Use of Cluster Analyze and Smilarity of Algae in Eastern Black Sea Region Glacier Lakes (Turkey), Key Area: Artabel Lakes Natural Park

In this study which is the first attempt to systematically identify algae of eighteen freshwaterhigh mountain glacier lakes ecosystems were investigated. Samples were gathered from thelakes between August 2011 and October 2012. Secondly, some parameters of physical andchemical water quality (such as temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and electricityconductivity) were measured with the field and laboratory studies, so as to determine the waterqualities of lakes. In particular, pH has not exceeded 7.06 in all lakes throughout the year.Physical, chemical and biological data were examined with cluster analysis, in order tocategorize different characteristics of the lakes. According to data, 58 Bacillariophyta, 17Chlorophyta, 15 Cyanobacteria, 2 Euglenophyta, 2 Pyrrophyta, and 2 Cryptophyta specieswere classified in total with the planktonic and benthic samples from the investigation ofeighteen freshwater lakes.

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