@article{MAKHILLJAVA2010942066,
    title = {Composition and Abundance of Zooplankton in a Natural Aquarium, >Lake Balikligol (Sanliurfa, Turkey) and New Records},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {9},
    number = {4},
    pages = {681-687},
    year = {2010},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2010.681.687},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2010.681.687},
    author = {Erdogan and},
    keywords = {Sanliurfa,balikligol,copepoda,cladocera,Rotifera,Turkey},
    abstract = {Balikligol Lake also known as the holy Halil-&uuml;r Rahman Lake is an important tourism centre in Turkey. Since its waters and fish are considered to be holy, the shallow lake has a dense fish population and can be considered a unique natural aquarium. In this natural aquarium, seasonal changes in the zooplankton community structure were evaluated in terms of species composition and abundance for the first time and a total of 34 taxa were identified, 29 of them belonging to Rotifera, 3 Cladocera and 2 Copepoda. Two of these rotifers <I>Lecane thienemanni </I>(Hauer, 1938) and <I>Notommata glyfura </I>Wulfert, 1935 are new records for Turkey. In addition, <I>L. thienemanni </I>is new for Western Asia. The species richness was high in summer. Total abundance ranged from 941-23.312 ind. m<SUP>-3</SUP>, exhibiting a major peak in early spring and a minor one in early autumn. In terms of density, Rotifera dominated with 63%, followed by Copepoda with 33% and Cladocera with 4%. Predation pressure from fish, high temperatures and low oxygen values had significant impacts on zooplankton composition and abundance, especially for the crustacean community.}
    }