Planktonic organisms of the Manyas Lake

Abstract

According to Ramsar Site, Manyas lake was declared one of the A"class wetland. The planktonic samples were collected from the lake between 1996 - 1997. Planktonic organisms of Manyas lake were evaluated systematically and discussed with the old literatures and the differences in the sampling date of the planktonic organisms were interpreted. In the lake a totally 93 species and 29 genera of phytoplanktonic organisms were determined. Among zooplanktonic organisms 11 species belong to Cladocera, 3 species to Copepoda and 16 species Rotifera were identified.