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Distribution and Population Dynamics of the Highly Halotolerant Species Eucypris mareotica (Fischer, 1855) (Crustacea, Ostracoda) in Hypersaline Lakes of Crimea

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The distribution and population dynamics of Ostracoda and their response to environmental factors have been analyzed in Crimean hypersaline lakes based on data from a long-term monitoring study (2005–2016). Only one representative of this class, Eucypris mareotica (Fischer, 1855), occurs in these lakes. The species was recorded in the Crimean lakes at a maximum salinity of 300 g/L. The frequency of occurrence of this species correlated negatively with salinity. This species reached high abundances in plankton (650 000 ind./m3), benthos (565 000 ind./m2), and floating mats of filamentous green algae Cladophora spp. (9 900 000 ind./kg of wet weight of the mat). Ostracods were shown to reduce the concentration of calcium and magnesium in the water as a result of using these elements for the construction of their shells. The possibility of using the shells of ostracods for paleoclimatic and palaeolimnological reconstructions was discussed.

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We sincerely thank E.A. Galagovets for his help in processing samples and our reviewer for valuable comments which greatly improved our paper.

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Our studies were performed as part as the state assignment of the Kovalevsky Institute of Marine Biological Research, Russian Academy of Sciences (No. AAAA-A18-118021490093-4), with partial financial support from the Otto Kinne Foundation for E.V. Anufriieva.

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Anufriieva, E.V., Kolesnikova, E.A. & Shadrin, N.V. Distribution and Population Dynamics of the Highly Halotolerant Species Eucypris mareotica (Fischer, 1855) (Crustacea, Ostracoda) in Hypersaline Lakes of Crimea. Inland Water Biol 12, 170–177 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995082919020032

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