The vertical distribution of zooplankton in stratified mesotrophic Lake Arakhley (Eastern Transbaikalia)

Authors

  • Itigilova, M. Ts. 1
    • 1 Institute of Natural Resources, Ecology and Cryology Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy Sciences, Nedorezov Str., 16-a, 672014 Chita, Russia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31951/2658-3518-2019-A-2-205

Keywords:

zooplankton, species composition, vertical distribution, temperature, Lake Arakhley, East Transbaikalia

Abstract

We have studied the vertical distribution of zooplankton of a stratified mesotrophic lake. Thus, in August 2011 and 2013, copepods dominated the composition of the zooplankton of the mesotrophic Lake Arakhley and had a density maximum either in the upper euphotic layer or in the area of the metalimnion, with a gradual decrease in the lower layers of water. By 2013, the zooplankton community changed and mainly consisted of cladocerans, and they both dominated in numbers.

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2019-05-21

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2019: № 2

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