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Zooplankton community (Rotifera and Crustacea) and population dynamics of Arctodiaptomus spinosus in Lake Rusanda (Serbia)

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The zooplankton community was analysed in two intermittent salt lakes in Serbia – Lake Velika and Lake Mala Rusanda. Samples were collected twice a month during the wet phase between March and May. A total of 15 zooplankton taxa were identified. Crustaceans were more diverse in Lake Mala Rusanda. The communities of both lakes were composed mainly of cosmopolitan, generalist, euryhaline species. Strictly haline species such as Brachionus asplanchnoidis and Arctodiaptomus spinosus were the dominant components of the zooplankton communities in both lakes. Arctodiaptomus spinosus was most abundant in March and April, accounting for up to 50% of all zooplankton specimens found in a sample. The proportion of juvenile stages of A. spinosus was highest in the March and early April samples. The ratio of males to females varied and was likely related to swarming behaviour as part of the species’ reproductive strategy.

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This work was financially supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia (Grant No. 451-03-9/2021-14/200027).

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This work was financially supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia (Grant No. 451-03-9/2021-14/200027).

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  1. Institute of Forestry, Kneza Višeslava 3, Belgrade, 11030, Serbia

    Bojan Gavrilović

  2. Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, Department of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, National institute of the Republic of Serbia, Njegoševa 12, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia

    Danijela Vidaković, Aleksandra Marković & Miloš Ćirić

  3. Faculty of Biology, Phycology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 2, 45141, Essen, Germany

    Danijela Vidaković

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BG and MĆ planned the research. BG led the field sampling and the writing, and contributed to the data analysis. DV, AM and MĆ participated to the field sampling. DV and MĆ helped with data analysis and writing. All authors critically revised the manuscript.

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Gavrilović, B., Vidaković, D., Marković, A. et al. Zooplankton community (Rotifera and Crustacea) and population dynamics of Arctodiaptomus spinosus in Lake Rusanda (Serbia). Wetlands Ecol Manage (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-024-09980-5

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