Research Article
Impact of Environmental Factors on Phytoplankton Community Structure From Two Different River Estuaries, South Sumatra, Indonesia
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.3-11-2023.2347971, author={Rozirwan Rozirwan and Aulia Balkis and Nadila Nur Khotimah and Riris Aryawati and Fauziyah Fauziyah and Wike Ayu Eka Putri and Redho Yoga Nugroho}, title={Impact of Environmental Factors on Phytoplankton Community Structure From Two Different River Estuaries, South Sumatra, Indonesia}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 3rd Sriwijaya International Conference on Basic and Applied Sciences, SICBAS 2023, November 3, 2023, Palembang, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={SICBAS}, year={2024}, month={8}, keywords={banyuasin estuary community structure environmental factors musi estuary phytoplankton}, doi={10.4108/eai.3-11-2023.2347971} }- Rozirwan Rozirwan
Aulia Balkis
Nadila Nur Khotimah
Riris Aryawati
Fauziyah Fauziyah
Wike Ayu Eka Putri
Redho Yoga Nugroho
Year: 2024
Impact of Environmental Factors on Phytoplankton Community Structure From Two Different River Estuaries, South Sumatra, Indonesia
SICBAS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.3-11-2023.2347971
Abstract
Environmental factors can influence the community structure of phytoplankton in water. This study aimed to assess the abundance, diversity, uniformity, and dominance of phytoplankton from the Musi and Banyuasin river estuaries influenced by environmental factors. The study was conducted by collecting water quality data at 12 stations. Water samples were collected with a plankton net measuring 20 µm. Statistical analysis used an independent sample t-test and principal component analysis (PCA). Musi River Estuary has an abundance of 23–39 cells L-1, low diversity, high uniformity, and not dominance. Banyuasin River Estuary has an abundance of 27–441 cells L-1, low diversity, moderate uniformity, and dominance. Based on variance analysis, the two river estuaries have water quality and abundances that are not significantly different. The results of the PCA analysis indicated that salinity, pH, and phosphate were the main determinants of the causal relationship between phytoplankton abundance and water quality indicators in the Musi River Estuary. While the Banyuasin River Estuary by current speed and light intensity.