ISSN:
1573-5117
Keywords:
Thermal effects
;
Cladocera
;
aquatic macrophytes
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract In July and August, 1974, measurements were made of the standing crops of Cladocera in the littoral zone of Par Pond (Savannah River Plant, Aiken, South Carolina, U.S.A.), which receives hyperthermal effluent from a nuclear reactor. Crops of Ceriodaphnia spp. and Diaphanosoma brachyurum were greater in the heated than in the ambient area, while Bosmina longirostris maintained higher standing crops in the ambient area than in the area receiving hyperthermal effluent. In August, 1974, exclosures were placed in the effluent-affected area to test the hypothesis that the high density of rooted aquatic macrophytes in the effluent-affected area influences the standing crop of these Cladocera. The effects of changes in reactor effluent temperature were also determined in the exclosure experiments. The results of the exclosure study support two generalizations: 1) the presence of dense rooted vegetation allows higher standing crops of Ceriodaphnia spp. and D. brachyurum; and 2) lower temperatures than those usually found at the heated station would favor B. longirostris standing crops, while the higher effluent temperatures favor Ceriodaphnia spp. and D. brachyurum.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00034809
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