ISSN:
1573-5117
Keywords:
colonization
;
rotifers
;
zooplankton
;
vagility
;
dispersal
;
metapopulations
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Twelve new experimental ponds were constructed identically, filled simultaneously, had similar physical and chemical properties, and were maintained with minimal manipulation. Colonizing zooplankton communities were sampled bi-weekly for one year. Rotifers dominated zooplankton communities in densities, biomass, and species number (47 of 61 observed species were rotifers). Only 14 species were observed in all 12 ponds; 9 were rotifers. Twenty-nine species (26 rotifers) were recorded in 〈-6 ponds. Species with high vagility exhibited greater viability. Ponds differed in zooplankton community composition throughout the year, due to differences in both vagility and viability among colonizing species.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00025926
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