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  • Publication
    Do reproductive modes and swimming ability influence occurrence of non-marine ostracod (crustacea) species among aquatic habitats?
    (Zoological Soc Japan, 2019-12-01) Kulkoyluoğlu, Okan; Akdemir, Derya; Yavuzatmaca, Mehmet; Celen, Ebru; Dere, Şükran; Dalkıran, Nurhayat; DERE, ŞÜKRAN; DALKIRAN, NURHAYAT; ABE-6749-2020; CNS-5761-2022
    To gain a better understanding of the effect of reproductive modes and swimming ability on ostracod distribution, we visited 111 randomly selected aquatic sites in Kirsehir province. A total of 35 ostracods were newly reported for the area. The number of species with and without swimming setae was not statistically different, but numbers of sexual species was significantly lower than parthenogenetics. Species without setae did not show a significant difference between sexual and parthenogenetic forms. Numbers of species with (out) setae were not significant among different elevational ranges. Distribution of parthenogenetic species was common in all 11 habitat types when sexual species were only found from three different types located from 690 to ca. 1400 m of elevational ranges. Numbers of parthenogenetic species with or without setae did not show a difference among the ranges, but sexual species without setae exhibited wider distributional ranges (690-1289 m) than species with swimming setae (690-1089 m). Species' co-occurrence revealed two positive, five negative, and 44 random pairs of co-occurrences. Wards cluster analyses portrayed three main clustering groups. While group I includes parthenogenetic and sexual species, group II covers mostly parthenogenetic species with and without setae. Group III consists of species without setae. CCA results displayed three environmental variables (water temperature, pH and elevation) effective on species distribution. Species distributed in all elevational ranges tend to show lower optimum and wider ecological tolerances. Parthenogenetic species with swimming setae and with relatively higher tolerance ranges were dominant over sexual species. The present results suggest that swimming mode has a greater effect on species distribution among the habitats than reproductive modes.
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    Effect of habitat type on algal species diversity and distribution at high altitudes
    (European Regional Centre Ecohydrology Polish Acad Sciences, 2021-02-15) Yavuzatmaca, Mehmet; Akdemir, Derya; Celen, Ebru; Dalkiran, Nurhayat; DALKIRAN, NURHAYAT; Kulkoyluoglu, Okan; Dere, Sukran; DERE, ŞÜKRAN; Karacaoglu, Didem; KARACAOĞLU, DİDEM; Akay, Enis; 0000-0002-1222-8809; 0000-0003-4712-5612; 0000-0002-0398-6763; 0000-0003-1253-3376; B-2635-2019; A-6441-2018
    To investigate how habitat type influences species diversity and distribution of algae, 115 sampling sites across eight different habitats (stream, spring, lake, pool, wetland, ditch, trough, hot-spring) were randomly sampled from Agri province, Turkey. A total of 392 algal taxa (gamma diversity) were identified, of which 212 taxa (54.08%) belonged to Bacillariophyta while the rest (180 taxa) belonged to seven other groups (Chlorophyta, Charophyta, Euglenophyta, Cyanobacteria, Miozoa, Ochrophyta, and Cryptophyta). 150 taxa were encountered only once. The highest alpha diversity was found in ditches (H' =4.57, 235 taxa) followed by streams (H' = 4.40, 238 taxa), and the lowest diversity was recovered in troughs (H' = 2.62, 42 taxa). Relatively high Whittaker's beta diversity (Bw = 19) indicated a low level of similarity among sampling sites suggesting that no common taxonomic group was solely effective enough to change dominancy level of any species among the habitats. The first two axes of Canonical Correspondence Analysis accounted for 58.1 % of the total variance in the occurrence of 152 algal taxa (all taxa recovered from more than three samples) and described gradients across four environmental variables (habitat type, pH, elevation and water temperature). Ditches significantly contribution to alpha and gamma diversity in the province although they have relatively small surface area and shallow water compared to other habitat types. High alpha diversity in ditches may be related to the positive effect of geographic and climatic factors in mountainous area. Future possibilities are discussed.
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    A new species within the genus bithynia (gastropoda: Bithyniidae) from northwestern Turkiye
    (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2023-10-20) Odabaşı, Deniz Anıl; Akay, Enis; Dalkıran, Nurhayat; DALKIRAN, NURHAYAT; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi/Biyoloji Bölümü.
    In Turkiye, the family Bithyniidae is represented by two genera: Bithynia (Leach, 1818) and Pseudobithynia (Gloer & Pesic, 2006). Recent studies have shown that Bithyniidae species have a broad distribution across southeastern Europe, including Greece, Montenegro, and Bulgaria. In Turkiye, a total of 14 species have been documented so far, with nine belonging to the genus Bithynia and five to Pseudobithynia. We found a new Bithynia species in Kocacay Stream, situated in the southern Marmara Region. This newly identified species has been compared with all known congeners from nearby ecosystems in Turkiye and neighbouring countries.
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    Environmental heterogeneity and salinity gradient impacted the alpha and beta diversities of diatom assemblages in a coastal delta wetland
    (Mdpi, 2023-10-01) Dalkıran, Nurhayat; DALKIRAN, NURHAYAT; Zünbülgil Ünsal, Burcu; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi/Biyoloji Bölümü.; 0000-0002-1222-8809
    The coastal deltas are ecologically diverse and complex ecosystems that can contain different habitat types. The effect of environmental heterogeneity on diatom beta diversity is a poorly understood research topic. Freshwater (floodplain forest, river) and brackish (three lagoons) water bodies in the study area construct distinct environmental heterogeneity at a small spatial scale. The connection of the lagoons with an inland sea caused a high salinity gradient. All water bodies in the wetland were determined as hypereutrophic. CCA, Cluster, ANOSIM, and SIMPER analysis clearly explained the distribution of diatom assemblages according to salinity gradient and environmental heterogeneity. The environmental heterogeneity resulted in the presence of freshwater, brackish, and marine diatom species in the studied wetland. Diatom assemblages generally consist of freshwater species with euryhaline character adapted to wide salinity gradients. We determined the rapid replacement and richness difference in diatom assemblages due to environmental heterogeneity and salinity gradient causes high overall alpha, beta, and gamma diversity. Unlike many other studies, the high beta diversity mainly consists of the richness difference rather than species replacement. The high overall beta diversity showed low similarity between the habitats, while high overall alpha diversity exposed high species diversity at the local scale in the study area.