Seasonal variations in zooplankton species of Lake Gölhisar,a shallow lake in Burdur,Turkey

Seasonal variations of zooplankton species were investigated between spring 2002 and winter 2003 in lake gölhisar,burdur,turkey. a total of 31 species comprising 15 rotifera (48%),11 cladocera (36%),and 5 copepoda (16%) were recorded. keratella quadrata,daphnia longispina and acanthodiaptomus denticornis were the common species during the study period. maximum number of taxa were observed from rotifera and cladocera during summer,while minimum taxa was determined from copepoda during winter. copyright 2014 zoological society of pakistan.