ZOOPLANKTON SPECIES DIVERSITY, DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONAL DYNAMICS

ZOOPLANKTON SPECIES DIVERSITY, DISTRIBUTIONAND SEASONAL DYNAMICS

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Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Understanding the Role of Zooplankton in Transfer of Pollutants through Trophic Food Webs

Abstract

Main Characteristics of Zooplankton and the Freshwater Food-web

Zooplankton as a Means of Transport of Pollutants

Conclusion

References

Chapter 2 A Comparison of Several Plankton Models for Red Tides

Chapter 3 Thematic Maps, a Tool to Establish the Spatial Patterns of Eutrophication and the Zooplankton Community Structure in a Tropical Urban Reservoir (Pampulha Reservoir, MG) in Brazil

Introduction

Study Area

Water Sample Collection

Zooplankton Variability and Interrelation with the Environment

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 4 Zooplankton Variation in Five Greek Lakes

Abstract

Introduction

The Study Area

Zooplankton Surveys And Laboratory Analysis

Zooplankton Community Composition and Geographic Distribution

Temporal Variation

Vertical Distribution

Interrelation with Abiotic Elements

References

Chapter 5 Zooplankton of the Cooling Reservoir of the Beloyarskaya Nuclear Power Station: Species Characteristics and Accumulative Ability

Abstract

Introduction

The Study Area

Zooplankton Collection and Analysis

Zooplankton Species Composition, Abundance and Biomass in the Different Zones

1) The Heated Water Discharge Zone and the Control Area

2) Water Intake and Water Discharge Channels

3) Sewage Water Discharge Channel (SWD Channel)

4) The Central Part of the Reservoir

Accumulation of Radionuclides and Trace Elements

Conclusion

Acknowledgment

References

Chapter 6 Some Aspects of Zooplankton (Cladocera, Copepoda) Spatio-Temporal Dynamics in a Large River: The Case Study of the Danube River

Abstract

Introduction

The Danube River

Horizontal Distribution of Microcrustaceans across the River Channel

Effect of Sampling Effort on the Estimation of the Composition of Microcrustacean Assemblages

Effect of Sampling Frequency on the Estimation of the Composition and Abundance of Microcrustacean Assemblages

Effects of the Flow Regime on Microcrustacean Dynamics and Diversity

Projected Seasonal Dynamics of Cyclops Vicinus – Possible Scenarios

Conclusion

References

Chapter 7 Abundance and Trophic Position of Gelatinous Zooplankton in the Namibian Upwelling Region

Abstract

Introduction

Sampling and Analysis

Vertical Distribution

Taxonomic Composition and Abundance

Relative Composition

Size Class Composition

Stable Isotopes

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 8 Seasonal Dynamics of Zooplankton Community Related to the Environmental Factors in a Man-Made Sfax Solar Saltern (Tunisia)

Abstract

Introduction

The Study Site

Measurements of the Physicochemical Parameters

Measurements of Biotic Parameters

Statistical Analyses

The Variation of the Physicochemical Parameters

Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Phytoplankton, Chlorophyll A and Ciliates

Spatial and Temporal Distribution of the Zooplankton Community

Principal Component Analysis

The Effects of Environmental Parameters to the Zooplankton Variability

Conclusion

References

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