Jurnal Online Mahasiswa (JOM) Bidang Perikanan dan Ilmu Kelautan
Vol 2, No 2 (2015): Wisuda Oktober Tahun 2015

Biomass (Biovolume) of Periphyton in the Salo River Kampar District Riau Province

Hosianna Sitorus (Unknown)
Asmika H. Simarmata (Unknown)
Madju Siagian (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Aug 2015

Abstract

Periphyton is a group of microorganism that grow in some natural substrates such as rock, wood, plants and aquatic animals. A research aims to understand the biomass of periphyton in the Salo river based on its biovolume has been carried out in April-May 2015. There were 3 stations namely the upstream (S1), midstream (S2), and downstream (S3) of the river. Samplings are conducted 4 times, once/ week. Results shown that the biomass of the periphyton in the S1 was 9.43 mg/cm2, S2 was 14.63 mg/cm2 and S3 was 51.32 mg/cm2. The abudance of periphyton in the all station Salo River is significantly different, there were S1 (9.43 mg/cm2), S2 (14.63 mg/cm2), and S3 (51.32 mg/cm2). Periphyton biomass in the Salo River in general was around 9.43 -51.32 mg/cm2.Keywords: Periphyton, biomass (biovolume), Water Quality, Salo River

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