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

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Vladimir G. Dvoretsky, Alexander G. Dvoretsky
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: freshwater zooplankton; copepods; vertical distribution; Lake Kulonga; Arctic; Barents Sea; Arctic Lake; Kulonga; Kola Bay; Zooplankton; Copepods
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/w13070912

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...