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A Preliminary Study on Zooplankton Fauna of Kızılca Pond (Konya-Seydişehir/Turkey)

Volume: 6 Number: 3 September 28, 2021
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A Preliminary Study on Zooplankton Fauna of Kızılca Pond (Konya-Seydişehir/Turkey)

Abstract

Kızılca Pond has the most intensive population of Giant Spring Minnow fish (Pseudophoxinus anatolicus). In order to draw attention to the distribution area of the Anatolian endemic species, this pond was chosen as the study area and this preliminary study was carried out on one-time zooplankton species diversity in July 2018. Zooplankton samples were taken from the pelagic part of the lake at 8 m depth (sampling just once from this depth). Also, samples were collected with Hydro-Bios model plankton net with 55 μm mesh size. Physicochemical parameters of the lake (pH, conductivity,water temperature, dissolved oxygen concentration, saturation of dissolved oxygen) were measured. The zooplankton fauna of the pond consist of Rotifera (87%) and Cladocera groups (13%). The dominant species were recorded as Asplanchna priodonta, Keratella cochlearis and Testudinella patina.

Keywords

Rotifera , Cladocera , Kızılca Pond , physicochemical parameters , Freshwater

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APA
Apaydın Yağcı, M., Erbatur, İ., Demir, A., & Yağcı, A. (2021). A Preliminary Study on Zooplankton Fauna of Kızılca Pond (Konya-Seydişehir/Turkey). Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences, 6(3), 341-344. https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.894232