Seasonal Phytoplankton and Water Quality Data from Duhok Dam Lake, Iraq

Duhok Dam Lake in northern Iraq was sampled six times over nine months in 2021. Majd Muwafaq Yaqoob collected 36 samples from six stations across four seasons to analyze phytoplankton communities and physicochemical variables. The data assesses water quality and the use of phytoplankton as bioindicators of environmental stress.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal differentiation in biological and physicochemical variables based on the nine-month sampling period
• Evaluate spatial heterogeneity and pollution impacts based on data from six stations representing different pollution sources
• Assess the reliability of specific phytoplankton taxa as bioindicators based on the identified community structures
• Model the influence of natural geochemical conditions on phytoplankton assemblages based on sites impacted by sulfur springs

Strengths

• 36 samples collected over nine months in 2021, providing seasonal coverage
• Data from six sampling stations representing different pollution sources, enabling spatial analysis
• Multivariate analyses (PCA) and statistical testing (ANOSIM) were applied, suggesting a structured analytical approach

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The dataset is 681.4 KB, indicating a limited scope

Provenance

Source

Majd Muwafaq Yaqoob

Collection Method

Samples were collected six times over nine months in 2021 from six sampling stations.

Time Range

2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 05:44:15; freshness should be verified

Geography

Duhok Dam Lake, northern Iraq