2023 Ecosystem Transformation 6 (3), 105–119

Tolerance limits and ecological optima of mass zooplankton species of lakes in the south of Western Siberia*

Yermolaeva N.I.  

In the study, the optima and tolerance limits of various zooplankton species in the diverse geochemical conditions of the south of Western Siberia have been calculated. It is shown that in various climatic conditions zooplankton organisms form different limits of halotolerance and adaptability to pH range. In the drainless lakes under study, the optimal values of pH for most mass zooplankton species are within 7.5–8.5. The majority of Rotifera, Cladocera and Cyclopoida do not tolerate salinity above 5 g/l, except for typical halophiles. The halotolerance level of the representatives of the order Calanoida is much higher; for some species, this indicator exceeds 90 g/l.

N. I. Yermolaeva
Institute for Water and Environmental Problems, the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
ul. Molodezhnaya 1, Barnaul, 656038 Russia

Doctor of Biological Sciences
hope413@mail.ru

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