Zooplankton Fauna and Seasonal Changes of Gelingüllü Dam Lake (Yozgat, Turkey)

Authors: MURAT KAYA, AHMET ALTINDAĞ

Abstract: Seasonal variation and density of the zooplankton fauna were studied in Gelingüllü Dam Lake from July 2004 to June 2005. Samples were collected from 4 different stations on a monthly basis with a plankton net, both horizontally and vertically. The zooplankton sample consisted of 92% Rotifera, 7% Cladocera, and 1% Copepoda, including 54, 9, and 2 taxa, respectively. Rotifera were the dominant group of zooplankton with respect to species numbers, count, and density (I/m^3).

Keywords: Zooplankton, Gelingüllü Dam Lake, seasonal distribution

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