Abstract
Phytoplankton standing crop and diversity cycle in both Umum Drain and Mex Bay were studied and discussed in relation to the most effective environmental physico-chemical parameters. The bay is affected by huge amounts of brackish waste water discharged from Umum Drain rich in nutrient salts which create dense algal growth. A total number of 162 phytoplankton taxa were recorded and characterised by different ecological affinities. Few species were responsible of the main bulk of the community, namely; Cyclotella meneghiniana, Nitzschia microcephalat Euglene caudate and Kirchneriella hmaris in Umum Drain and Skeletonema costatum, Cyclotella meneghiniana, Asterionellajaponica and Prorocentrum micans in Mex Bay.
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