Zooplankton communities in a large prealpine lake, Lake Constance: comparison between the Upper and the Lower Lake

• Published in: Journal of Limnology
• Main Authors: Gerhard MAIER, Martin PFEIFFER, Hans Bernd STICH
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PAGEPress Publications 2005
• Subjects: zooplankton community; crustacean; Rotatoria; ordination; Lake Constance; Upper Lake; Lower Lake; geo; envir; Copepods; Rotifer
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2005.129; https://doaj.org/article/1283025c11f74f3f92174e7af165e175

The zooplankton communities of two basins of a large lake, Lake Constance, were compared during the years 2002 and 2003. The two basins differ in morphology, physical and chemical conditions. The Upper Lake basin has a surface area of 470 km2, a mean depth of 100 and a maximum depth of 250 m; the Lo...