Assessment of the zooplankton community structure of the coastal Uzungöl Lagoon (Kızılırmak Delta, Turkey) based on community indices and physicochemical parameters

The objective of this study is to provide information on the zooplankton community and physicochemical properties of Uzungöl Lagoon. Sampling studies were performed at monthly intervals for abiotic factors and community parameters between September 2015 and August 2016. The variations of zooplankton community were estimated using Shannon-Weiner diversity (H’), Pielou evenness (J), species richness (S), frequency, and dominancy indices. The relationship between environmental variables and community parameters were analyzed with Pearson’s correlation test and redundancy analysis (RDA). During the study, 39 species, most of which belonged to Rotifera, were recorded.