TY  - JOUR
T1  - Zooplankton Composition and Distribution in Vegetated and Unvegetated Area of Three Reservoirs in Hatay, Turkey
AU - , Ahmet Bozkurt AU - , Suleyman Ertugrul Guven 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 8
IS  - 5
SP  - 984
EP  - 994
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2009.984.994
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2009.984.994
KW  - Zooplankton
KW  -rotifer
KW  -cladocer
KW  -copepod
KW  -distribution
KW  -macrophyte
AB  - The effects of vegetation on the spatial distribution and abundance of freshwater zooplankton and richness in species were studied in 3 reservoirs; Lake Golbasi (36&deg;30'17"N 36&deg;29'35"E), Lake Golkent (36&deg;53'54"N 36&deg; 05' 21"E) and Kampus Reservoir (36&deg; 19' 46" N 36&deg; 11' 65" E) in Northeastern Mediterranean Region (Hatay). The abundance of certain species, for example <I>Euchlanis dilatata</I> Ehrenberg, 1832, <I>Lecane closterocerca</I> (Schmarda, 1859) and <I>L. lunaris</I> (Ehrenberg, 1832) differed significantly between macrophyte species. Other planktonic forms such as <I>Ascomorpha saltans</I> Bartsch, 1870, <I>Keratella cochlearis</I> (Gosse, 1851) and <I>Synchaeta oblonga</I> Ehrenberg, 1832, however, showed no significant preference for macrophyte species. A significant correlation were found between zooplankton and water quality parameters in vegetated and unvegetated areas with few exceptions and it was found that zooplankton species did not prefer any macrophyt species for living. The species richness of Rotifera, Cladocera and Copepoda were higher in the vegetated areas than in unvegetated areas of the reservoirs as well abundance of them, especially copepod and cladocer species.
ER  -