ISSN:
1573-5117
Keywords:
rotifers
;
vertical migration
;
environmental variables
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The diel vertical migration of planktonic rotifers in a small, hypereutrophic tarn was investigated on four occasions in 1983. When the tarn was isothermal the rotifers were distributed throughout the water column. After stratification, the rotifers were confined to the top 1–2 m of oxygenated water. On all four dates the rotifers were aggregated at specific depths in the water column. On some occasions, the pattern of aggregation changed as the animals performed distinct diurnal migrations. Keratella cochlearis, K. quadrata and Polyarthra vulgaris usually followed the reverse migrations of the phytoplankton. In contrast, the movements of Anuraeopsis fissa were less pronounced and were associated with variations in the depth of the oxycline.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00025743
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