A biometric and ecologic comparison between Artemiafrom Mexico and Chile

Aquatic Biosystems

Table 2 Main water parameters of Mexican Artemia sites.

Sites	Salinity (g/L)	Temperature (°C)	pH	Cl^- (Mg/l)	SO₄^-2 (mg/l)	HC0₃^- (mg/l)	CO₃^- (mg/l)	Na⁺ (mg/l)	K⁺ (mg/l)	Ca⁺² (mg/l)	Mg⁺² (mg/l)	Date	Reference
La Salina	290	22	7									April-84	Del Castillo y Farfán (1997) [38]
San José	184	25	7.2									February-89	Correa(1991) [24]. Montaño & Buckle (1996) [34]
Cuatro Ciénegas de Carranza	100–300	27	7.7	28 930	61 440	9 150		24 790	3 130	0	13 280	01/04/1994	Castro et al. (2000) [14]
Guerrero Negro	120	18–22										22/02/1999
Isla del Carmen
Salina tres Hermanos	183	24	8.10									April-70	Ortega & Martínez(1987) [41]
Bahía de Ohuira		20–25	8.6
Pichilingue	100–300	22	8.10
Bahía de Ceuta	100–300	22	8.2	77 790	14 164	5 760						October-89	Castro (1980) [42].
El Barranco (Altamira)	165	21	8									01/02/1986	Contreras(1987) [39]
Salinas de Hidalgo	80	17	9.84	2 240	228	52	84	2 696	230			01/11/1985
San Crisanto		26											Castro et al. (1987) [23]
Real de las Salinas	100–300	23.2	8.9	15 120	100	700	0	13 500	1 350	0	100	01/02/1998	Castro et al. (1998) [16]
Celestún	185	29.1	8.1		485		1348					1991–1992	Torrentera & Dodson (2004) [36]
Texcoco	40	15–16	7.6	1 438	26	610	48	15 590	20	322		June-90	Castro (1993) [15]
Las Coloradas	125	28	8.0									02/12/1992	Castro (1995) [22]
Sistema lagunar de: Laguna del mar Muerto	35	30										June-80	Tena (1977) [28]