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Biodiversity and ecological studies of the
Macrozoobenthos of Lake Baikal
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Part I Biodiversity and faunal communities
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Sampling methods
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Sculpins
Batrachocottus multiradiatus
Batrachocottus baikalensis
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Sculpins
Leocottus kessleri
cf. Paracottus knerii
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Sculpins
Cottocomephorus grewinkii- 30.08.07-Sennajabay,
W-Coast of S-Baikal
Comephorus dybowski-pelagic 30.08.07-Sennajabay,
W-Coast of S-Baikal
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Molluscs
Limnea auricularia
Liobaikalia stiedae
Baikalia dybowskii
Baikalia godlewskii
Choanomphalus cf. valvatoides
Valvata sp.
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Molluscs
Baikaliidae snail on the sponge Baikalospongia sp.
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Oligochaeta (undetermined)
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Turbellaria
Baikalobia sp.
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Sponges
Baikalospongia sp.
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Sponges
Baikalospongia sp.
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Sponges
Lubomirskia baikalensis
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Litoral Amphipods
1.genus Eulimnogammarus
2.genus Gmelinoides
Gmelinoides fasciatus
Eulimnogammarus verrucosus
Eulimnogammarus vittatus
Eulimnogammarus cyaneus
Eulimnogammarus marituji
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Sublitoral Amphipods Sponge communities
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Sublitoral Amphipods Sponge communities
Pallasea dybowskii
Hyalalleopsis stebbingi
Pallasea cancelloides
Brandtia lata ssp.
Brandtia parasitica
Hyalellopsis variabilis
Eulimnogammarus cruentus
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Sublitoral underground Amphipods 28.08.07
Maloemore-dredge in 20m depth-Hul-Bay
Macroperiopus vagneri
Micruropus talitroides
Poekilogammarus sp.
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Deep-Sea Amphipods
Acanthogammarus godlevskii - 100 m depth
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Deep-Sea Amphipods
Poekilogammarus rostratus 100 m depth
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Scavenger communities 80m
Ommatogammarus flavus
Ommatogammarus albinus
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Scavenger communities 20 40 m
Benedictia baikalensis
Megalovalvata sp.
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Part II Ecological studies of Amphipods
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Methods of Oxygen and Temperature Measurement
Vinkler method
Digital oximeter
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Comparison of Temperature and Oxygen in Shoreline
of Baikal and a Baikalian pond near by
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Heat stress resistance
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method amphipods
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Sampling point, Bolshie Koty
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Chernaja Bay
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Comparison of all sampling sites
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Conclusion

• High biodiversity at Lake Baikal
• Radiative adaptation of amphipods
• Different communities on each depth layer
• Different communities along the shore line

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