Zooplankton Assemblages of an Argentinean Saline Lake during Three Contrasting Hydroperiods and a Comparison with Hatching Experiments
<p>Geographic location of Utracan Lake.</p> "> Figure 2
<p>Average annual rainfall between 1921 and 2023 in the region where Utracan Lake is located, determined in General Acha City. Solid line: annual average. Dashed line: time trend.</p> "> Figure 3
<p>Variation in dissolved oxygen concentration and pH (<b>A</b>) and salinity (<b>B</b>) throughout the hatching bioassays from the sediment of Utracan Lake.</p> "> Figure 4
<p>Species that hatched from the egg bank of the sediment of Utracan Lake and the periods during which they were recorded in the hatching bioassays.</p> "> Figure 5
<p>Variation in the average density of the three typical species of the mesosaline periods registered throughout the hatching bioassays from the sediment of Utracan Lake. <span class="html-italic">Boeckella poopoensis</span> includes copepodites and adults.</p> ">
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Field and Laboratory Work
3. Results
3.1. Environmental Parameters
3.2. Zooplankton
3.3. Hatching Experiments
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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2007 * | 2009–2010 ** | 2017–2018 | (H) | |
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Depth (m) | 2.00 ± 0.15 | 0.16 ± 0.09 | 1.75 ± 0.17 | H = 22.43; p < 0.05 |
Salinity (g/L) | 32.90 ± 2.70 | 238.05 ± 92.34 | 45.89 ± 10.74 | H = 24.88; p < 0.05 |
Water temperature (°C) | 16.08 ± 7.18 | 16.53 ± 7.61 | 18.14 ± 5.09 | H = −0.12; p > 0.05 |
Transparency (m) | 1.15 ± 0.29 | 0.11 ± 0.06 | 0.32 ± 0.11 | H = 24.54; p < 0.05 |
pH | 9.58 ± 0.13 | 9.21 ± 0.09 | 9.46 ± 0.16 | H = 22.18; p < 0.05 |
Dissolved oxygen (mg/L) | 10.03 ± 2.05 | 2.61 ± 1.64 | 8.22 ± 0.74 | H = 22.34; p < 0.05 |
Chlorophyll-a (mg/m−3) | 1.22 ± 0.92 | 39.16 ± 22.69 | 4.23 ± 4.18 | H = 23.42; p < 0.05 |
Inorg. susp. sol. (mg/L) | 4.30 ± 3.77 | 1545.58 ± 1108.09 | - | H = 16.65; p < 0.05 |
Org. susp. sol. (mg/L) | 5.00 ± 1.89 | 387.65 ± 249.82 | - | H = 15.62; p < 0.05 |
2007 * | 2009–2010 ** | 2017–2018 | ||||
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Freq. (%) | Mean Density (ind /L) | Freq. (%) | Mean Density (ind /L) | Freq. (%) | Mean Density (ind /L) | |
Artemia persimilis Piccinelli & Prosdocimi, 1968 | - | - | 68.8 | 56.9 (0–399.3) | 100 | 53.84 (2.4–148) |
Daphnia menucoensis Paggi, 1996 | 41.7 | 0.36 (0–2.3) | - | - | - | - |
Moina eugeniae Olivier, 1954 | 83.3 | 59.76 (0–187.8) | - | - | 57.14 | 71.97 (0–419) |
Boeckella poopoensis Marsh, 1906 | 100 | 113.1 (16–251.7) | - | - | 85.71 | 193.76 (0–1224) |
Cletocamptus deitersi (Richard, 1897) | 83.3 | 1.94 (0–5.8) | - | - | - | - |
Brachionus plicatilis Müller, 1786 | 41.7 | 9.96 (0–103.3) | - | - | 71.43 | 8.93 (0–10.6) |
Hexarthra fennica (Levander, 1892) | 66.7 | 14.7 (0–101.7) | - | - | 71.43 | 424.80 (0–2905) |
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Echaniz, S.A.; Vignatti, A.M.; Cabrera, G.C. Zooplankton Assemblages of an Argentinean Saline Lake during Three Contrasting Hydroperiods and a Comparison with Hatching Experiments. Limnol. Rev. 2024, 24, 301-312. https://doi.org/10.3390/limnolrev24030018
Echaniz SA, Vignatti AM, Cabrera GC. Zooplankton Assemblages of an Argentinean Saline Lake during Three Contrasting Hydroperiods and a Comparison with Hatching Experiments. Limnological Review. 2024; 24(3):301-312. https://doi.org/10.3390/limnolrev24030018
Chicago/Turabian StyleEchaniz, Santiago Andrés, Alicia María Vignatti, and Gabriela Cecilia Cabrera. 2024. "Zooplankton Assemblages of an Argentinean Saline Lake during Three Contrasting Hydroperiods and a Comparison with Hatching Experiments" Limnological Review 24, no. 3: 301-312. https://doi.org/10.3390/limnolrev24030018
APA StyleEchaniz, S. A., Vignatti, A. M., & Cabrera, G. C. (2024). Zooplankton Assemblages of an Argentinean Saline Lake during Three Contrasting Hydroperiods and a Comparison with Hatching Experiments. Limnological Review, 24(3), 301-312. https://doi.org/10.3390/limnolrev24030018