CONCLUSIONS
The functional group approach constitutes a useful means of understanding phytoplankton
communities. Determining the trophic structure and pollution levels of aquatic environments in
aquatic systems is a means of determining the health of aquatic systems. The presence of pollution
indicated by freshwater and marine species with high chlorophyll-a concentrations shows that the
study area was eutrophic. Continued studies and monitoring of phytoplankton are needed in the
Kucukcekmece Basin.