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L-Lake zooplankton: L-Lake/Steel Creek Biological Monitoring Program, January 1986--December 1987

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6528756
The objectives of this portion of the L-Lake Biological Monitoring Program are to provide an analysis of the zooplankton community in L-Lake that will help determine whether this ecosystem contains, or is developing in a manner that indicates that it will contain, a balanced biological community pursuant to the requirements for a successful 316(a) demonstration. The data presented in this report cover the period January 1986--December 1987. A total of 125 taxa were collected from the mixed zone of L-Lake in 1986 and 105 taxa from the mixed zone in 1987. Of the taxa identified, the microzooplankton accounted for 103 taxa (59 protozoans and 44 rotifers: 82.4% of all taxa) in 1986 and 88 taxa (53 protozoans and 35 rotifers: 83.8% of all taxa) in 1987. Taxa richness for each of the major taxonomic groups in the mixed zone ranged from 42 to 47 protozoans, 27 to 31 rotifers, eight to 11 cladocerans, seven to nine copepods, and one ostracod in each region in 1986 and 39 to 44 protozoans, 21 to 27 rotifers, seven to nine cladocerans, six to seven copepods and one ostracod in each region in 1987.
Research Organization:
Savannah River Lab., Aiken, SC (USA); Environmental and Chemical Sciences, Inc., Aiken, SC (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-76SR00001
OSTI ID:
6528756
Report Number(s):
DPST-88-647; ECS-SR-63; ON: DE89007931
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English