Abstract
The relationship of the macrozoobenthos biomass in the littoral area to the yearly fluctuation in water level and the characteristics of the area or lake are studied using data collected from sheltered bays in regulated and natural waters. Most of the lakes were clear and oligotrophic. The benthos biomass at all depths in the littoral decreased with increased water level fluctuation, provided that the transparency of the water was uniform.
The macrozoobenthos biomass in the 0–3 m depth zone could be predicted from
log macrozoobenthos biomass (mg ODW) m-2=4.25-1.33 (log Biomass Index) in which the Biomass Index is calculated as
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The whole illuminated littoral shifts due to water level fluctuation, which disturbs the zonation of the benthos. Such an increase or decrease in benthic biomass has been observed after one year of disturbance due to water level fluctuation. It need, however, a study based on the carefully planned and collected data, in which it can be taken account by a multivariate statistical analysis also the interactions between the important factors affected the littoral benthos.
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Palomäki, R. Response by macrozoobenthos biomass to water level regulation in some Finnish lake littoral zones. Hydrobiologia 286, 17–26 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00007277
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