Seasonal Dynamics of the Content of Metals in Artemia sp. (Branchiopoda, Anostraca) Cysts from Saki Lake (Crimea)
Journal: Inland Water Biology
Year: 2025

The content of Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, Ni, and Fe metals in Artemia cysts collected in the Western Basin of the Saki Salt Lake in different seasons of 2017, as well as a percentage of nauplii hatching from cysts, were studied. The content of Cu was 5.58–13.48 mg/kg, Zn 38.34–53.04 mg/kg, Pb 0.69–2.94 mg/kg, Ni 1.17–5.73 mg/kg, and Fe 223.6–321.5 mg/kg. The largest content of metals in cysts was noted in December; the lowest, in June and October. High values of the correlation coefficient (>50%) were det