Current Utilization and Further Application of Zooplankton Indices for Ecosystem Health Assessment of Lake Ecosystems

Yerim Choi, Hye-Ji Oh, Dae-Hee Lee, Min-Ho Jang, Kyung-Lak Lee, Kwang-Hyeon Chang () and Hyun-Woo Kim ()
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Yerim Choi: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea
Hye-Ji Oh: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea
Dae-Hee Lee: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea
Min-Ho Jang: Department of Biology Education, Kongju National University, Gongju 32560, Republic of Korea
Kyung-Lak Lee: Water Environmental Engineering Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon 22689, Republic of Korea
Kwang-Hyeon Chang: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea
Hyun-Woo Kim: Department of Environmental Education, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 57922, Republic of Korea

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 14, 1-18

Abstract: For the sustainable use of lake ecosystem services—water resources, aquatic habitats for biodiversity conservation, and aesthetic values as waterfront space—ecosystem health assessments using biota are implemented as important national environmental monitoring projects. Zooplankton play a key role as an important linkage in the material circulation as secondary producers in lake ecosystems. At the same time, they influence the composition and biomass of other communities through biological interactions. In this review, we summarize useful zooplankton indices for ecosystem health assessment and suggest considerations for their use. Suggestions are provided for the practical application of indirectly measured zooplankton biomass, as well as the potential and limitations of eDNA application, which has recently been actively utilized in biological monitoring.

Keywords: zooplankton; multi-metric index; biotic indices; biomass; eDNA index; monitoring (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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