抄録
Plankton and diatom assemblages in the sediment collected from Lake Unagi-ike and Kagami-ike, Kagosima prefecture, in January, 2002 was studied. 14 taxa of zooplankton and 21 taxa of phytoplankton were found in Lake Unagi-ike, the dominant species being Dinobryon sertularia and Fragilaria crotonensis. Diatom assemblages in the sediment of 84 taxa among 26 genera were recorded. 19 taxa of zooplankton and 30 taxa of phytoplankton were found in Lake Kagami-ike, the dominant species being Dinobryon sertularia and Aulacoseira ambigua. Diatom assemblages in the sediment of 81 taxa among 24 genera were recorded.