Analysis of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Relation to Environmental Variables of Lake Gala, a National Park of Turkey

Camur-Elipek B., ARSLAN N., KIRGIZ T., ÖTERLER B., GÜHER H., ÖZKAN N.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES, cilt.10, sa.2, ss.235-243, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4194/trjfas.2010.0212
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.235-243
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Meric Delta, wetland, zoobenthos, biodiversity, Turkish Thrace, COMMUNITY, EUTROPHICATION, POLLUTION, GRADIENT
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In order to determine the relationships between the dynamics of benthic macroinvertebrates (both species number and individual number) and environmental variables, sampling was made at four different stations at monthly intervals during a year between March 2004 and January 2005 of Lake Gala which is a part of an important wetland and a national park in European part of Turkey (Enez/Edirne). Altogether, a total of 49 zoobenthic taxa which were grouped as "Oligochaeta", "Chironomidae", and "Varia", comprised of 1,628 individuals in per m(2) at average were recognised in the sampling stations of the Lake. The present study showed that larval chironomids comprising 57% abundance of the total specimens are the biggest part of benthic macroinvertebrates. It is followed by oligochaetes and the group varia comprising 34% and 9% abundance, respectively. Also, it was seen changing that the composition of zoobenthic group dominancy in the Lake as time passes.