Rotifer vertical distributions in a meromictic basin of Lake Banyoles (Spain)

Miracle, María Rosa; Alfonso, Maestre

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“…Many recent studies have established the relationship between the plankton community density and diversity and limnological characteristics of different water body types, for instance: floodplains (DE AZEVEDO and BONECKER, 2003), backwaters (ARORA and MEHRA, 2003), riverine lakes (ECKERT and WALZ, 1998;WALZ and WELKER, 1998;FERNÁNDEZ-ROSADO and LUCENA, 2001), karstic lakes (HABDIJA et al, 1993;MIRACLE and ALFONSO, 1993;RODRIGO et al, 2000). Lake Visovac is a lentic dilatation of the Krka River and is bounded by two barriers with impressive waterfalls, Roški slap to the north and Skradinski buk to the south.…”

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Impact of Environmental Variables and Food Availability on Rotifer Assemblage in the Karstic Barrage Lake Visovac (Krka River, Croatia)

Špoljar¹,

Habdija

Primc-Habdija

et al. 2005

International Review of Hydrobiology

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Impact of Environmental Variables and Food Availability on RotiferAssemblage in the Karstic Barrage Lake Visovac (Krka River, Croatia)key words: karstic riverine lake, rotifer density and diversity, macrofilter-feeder rotifer, microfilter-feeder rotifer AbstractWe evaluated the impact of 18 environmental variables (physico-chemical, nutrients, food resources) on rotifer assemblage in the sub-Mediterranean karstic barrage Lake Visovac. In terms of the spacetime distribution the highest density of rotifers was noted in the summer period (average 386 ind/l, relative annual abundance 62%), and in the epilimnetic layer (average 309 ind/l, relative annual abundance 58%). A total of 41 rotifer taxa belonging to 22 genera and 14 families were identified. Three rotifer species: Gastropus stylifer, Synchaeta tremula and Trichocerca birostris were dominant and perennial during the annual investigation. Pearson's product-moment correlations and canonical correlation analysis suggest that temperature, pH values, alkalinity, chemical oxygen demand and chlorophyll a concentration significantly influenced rotifer density. According to rotifer food collection and selection, in Visovac Lake macrofilter-feeders predominated, and microfilter-feeders were in a minority. IntroductionMany recent studies have established the relationship between the plankton community density and diversity and limnological characteristics of different water body types, for instance: floodplains (DE AZEVEDO and BONECKER, 2003), backwaters (ARORA and MEHRA, 2003), riverine lakes (ECKERT and WALZ, 1998;WALZ and WELKER, 1998;FERNÁNDEZ-ROSADO and LUCENA, 2001), karstic lakes (HABDIJA et al., 1993;MIRACLE and ALFONSO, 1993;RODRIGO et al., 2000). Lake Visovac is a lentic dilatation of the Krka River and is bounded by two barriers with impressive waterfalls, Roški slap to the north and Skradinski buk to the south. With respect to the origin of the lake basin, Visovac Lake belongs to a group of karstic barrage lakes (HUTCHINSON, 1957). Water flowing through the karstic area precipitates calcite (limestone), which creates different sedimentary forms, one of them being barriers.According to field investigations and experimental laboratory studies provided by many authors, rotifer distribution in lakes is related to both abiotic factors, such as temperature (BÇRZINš and PEJLER, 1989;WATANABE, 1992), oxygen content (MIRACLE and ARMENGOL-DÍAZ, 1995), pH values (B - ERZINš and PEJLER, 1987), light intensity (SAUNDERS-DAVIES, 1989), and to biotic factors, such as food availability (POURRIOT, 1977; GILBERT and BOG-DAN, 1981;BOGDAN and GILBERT, 1987;ARNDT, 1993;HABDIJA et al., 1993) (GILBERT, 1985;KIRK, 1991), interference competition (GILBERT and STEM- BERGER, 1985;BURNS and GILBERT, 1986) and predation . According to KIRK (2002), rotifers show a gleaner-opportunistic trade-off. With such characteristics, they are able to adapt quickly to changing and fluctuating physico-chemical and hydrological conditions, which exist in barrage lakes. Thus, in freshwater communities ...

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Impact of Environmental Variables and Food Availability on Rotifer Assemblage in the Karstic Barrage Lake Visovac (Krka River, Croatia)

Špoljar¹,

Habdija

Primc-Habdija

et al. 2005

International Review of Hydrobiology

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“…High rotifer concentrations in the oxic-anoxic interface of meromictic lakes have been previously reported (Miracle, 1976 ;Miracle & Vicente, 1983 ;Armengol et al, 1993 ;Miracle & Alfonso, 1993) . This is also true for the holomictic lake under study, during the periods of steep stratification .…”

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Population dynamics of oxiclinal species in lake Arcas-2 (Spain)

Miracle

Armengol-D�az

1995

Hydrobiologia

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Oxiclinal' rotifer species show high concentrations just above the oxic-anoxic interface in the hypolimnion of some lakes . The stratification of their populations is best shown by sampling at close depth intervals and quantifying their densities by the Utermohl technique . With this technique we were able to count males which otherwise pass through filters and more accurately count egg production . We evaluated female, male and egg numbers of the two main oxiclinal species of lake Arcas-2 : Filinia hofmanni and Anuraeopsis fissa, during two annual cycles (1990-91) . F hofmanni was an exclusive oxiclinal species . It had an exponential growth phase at the onset of stratification giving a distinct spring peak . The population then maintained a high density during summer, but was almost absent the rest of the year. This cycle is repeated annually but population density can vary among years, depending on winter-spring circulation . Sexuality was always observed when the animal was present in the samples, with a maximum of males and resting eggs at the peak of the population . Resting eggs were always inside females . The annual cycle of A . fissa is displaced with respect to that of F hofinanni : A . fissa attained greatest densities during summer, until the autumn overturn . Mixis in A . fissa was restricted to the end of the stratification period . Moreover, A . fissa occured throughout the vertical profile and secondarily occupied the oxicline .

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“…Therefore, they can be found in various environments such as rivers (José de Paggi, 2002;Serafim et al, 2003), lakes (Serafim et al, 2003;Bezerra, Aguila, Landa, & Pinto-Coelho, 2004), reservoirs (Lopes et al, 1997;Landa, Aguila, & Pinto-Coelho, 2002), and in sites with a wide range of environmental conditions, including those most adverse, such as acidified environments (Almer et al, 1974;Havens, 1991), oligotrophic (Laxhuber, 1987;Urbach et al, 2001), eutrophic (Cooper & Vigg, 1985;Mello et al, 2011) and anoxic (Miracle & Alfonso, 1993); thus confirming their wide potential for ecological and phenotypic adaptation (Arnemo et al, 1968;Bezerra-Neto et al, 2004;José de Paggi, 2002).…”

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Geographical spread of the invasive species Kellicottia longispina (Kellicott, 1879) and K. bostoniensis (Rousselet, 1908): A scientometric approach

Bomfim

Mantovano

Schwind

et al. 2016

Acta Sci. Biol. Sci.

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ABSTRACT. Processes related to biological invasion of inland waters have become a major issue due to the increasing number of cases associated with the potential effects of invasions. Kellicottia bostoniensis and K. longispina are rotifer species originating from North America and have become invasive in several continents. In this sense, this study carried out a scientometric analysis to analyze the geographical distribution and identify patterns of occurrence as well as to fill gaps on the knowledge of these species. The survey was based on articles indexed in databases from 1896 to 2014. There is a greater scientific knowledge of these species in the temperate region, and these are present in many different environments. In Brazil, there is a very small number of studies, and no record of K. longispina. Therefore, it is noteworthy the importance of studies on the occurrence and abundance of these species in poorly studied areas, such as subtropical and tropical regions, for a better understanding of their invasive potential, given the potential effects on different communities, which can affect the structure and dynamics of environments.Keywords: Rotifera, zooplankton, dispersal potential, time trend.Dispersão geográfica das espécies invasoras Kellicottia longispina (Kellicott, 1879) e K. bostoniensis (Rousselet, 1908): uma abordagem cienciométrica RESUMO. Os processos relacionados à invasão biológica de águas continentais tornaram-se uma questão importante, por causa do crescente número de casos associados aos potenciais efeitos das invasões. As espécies Kellicottia bostoniensis e K. longispina são originárias da América do Norte e tornaram-se invasoras em vários continentes. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste estudo foi realizar uma análise cienciométrica para verificar a distribuição geográfica e, consequentemente, identificar padrões de ocorrência e preencher lacunas sobre o conhecimento dessas espécies. A pesquisa foi realizada com base em artigos indexados em bases científicas, considerando o período de 1896 a 2014. Foi possível observar que há maior conhecimento científico sobre as espécies na região temperada, e estas estão presentes nos mais diferentes ambientes. No Brasil, foi registrado um número muito reduzido de estudos, e ausência de K. longispina. Portanto, ressaltase a importância de estudos sobre ocorrência e abundância dessas espécies em regiões pouco estudadas, como as subtropical e tropical, para o melhor entendimento de seu potencial de invasão, pelos potenciais efeitos sobre as diferentes comunidades, podendo afetar a estrutura e dinâmica dos ambientes.Palavras-chave: Rotifera, zooplâncton, potencial dispersor, tendência temporal.

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Rotifer vertical distributions in a meromictic basin of Lake Banyoles (Spain)

Cited by 11 publications

References 16 publications

Impact of Environmental Variables and Food Availability on Rotifer Assemblage in the Karstic Barrage Lake Visovac (Krka River, Croatia)

Impact of Environmental Variables and Food Availability on Rotifer Assemblage in the Karstic Barrage Lake Visovac (Krka River, Croatia)

Population dynamics of oxiclinal species in lake Arcas-2 (Spain)

<b>Geographical spread of the invasive species <i>Kellicottia longispina</i> (Kellicott, 1879) and <i>K. bostoniensis</i> (Rousselet, 1908): A scientometric approach

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