The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of some physical and chemical parameters of water e. g. pH, temperature, electron conductivity (EC), Fe, silicate, orthophosphate, Nitrate on diversity and abundance of periphyton diatoms in a tributary of the Masooleh River (located 37o 22’ to 37o 23’ northern latitude and 49o17’- 49o19’ eastern longitude in Guilan Province, north of Iran...