Zooplankton Composition and Abundance in Lake Eğrigöl, a High Mountain Lake (Gündoğmuş, Antalya)

Authors

CEM AYGEN
DİDEM ÖZDEMİR MİS
M. RUŞEN USTAOĞLU
SÜLEYMAN BALIK

DOI

10.3906/zoo-0805-11

Abstract

Field studies were conducted in July and August 2000, and in June and September 2001 in order to determine the zooplankton composition and abundance of Lake Eğrigöl, a high mountain lake located 2060 m a.s.l. in the middle Taurus Mountain Range. In total, 41 species were found, including 30 Rotifera, 8 Cladocera, and 3 Copepoda. Based on the number of species and their abundance (individuals m^{-3}), rotifers were the dominant group (49.75%-90.92%), followed by Cladocera (6.54%-27.52%), and Copepoda (2.54%-22.72%). All taxa were first records for the lake.

Keywords

High mountain lakes, zooplankton, composition, abundance, biodiversity

First Page

83

Last Page

88

Recommended Citation

AYGEN, CEM; MİS, DİDEM ÖZDEMİR; USTAOĞLU, M. RUŞEN; and BALIK, SÜLEYMAN (2009) "Zooplankton Composition and Abundance in Lake Eğrigöl, a High Mountain Lake (Gündoğmuş, Antalya)," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 33: No. 1, Article 11. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-0805-11
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol33/iss1/11