“…The territory has numerous lakes, generally located in arheic basins, and these lakes, given the semi-arid nature of the region, are temporary and show large variations in level and salinity. To date, some limnological aspects of these lakes, including their zooplankton, have been studied (Echaniz et al, 2006(Echaniz et al, , 2008(Echaniz et al, , 2009(Echaniz et al, , 2012(Echaniz et al, , 2015Vignatti et al, 2007Vignatti et al, , 2012Vignatti et al, , 2013Vignatti et al, , 2016Echaniz and Vignatti, 2010, 2011Del Ponti et al, 2015); however, these studies did not consider the relationships between geographic location, anthropic influences, and the characteristics of the zooplankton community. The information is also fragmented and dispersed, and particularly scarce in terms of the relationships of the chemical composition of water, predation, the effects of human activities, and the trophic state of the lakes to the composition and density of zooplankton.…”