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A century of variations in some zooplankton and zoobenthos organisms in Lake Comabbio (Northern Italy) ‘read’ from their remains in the lake sediment

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To follow the variations of zooplankton and benthos during the last 100 years in Lake Comabbio (Northern Italy), the remains present in a sediment core were examined.Alona andChydorus decreased in recent years for the submerged macrophytes extinction.Bosmina was more abundant in recent sediments than in older sediments. In the past, benthonic population density was low as well as at present.

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  1. O. Ravera

    Present address: Joint Research Centre, Ispra Establishment, Commission of the European Communities, I-21020, Ispra (Va), Italy

  2. S. Zarini

    Present address: Laboratorio Analisi Ambientali, Angera (Va), Italy

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Ravera, O., Zarini, S. A century of variations in some zooplankton and zoobenthos organisms in Lake Comabbio (Northern Italy) ‘read’ from their remains in the lake sediment. Schweiz. Z. Hydrol 49, 93–101 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02540383

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