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A comprehensive evaluation of the ecological status of Wadi Mariout ponds, Egypt.

Alaa I Khedr, Mohamed H Abdo, Radwan G Abd Ellah, Shaimaa M Ibrahim, Eman I Abdel-Aal, Howayda H Abd El-Hady, Nehad Khalifa, Heba E A Elsebaie, Amal A Othman, Salem G Salem and 1 more

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Alaa I KhedrNational Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed H AbdoNational Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Cairo, Egypt.
Radwan G Abd EllahNational Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Cairo, Egypt.
Shaimaa M IbrahimNational Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Cairo, Egypt.
Eman I Abdel-AalNational Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Cairo, Egypt.
Howayda H Abd El-HadyNational Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Cairo, Egypt.
Nehad KhalifaNational Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Cairo, Egypt.
Heba E A ElsebaieNational Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Cairo, Egypt.
Amal A OthmanNational Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Cairo, Egypt.
Salem G SalemNational Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed E GoherNational Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Cairo, Egypt. smgoher@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9377-2429

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The present study is the first pioneer study on the ecological status of the Wadi Mariout ponds in the southern part of the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt. The physicochemical variables referred to brackish water (salinity: 12.28-16‰). The WQI indicated a lower water quality status in the western basin than the eastern one. The average TSI values (64.61 and 63.52) refer to high ecological productivity and poor water quality. However, the Arithmetic Water Quality Index (Ar-WQI) indicates the excellent water quality of the eastern pond for aquatic life, while the water quality of the western pond varies from good to very poor. The predominant groups' species and low biodiversity indices of phytoplankton (1.29-2.2), zooplankton (1.23-1.93), and macroinvertebrates (0.45-1.85), as well as the biochemical composition of phytoplankton, reveal a high protein-carbohydrate ratio (> 11), indicating eutrophication conditions. Also, the biotic measurements show that the phytoplankton (70.7 × 10

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Environmental MonitoringPondsAnimalsBiodiversityEcosystemEgyptEutrophicationInvertebratesMediterranean SeaPhytoplanktonSalinityWater QualityZooplanktonBio-polymeric particulate organic carbonBiotic communityCarlson trophic state indexDiversity indexWadi MarioutWater quality index

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