<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The relative abundance of <italic>D. polymorpha</italic> and other benthic macroinvertebrates in lake Büyük Akgöl was studied in 2009, 2012 and 2014. In 2009, the macroinvertebrate fauna consisted of Gastropoda (53.4%), Bivalvia (26.8%), Oligochaeta (12.6%), Chironomidae (5.9%) and other taxonomic groups (Trichoptera, Ceratopogonidae, Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Chaoboridae, and Hirudinea) (1.04%). After three years, Bivalvia and Oligochaeta increased (38.2% and 15.3%, respectively), whereas the other groups (in particular, Gastropoda and Chironomidae) were found to decrease (41.4% and 4.5%, respectively). For the study period, the relative abundance of <italic>D. polymorpha</italic> increased from 19.6% (2009) to 34.8% (2014). The species has occupied various benthic habitats of lake Büyük Akgöl and continued to spread during the study period.</p></abstract>

The relative abundance of D. polymorpha and other benthic macroinvertebrates in lake Büyük Akgöl was studied in 2009, 2012 and 2014. In 2009, the macroinvertebrate fauna consisted of Gastropoda (53.4%), Bivalvia (26.8%), Oligochaeta (12.6%), Chironomidae (5.9%) and other taxonomic groups (Trichoptera, Ceratopogonidae, Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Chaoboridae, and Hirudinea) (1.04%). After three years, Bivalvia and Oligochaeta increased (38.2% and 15.3%, respectively), whereas the other groups (in particular, Gastropoda and Chironomidae) were found to decrease (41.4% and 4.5%, respectively). For the study period, the relative abundance of D. polymorpha increased from 19.6% (2009) to 34.8% (2014). The species has occupied various benthic habitats of lake Büyük Akgöl and continued to spread during the study period.

An Indigenous Species, <italic>Dreissena polymorpha</italic> (Pallas, 1771) (Mollusca, Bivalvia), as an Invader in Lake Büyük Akgöl

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An Indigenous Species,  (Pallas, 1771) (Mollusca, Bivalvia), as an Invader in Lake Büyük Akgöl

The relative abundance of D. polymorpha and other benthic macroinvertebrates in lake Büyük Akgöl was studied in 2009, 2012 and 2014. In 2009, the...

An Indigenous Species, Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) (Mollusca, Bivalvia), as an Invader in Lake Büyük Akgöl

Published Online: Feb 06, 2018

Page range: 39 - 50

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2018-0011

Keywords
benthic macroinvertebrates, abundance, Büyük Akgöl Lake, Turkey

© 2018 Naime Arslan et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

An Indigenous Species, Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) (Mollusca, Bivalvia), as an Invader in Lake Büyük Akgöl

Published Online: Feb 06, 2018

Page range: 39 - 50

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2018-0011

Keywordsbenthic macroinvertebrates, abundance, Büyük Akgöl Lake, Turkey

© 2018 Naime Arslan et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
benthic macroinvertebrates, abundance, Büyük Akgöl Lake, Turkey