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The relative importance of protozoans, rotifers, and crustaceans in a freshwater zooplankton community1
Abstract
A complete analysis of the macro‐ and microzooplankton of a monomictic lake indicates that Protozoa dominate the community numerically. During winter mixis, ciliates are found at densities of 1–8 × 10 3·liter−1 and constitute up to 32% of the zooplankton community biomass. With summer stratification crustaceans decline, while both the relative and absolute abundance of protozoans and rotifers increase. Densities of protozoans are highest (1–2 × 10 5·liter−1) in the metalimnion where scuticociliates bloom in zones of intense bacterial activity. During the period of these blooms (July–October), Protozoa account for 15–62% of the zooplankton biomass. This suggests that Protozoa make a significant contribution to rates of grazing, nutrient regeneration, and secondary productivity and should not be overlooked in zooplankton community studies.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Pace, M. L., & Orcutt, J. D.
- Venue
- Limnology and Oceanography
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1981-09
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 822-830
- ISSN
- 0024-3590 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-5590
- OpenAlex
- W2162841829
- Cited by
- 391
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 10.31
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- closed
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