Assessment of a Shallow Montane Lentic Ecosystem (Lake Golcuk, Izmir, Turkey) Using Benthic Community Diversity

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dc.contributor.authorYildiz, Seray
dc.contributor.authorOzbek, Murat
dc.contributor.authorTasdemir, Ayse
dc.contributor.authorTopkara, Esat Tarik
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T22:31:00Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T22:31:00Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe macrobenthic invertebrate community of a shallow Mediterranean lake (Lake Golcuk, Izmir, Turkey) was studied in order to (a) describe the intra-annual and spatial variability in benthic communities, (b) relate possible community changes to environmental conditions and (c) evaluate the responses of the lake's ecological status on community indices. The benthic assemblage was sampled seasonally at six sites during a period of 2 years (June 2008-March 2010). Additionally, hypolimnetic water quality variables were monitored over the same period at each site. The benthic fauna of Lake Golcuk was found to be very limited with 16 species belonging to four taxonomic groups. Potamothrix hammoniensis was the dominant benthic species and represented more than 72% of the total benthic fauna. Depth, dissolved oxygen, pH, conductivity, transparency, and water temperature seemed to be the main environmental factors affecting community indices. Benthic communities are affected by human disturbances in Lake Golcuk shifting their composition to more tolerant taxa, reflecting also the eutrophic to hypertophic character of the lake.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipEge University Research FundEge University [2008/SUF/06]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis project has been supported by Ege University Research Fund (Project No: 2008/SUF/06). We would kindly like to thank Prof. Dr. Suleyman Balik, Prof Dr. M. Rusen Ustaoglu and Mesut Kaptan for their invaluable support and help on technical issues.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5053/ekoloji.2015.34
dc.identifier.endpage13en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-1361
dc.identifier.issn1300-1361en_US
dc.identifier.issue97en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5053/ekoloji.2015.34
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/51300
dc.identifier.volume24en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000370210100001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFoundation Environmental Protection & Research-Fepren_US
dc.relation.ispartofEkolojien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectDiversityen_US
dc.subjecteutrophicationen_US
dc.subjectmacroinvertebratesen_US
dc.subjectlentic ecosystemsen_US
dc.subjectshallow lakeen_US
dc.titleAssessment of a Shallow Montane Lentic Ecosystem (Lake Golcuk, Izmir, Turkey) Using Benthic Community Diversityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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