TY  - JOUR
T1  - Composition and Abundance of Zooplankton in a Natural Aquarium, >Lake Balikligol (Sanliurfa, Turkey) and New Records
AU - Ipek, Erdogan AU - Bekleyen, Aysel 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
SP  - 681
EP  - 687
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2010.681.687
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2010.681.687
KW  - Sanliurfa
KW  -balikligol
KW  -copepoda
KW  -cladocera
KW  -Rotifera
KW  -Turkey
AB  - 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.
ER  -