Struktur Komunitas Fitoplankton Di Perairan Kabupaten Kaur

Abstract

Phytoplankton is a type of plant plankton that acts as a primary producer and becomes a parameter of water quality. This study aims to analyze the structure of the phytoplankton community in the waters of the southern part of Kaur Regency. This research was conducted in December 2019 and October 2020. This research method was conducted using a survey method in data collection. The sampling location was determined purposively. The results of the phytoplankton community structure in the waters of the southern Kaur Regency, it was found that there were three classes of phytoplankton in 2019, namely Bacillariophyceae, Dinophyceae, and Cyanophyceae. In 2020, three classes of phytoplankton were also found, namely Bacillariophyceae, Chlorophyceae, and Cyanophyceae. The average abundance of phytoplankton in 2019 was 1045.41 ind / l, in 2020 the average abundance was 2560.15 ind / l. In 2019, the diversity of phytoplankton was categorized as moderate, uniformity was categorized as high, and dominance was categorized as low. In 2020, diversity, uniformity and dominance will be categorized as low. The phenomenon of thick foam that covers the research location in 2019 originates from the river estuary, which is the location of disposal waste from shrimp pond activities in Wayhawang Village, and at the research location a toxic phytoplankton was identified, namely Nitzchia sp. and Pseudo-nitzschia.