Common plankton of Twin Lakes, Colorado

Technical Report · Tue Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5778860

Lieberman, D M

A series of studies is being performed to evaluate the effects of the Mt. Elbert Pumped-Storage Powerplant on the ecology of Twin Lakes. Twin Lakes are a pair of connected dimictic lakes, formed as the result of glacial action on alluvial deposits. This report presents a taxonomic species study of the common plankton collected since 1974 from Twin Lakes. A total of 11 zooplankters and 14 phytoplankters were identified from the limnetic zone of Twin Lakes and the associated Mt. Elbert Forebay. The four divisions of zooplankton included four species of Rotifera (rotifer), three species of Copepoda (copepod), three species of Cladocera (cladoceran), and one species of Mysidacea (opossum shrimp).

• Research Organization: Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO (USA). Engineering and Research Center
• OSTI ID: 5778860
• Report Number(s): PB-83-192963; REC-ERC-82-21
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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