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THE STUDY OF ZOOPLANKTON COMMUNITY DIVERSITY IN ZAGHEN RESTORED WETLAND


IASEMIN SALI, IULIANA MIHAELA TUDOR
Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development (DDNI), 165 Babadag street, Tulcea, Romania, e-mail: iasemin.sali@ddni.ro; mihaela.tudor@ddni.ro

Issue:

SCSB, Number 2, Volume XXVII

Section:

Volume 27, No. 2

Abstract:

The Zooplankton species richness found in Zaghen wetland area, located in the eastern part of Tulcea, were studied in four stations, during June to September 2017. The present investigation reveals 85 taxa of zooplankton which includ rotifera, showing highest diversity of 56 taxa followed by that of copepoda with 15 taxa, cladocera with 14 taxa and Chironomidae larvae (Diptera). This study was necessary to evaluate the ecological status of the Zaghen reservoir after restoring the functions as they are important in nutritive level and evaluating as well as ameliorating pollution status and thus used for determining the health of an aquatic ecosystem. Zaghen wetland aims to restore functions of wet ecosystems lost as a result of anthropogenic activities carried out in the 1970s and aimed at expanding Romania's agricultural area to the detriment of natural ecosystems. During the 2012 to 2015, a rehabilitation flood regime was carried aut. This study was to implement the conservation of biological diversity, natural habitat, wild flora and fauna species in this wetland.

Keywords:

zooplankton, trophic status, diversity, eutrophication, restored wetland.

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SCSB201802V27S01A0010 [0004895]

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