Plankton community and the relationship with the environment in saline lakes of Onon-Torey plain, Northeastern Mongolia

• Published in: Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
• Main Authors: Ekaterina Yu. Afonina, Natalya A. Tashlykova
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: Phytoplankton; Zooplankton; Environmental factors; Onon-Torey saline lakes; Low water level; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Mira; Arctodiaptomus bacillifer; Copepods
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2017.01.003; https://doaj.org/article/7688d95e3bec496bbd51053a18aa4165

The plankton community of sixteen saline lakes located on Onon-Torey plain (Northeastern Mongolia) during the filling phase and the raising of the water level was investigated in July 2011. Thirty-five taxa of phytoplankton and thirty-one species of zooplankton were found. For phytoplankton, blue-gr...