Page 1/29 Biota Interactions for Ecological Assessment of a Deteriorated Coastal Lake following a Brief Period of Restoration Hanan Mitwally (  Hanan.metwaly@alexu.edu.eg ) Alexandria University Hoda El Rashidy Alexandria University Paul Montagna Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Research Article Keywords: Ectoparasites, sh, meiofauna, food web, Halacaridae, Passive movement, Organic matter Posted Date: March 22nd, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2698809/v1 License:   This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Read Full License Additional Declarations: No competing interests reported. Version of Record: A version of this preprint was published at Environmental Monitoring and Assessment on July 5th, 2023. See the published version at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11525-x.