ISSN:
1573-5117
Keywords:
ammonium excretion
;
zoobenthos
;
lake
;
chironomid
;
tubificid
;
chaoborid
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Relationships between the ammonium excretion rate of zoobenthos and temperature were examined for two chironomids, Chironomus, plumosus and Tokunagayusurika akamusi, one chaoborid, Chaoborus flavicans, and two tubificids, Limnodrilus spp. and Branchiura sowerbyi, which often dominate in eutrophic lakes. The representative Q10 value and excretion rate at 15° C for each species were as follows: C. plumosus, 1.67, 1.40, (µg N mg dry w.−1 d−1 ); T. akamusi, 1.02 (〈 15° C), 0.33; C. flavicans, 1.49, 2.87; Limnodrilus spp., 2.98, 0.59; and B. sowerbyi, 3.15, 0.79.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00008595
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