Reprint of: The ecology of the zooplankton in Mexican inland waters: What we know so far

Alcocer, Javier; Alberto, Espinosa-Rodríguez Cristian; Fernández, Rocío; Lugo-Vázquez, Alfonso; Macek, Miroslav; M, Maeda-Martínez Alejandro; Martínez‐Jerónimo, Fernando; Ortega‐Mayagoitia, Elizabeth; A, Oseguera Luis

doi:10.1016/j.limno.2023.126084

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“…This ecosystem is highly productive due to its high organic matter and nutrient enrichment than can be regulated and transferred to open waters to increase aquatic productivity including phytoplankton and zooplankton (Alcocer et al, 2023) Lake Patzcuaro located in the State of Michoacan, is one of the most important Mexico lakes due to its ecological importance, cultural identity and the presence of native and endemic aquatic fauna including the white fish (Chirostoma estor estor), acumara (Algansea lacustris), several species of the Goodeidae family, and the salamander known as the achoque (Ambystoma dumerilii). However, environmental degradation, pollution, introduction of invasive species, overexploitation, and climate change threaten the existence of these species in the lake (Suazo-Ortuño et al, 2023).…”

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Wetland nutrient assessment in lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico

Chacon-Torres

2023

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In the current project we have the opportunity to show a Wetland ecosystems are also located inside freshwater lakes as in Patzcuaro considered one of the most important natural lakes of Mexico due to its environmental, economic, cultural and social attributes. Extensive areas of this lake, its fauna, native flora and watershed are severely affected by sewage without treatment, fertilizers non-point runoff derived from agriculture, deforestation, and inadequate land use change. Within the most altered aquatic components from these processes is the wetland ecosystem which is the objective of this study because of its ecological and biogeochemical importance in Lake Patzcuaro. In this study the dynamics of total phosphorus and inorganic nitrogen inside the littoral wetland located in the southern shore of Patzcuaro where seven sites were established located inside the wetland, limnetic zone, and an underwater spring in a transect of 1,500 m long. The obtained values of dissolved total phosphorus and inorganic nitrogen indicated that these nutrients are retained when these components crossed the wetland ecosystem in 67.5% and 70.8% respectively. Hence, the wetland ecosystem is functioning as natural filter and the inputs from other pathways are deteriorating lake water quality.

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confidence: 99%