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Journal of Global Pharma Technology
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Monitoring (Biodiversity) Aquatic Plants of Iraqi Marshland
Hadeel Radawi Al-Newani, Saba Hadi Benayed, Huda Farooq Zeki, Reyam
Naji Ajmi
Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Mustansiriyah Baghdad-Iraq.
Abstract
The study was conducted during December 2014 –December 2015 in ten mainly stations from Iraqi
marshlands since been recorded dominated types of aquatic plants in study sites .Results showed that
high intensity for aquatic plants all months was observed at a rate of 73 % Typha sp. , followed
Phragmitesaustralis impressive 65% then Ceratophyllumdermersum 33 % less abundant for being non-
indigenous , statistical results highest value to the standard appearance of species Mean±SD (0.999±
0.013 ) (0.480 ± 1). Evaluation of species of aquatic plants in marshes communities response to the
change of climate, focusing on the type it , submerged ,emergent and floating and depending on
differences and similarities with responses to factor , temperature , O2 , CO2 exposure, level rise water
and other expected environmental alterations with natural weather in the region .Advantages
environmental climate have an important influence on plant diversity of Iraqi marshes. Based on
environmental factors ten ecological regions with the specific plant which is located climate factors
interact to plant influence distribution and they play an important role in creating ecological
biodiversity of Iraq.
Keywords: Iraqi marsh, Bio monitoring, Distribution Aquatic plants.
Introduction
In aquatic plants used of biological response
to assess the changes in the environment
called Bio monitoring, Generally this change
on anthropogenic causes. Biomonitoring
programs have been qualitative, quantitative
and semi-quantitative [1] Based
biomonitoring of pollutants using the species
accumulation on the ability of some of the
plant has to a large amount of some
pollutants without apparent harmful effects.
Biomonitoring has different advantages it
can be performed in two ways based on type’s
samples, organism endemic native and
passive-active biomonitoring [2].it an
important role in the functioning of
ecosystems [3].
However, any change in economic and
ecological impacts would threaten this
ecosystem [4]. Growing aquatic plants in or
near water can be classified as floating
plants, emerging, submerged or emerged,
used aquatic plants to remove different
contaminants, including elements from water
bodies [3, 5]. There are many studies on the
subject of the marshes [5, 6, 7]. Biomass
depends on in surfaces rivers water and
geographical distribution of Mass plants by
biological diversity in changing distribution
[5, 8]. In quality aquatic marshes was
determined by the interaction of all the
physical, biological and chemical through
environmental monitoring , therefore use of
environmental directories can be defined it as
environmental characteristics which provide
quantitative information on the situation
environmental resources [9,10,11]. 104 total
species of aquatic and semi-aquatic plants
have been historically recorded in marshland
Iraq [12, 13].
The major marshes (Hawizeh, Hammer and
The Central Marsh) in southeast Iraq.
Hawizeh marsh is located to the east of the
Tigris River in Missan Governorate.
Depending on the time of the season,
Hawizeh marsh could cover about 3,000 km2.
Al-Hammar Marsh is situated almost
entirely south of the Euphrates, extending
from near Al-Nasiriyah in the west to the
outskirts of Basra on Shatt al-Arab in the
east. Al-Hammar Marshes are bordered by a
sand dune belt of the Southern Desert.
Estimates of this marsh area range from
2800 km2, extending to a total area of over
4500 km2 during periods of seasonal and