Coupling of seasonal variations in the zooplankton community within the limnetic and littoral zones of a shallow pond

0366431 - BC 2012 RIV FR eng J - Journal Article
Šorf, M. - Devetter, Miloslav
Coupling of seasonal variations in the zooplankton community within the limnetic and littoral zones of a shallow pond.
Annales de Limnologie-International Journal of Limnology. Roč. 47, č. 3 (2011), s. 259-268. ISSN 0003-4088. E-ISSN 2100-000X
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60660521
Keywords : limnetic zone * littoral zone * seasonal succession
Subject RIV: EH - Ecology, Behaviour
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Seasonal dynamics of zooplankton were investigated in three different habitats of the shallow and temperate Kačležský pond (Czech Republic) during 2003–2004. The studied habitats included the limnetic zone and two littoral zones, each dominated by a different type of emergent macrophyte, reed grass (Glyceria maxima) and common reed (Phragmites australis). Species richness (calculated as number of taxa) was higher in both littoral zones than in the limnetic zone. The seasonal development of limnetic and littoral zooplankton communities differed. In contrast to the two littoral zones, close correlation with chlorophyll-a concentration was found for rotifers and cladocerans in the limnetic zone. Moreover, cladocerans inhabiting littoral areas (mainly Bosmina longirostris) reached annual maxima during spring when chlorophyll-a concentrations were low.
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