Document Type : Research Paper
Abstract
The environment of the eastern Al-Hammar marsh in southern Iraq was assessed using the Integrated Biological Index (IBI), the period of sample collection was divided into before the salinity intrusion, which includes the period from January 2018 to July 2018 (first period) and the salinity intrusion which includes the period from August 2018 Until December 2018 (second period) The three selected stations' average values for the Integrated Biological Index (IBI)., Harir, Al-Salal, and Al-Barka were included under poor rating (<60). The average evidence in the first period for the three stations, respectively, reached 58.2, 55.9, and 56.9, and were included under poor assessment, while the average evidence in the second period was 54.8, 54.4, and 48.5 for the three stations, respectively, and were included under poor assessment as well.
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