Mollusc Fauna of Kepir Glacial Lake (Munzur Glaciers, Türkiye) and surrounding Streams

Koşal Şahin S.

2rd malacology, Muğla, Turkey, 1 - 04 October 2024, pp.13-14, (Summary Text)

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Summary Text
  • City: Muğla
  • Country: Turkey
  • Page Numbers: pp.13-14
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Mollusc Fauna of Kepir Glacial Lake  (Munzur Glaciers, Türkiye) and surrounding Streams

 

 

This research was carried out between June 2017 and August 2023 in the Kepir plateau in the Munzur Glacier mountains and the Mercan stream in its surroundings. A total of Bithynia sp. in Kepir Glacial Lake, 1 belonging to Prosobanchia (Bithynia pseudemmerica), 3 belonging to Pulmonata (Physella acuta, Galba truncatula, Radix labiata) and 1 belonging to Bivalvia (Pisidium casertanum) in Mercan Creek. 6 taxa were identified. In addition, water temperature, dissolved oxygen and pH values ​​of each station were measured.   Species and parameters in the region have been recorded for the first time. This research was supported by Istanbul University Scientific Research Project Project No. 39540.