The Seasonal Change of Macrobenthic Fauna in Işıklı Lake (Denizli)

This study has been carried out in işıklı lake which is located within the city borders of denizli, to determine the işıklı lake benthic macroinvertebrates and their distributions.water samples were taken from seven stations on işıklı lake seasonally an investigated about the physico-chemical characteristics. benthic macroinvertebrates were also collected from those seven stations of işıklı lake.at the end of the study, benthic fauna of the lake were determined a total 35 numbers of taxa which belong to gastrapoda, crustacea, oligochaeta, hirudinea and insecta. insecta was found to be the most dominant group among benthic macroinvertebrates. the distribution according to the seasons of taxon and the differences between the stations was evaluated base on the lake’s limnological structure the collected benthic macroinvertebrates were identified according to their species or genus levels and the frequency and dominancy done.