Meteorological Forcing Shapes Seasonal Surface Zooplankton Dynamics in Lake Karamurat, a Small Tectonic Lake in Türkiye

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dc.contributor.authorGurbuzer, Pinar
dc.contributor.authorKulkoyluoglu, Okan
dc.contributor.authorAltindag, Ahmet
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-25T14:20:27Z
dc.date.available2026-04-25T14:20:27Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIn temperate freshwater ecosystems, zooplankton play a crucial role in the pelagic food web and act as sensitive indicators of environmental change. They respond to shifts in water temperature, hydrodynamic mixing, and short-term meteorological events. This study investigated the epilimnetic zooplankton fauna of Lake Karamurat (Bolu, T & uuml;rkiye), a small tectonic temperate lake, with a specific focus on the influence of rainfall events and wind speed on community structure. The samples were taken seasonally and horizontally using a plankton net (55 mu m mesh size) and were analyzed alongside in situ physico-chemical measurements and meteorological data. In total, 74 zooplankton taxa were identified, comprising 54 rotifer species and 20 crustacean species (16 Cladocera and 4 Copepoda). Testudinella greeni was recorded for the first time in T & uuml;rkiye, representing a new addition to the Turkish Rotifera fauna. Multivariate analyses revealed that electrical conductivity, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, precipitation, and wind speed were key drivers shaping community composition. The findings suggest that wind-driven surface mixing and episodic rainfall events enhanced vertical redistribution, leading to dominance of rotifers and small-bodied cladocerans in the epilimnion. These findings underscore the critical role of sampling strategy in shallow lakes under dynamic conditions and provide new faunistic insights into the zooplankton diversity of Anatolian lakes.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/d18010055
dc.identifier.issn1424-2818
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105028499773
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/d18010055
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/8585
dc.identifier.volume18
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001671382700001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMdpi
dc.relation.ispartofDiversity-Basel
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260420
dc.subjectzooplankton richness
dc.subjectseasonal community composition
dc.subjectwind-driven mixing
dc.subjectprecipitation effects
dc.titleMeteorological Forcing Shapes Seasonal Surface Zooplankton Dynamics in Lake Karamurat, a Small Tectonic Lake in Türkiye
dc.typeArticle

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