRACT The Diatoms of Sakarya River were observed in the samples that were collected from different habitats (Epipelic, Epiphytic, Epilitic and plankton) in the research stations between the dates of April 1993 and August 1994. A total of 103 species were detected. They belonged to the following Genera; 15 from Navicula. 13 from Nitzschia, 8 from Gomphonema. 8 from Cvmbella, 6 from Pinnularia and 6 from Synedra species belonged to these Genera were 54.3 % of the total. Althought some species were observed in Epipelic, Epiphytic, and Epilitic habitats in generally, they were detected to be different in amount. - 1i -