Artemia population was investigated monthly between November 2013-July 2014 in Tuz Lake and 5 stations were selected; one from the west side, 4 from the east side of the Lake. Some physical and chemical parameters (depth, secchi depth, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, conductivity and pH were measured monthly and ammonium nitrogen, nitrite nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, orthophospate, alkalinity, total hardness, chlorophyll a, silicate concentrations were measured seasonally) of the Lake water were also determined. Artemia was found only once at the second sampling on March, in the 5th station in metanauplius form about 3,67x10 3 individual.m, cycts were not found during the research. At the stations, chlorophyll a concentration (0.18-2.70 μg l-1) and orthophosphate concentration (0-1.07 mg l-1) values were found to be quite low, and ammonium nitrogen concentration values varied between 1.25 mg l-1 and 3.25 mg l-1. It is thought that Uluırmak and Peceneközü Brooks and DSİ Drainage Channel flowing into the basin of Tuz Lake affected the ammonium-nitrogen and orthophosphate concentrations in the Lake. The long-term investigations of the biological, physical and chemical properties of Tuz Lake will contribute to revealing the factors that caused to the present condition of the Lake.
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