ROTIFER ASSEMBLAGES IN THE NEVA-BAY, RUSSIA - PRINCIPLES OF FORMATION, PRESENT STATE AND PERSPECTIVES

Authors
Citation
Iv. Telesh, ROTIFER ASSEMBLAGES IN THE NEVA-BAY, RUSSIA - PRINCIPLES OF FORMATION, PRESENT STATE AND PERSPECTIVES, Hydrobiologia, 313, 1995, pp. 57-62
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
ISSN journal
00188158
Volume
313
Year of publication
1995
Pages
57 - 62
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-8158(1995)313:<57:RAITNR>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A comparative study of species composition, abundance and spatial dist ribution of the rotifers of Neva Bay (Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea), be tween 1982-1993, was carried out. The rotifer fauna in the central bas in of Neva Bay is determined by and originates in Lake Ladoga and is v ery similar to that of the Neva River. High turbidity and effect of wi nds affecting water residence time influence composition and density o f rotifers in this shallow estuary. The importance of rotifer assembla ges for evaluation of the quality of the estuary is discussed.