The zooplankton composition of the lake Gistova has been studied for the first time. The lake is a small, permanent water body, of glacial origin, at 2365 m above the sea level. A total of 6 zooplankton samples were collected (with nets of different mesh size), and 2 samples of the muddy sediments, too. Crustacea were represented by 7 species. Five rotifer species completed the zooplankton composition. Sediments contained at least 12 different types of resting stages, whose correspondence with active stages has been ascertained only in 4 cases.
The alpine lake Gistova (mount Gramoz, Albania-Greece border). Biodiversity of an isolated microcosm
ALFONSO, GIUSEPPE;MOSCATELLO, Salvatore;BELMONTE, Genuario
2009-01-01
Abstract
The zooplankton composition of the lake Gistova has been studied for the first time. The lake is a small, permanent water body, of glacial origin, at 2365 m above the sea level. A total of 6 zooplankton samples were collected (with nets of different mesh size), and 2 samples of the muddy sediments, too. Crustacea were represented by 7 species. Five rotifer species completed the zooplankton composition. Sediments contained at least 12 different types of resting stages, whose correspondence with active stages has been ascertained only in 4 cases.File in questo prodotto:
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