Composition and abundance of the mesozooplancton in Sauce Grande shallow lake (Buenos Aires Province, Argentina)

Authors

  • Carla Alejandra Baleani Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO-CONICET). Florida 8000. Bahía Blanca. Argentina
  • María Clara Menéndez Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO-CONICET). Florida 8000. Bahía Blanca. Argentina
  • María Belén Alfonso Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO-CONICET). Florida 8000. Bahía Blanca. Argentina
  • Claudia Fernanda Fornerón Instituto de Formación Docente Continua. Colón y Sargento Cabral S/N. 8361. Luis Beltrán, e Instituto de Formación Docente Continua. Av. Berutti 1150. 8138. Río Colorado. Río Negro. Argentina
  • María Cintia Piccolo Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Geografía y Turismo. 12 de Octubre y San Juan. 8000. Bahía Blanca. Argentina
Keywords: Argentina, Mesozooplankton, Sauce Grande shallow lake

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the composition and abundance of mesozooplancton in Sauce Grande shallow lake (Buenos Aires Province, Argentina) in winter and spring-2010 (Southern Hemisphere). Three stations were sampled monthly using a conic net of 200 µm mesh size. Mesozooplankton was represented by seven taxa. Mean abundance ranged from 15.9±0.15 (August) to 71.7±31.77 ind/L (November). Groups best represented were Copepoda and Cladocera, with Boeckella poopoensis and Moina micrura as dominant species, respectively. While Copepoda dominated in the coldest months of the year, Cladocera was dominant in the late spring. This could be associated with the marked seasonality of the region.

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Published
03-10-2017
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Baleani, C. A., Menéndez, M. C., Alfonso, M. B., Fornerón, C. F., & Piccolo, M. C. (2017). Composition and abundance of the mesozooplancton in Sauce Grande shallow lake (Buenos Aires Province, Argentina). Anales de Biología, (39), 137–147. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesbio/article/view/421461
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