Vertical distribution of zooplankton in Lake Nasser

Abstract

The composition and distribution of zooplankton communities in three depths (surface, 10-5 m and 20-15 m depths) along main channel of Lake Nasser were studied in 2013. The density of total zooplankton was increased to maximum during winter and autumn at surface water (39,362 and 63,100 Ind. m À3 , respectively) and gradually decreased with depth until attaining the lowest average density at 20-15 m (12,460 and 8976 Ind. m À3 ). During spring and summer, zooplankton was irregularly distributed through the water profile, where the highest average density was recorded at 10-5 m depth (66,007 and 66,734 Ind. m À3 ). Copepoda was the dominant zooplankton group at all depths, it represented about 70-76.2% of the total zooplankton count. Cladocera formed about 13.4%, 14.5% and 11% of total zooplankton density for surface, 10-5 m and 20-15 m depth. It was decreased with increasing depth during winter and autumn; however it attained its maximum density at 10-5 m depth during spring and summer. Rotifera average density decreased with increasing depth. The dominant zooplankton species inhabiting Lake Nasser were strongly temperature-dependent. The study recommends the introduction of some pelagic fish species to consume the high persistence of zooplankton community at the upper 10 meters of water column. ª 2015 National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries. Hosting by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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