Winter Zooplankton in a Small Arctic Lake: Abundance and Vertical Distribution

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Vladimir G. Dvoretsky, Alexander G. Dvoretsky
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: freshwater zooplankton; copepods; vertical distribution; Lake Kulonga; Arctic; Hydraulic engineering; TC1-978; Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes; TD201-500; Barents Sea; Arctic Lake; Kulonga; Kola Bay; Zooplankton; Copepods
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/w13070912; https://doaj.org/article/25fc86d49eb643cb95a7084af60ed128

Zooplankton assemblages are of great importance in aquatic food webs because they link lower (microplankton) and higher trophic levels (top predators). Small water bodies in the Arctic regions of Russia are less studied in winter because of severe ice conditions. For this reason, we analyzed the win...