Zooplankton community dynamics and environmental factors in Lake Ozeros (Greece)

 
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Zooplankton community dynamics and environmental factors in Lake Ozeros (Greece) (EN)

KEHAYIAS, G.
CHALKIA, E.

A one year investigation of the zooplankton community composition and dynamics in Lake Οzeros (western Greece) revealed 25 invertebrate species (16 rotifers, three copepods, five cladocerans and one mollusc larva). The mean zooplankton abundance fluctuated between 59.4 to 818 ind l-1, having maximum values in spring. The species composition and seasonal variation do not differentiate Lake Ozeros from the nearby lakes. The presence of the dominant calanoid copepod Eudiaptomus drieschi and some of the rotifer species recorded are characteristics of either oligo- or eutrophic lakes. According to the trophic state index (TSI) Lake Ozeros is a meso-eutrophic ecosystem, in which the eutrophic character was possibly the result of the high charge with phosphorus (being raised by 28.9 % in comparison to previous decades), which came into the lake via the surrounding agricultural cultivations and mainly the pig-raising activities. In contrast, the concentrations of ΝΟ3, ΝΟ2 and NH4 have considerably decreased possibly due to the termination of the tobacco cultivations around the lake during the last years. The novel information on the abiotic and especially the biotic elements of Lake Ozeros provided by the present study can contribute to the effective management of this aquatic ecosystem in the future. (EN)

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seasonal variation (EN)
physicochemicals. (EN)
zooplankton (EN)
Lake Ozeros (EN)


Mediterranean Marine Science

English

2013-09-18


Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (EN)

1791-6763
1108-393X
Mediterranean Marine Science; Vol 14, No 3 (2013) special issue; 32-41 (EL)
Mediterranean Marine Science; Vol 14, No 3 (2013) special issue; 32-41 (EN)




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