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We investigated the population dynamics of Copidodiaptomus numidicus (Copepoda: Calanoida) and Thermocyclops dybowskii (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) in Castelo-do-Bode Reservoir (Portugal). Both species in the reservoir were regulated mainly by food availability during the summers of 1993 and 1994. C. numidicus was always more abundant than T. dybowskii in the reservoir. C. numidicus produced two generations during the sampling period of both years whereas T. dybowskii produced two and three generations in 1993 and 1994, respectively. Because of high temperatures and low rainfall in 1994, the reservoir was more eutrophic than in 1993. Higher clutch size and a higher percentage of ovigerous females suggest that both species were benefiting from better feeding conditions in 1994. Despite this, population growth was reduced in 1994 relatively to 1993. Vertebrate predation and predation by copepods seem to have been minor factors in explaining this decline. However, the presence of Mesostoma sp. in the reservoir may have contributed to the reduction of both copepod populations during specific periods in 1994 although the calanoid was more affected than the cyclopoid by this predation. 相似文献
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Daphnia hyalina is a cladoceran present throughthe whole year except for late summer in Maranhão,a meso-eutrophic reservoir in central Portugal. Apartfrom the influence of food, both vertebrate andinvertebrate predation pressures seem to have aneffect on D. hyalina population dynamics.Enclosure experiments were designed to assess therelative importance of both types of predation. Afterthe summer crash, D. hyalina reached highernumbers in the fishless enclosures than in the lakedespite of high predation pressure upon juveniles byAcanthocyclops robustus. Fish predation upon thelargest individuals, especially large egg bearingfemales, was responsible for the lower fertility ofthe open water population when compared with theenclosure population. In the enclosures an increase intail spine length was observed. The longer tail spineprobably offered protection from copepod predation,allowing at least some of the juveniles to coexistwith their potential predator and reach the adultstage, less susceptible to copepod predation. 相似文献
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Influence of drought on algal biofilms and meiofaunal assemblages of temperate reservoirs and rivers
Maria-José Caramujo Carlos Rafael B. Mendes Paulo Cartaxana Vanda Brotas Maria-José Boavida 《Hydrobiologia》2008,598(1):77-94
The role of hydrological droughts in shaping meiofauna abundance through alterations in biofilm biomass and composition was
investigated. In January 2005, continental Portugal was under a moderate to severe drought resulting from a 40% to 60% decrease
in rainfall during the previous 12 months relative to the long-term average (1961–1990). Reservoir capacity was reduced by
30–50% relative to average values and the width of streams was reduced by 20–80% in the Zêzere River Basin (central Portugal).
Algal biomass and algal class composition of biofilms was assessed through quantification of algal pigments in three reservoir
and six river locations. During drought, habitat alterations are expected to be sharp in rivers while, in the absence of water
quality deterioration, the habitat characteristics of reservoirs are expected to remain fairly unaffected. Chlorophylls and
carotenoid pigments were extracted from biofilm samples and analysed using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
In the winter of 2003, during the period of average rainfall, biofilm biomass did not exceed 5 μg chlorophyll a cm−2 at any location. River biofilm biomass was roughly half of that measured in the reservoirs. In the winter of 2005 (drought),
biofilm biomass increased by more than 5-fold in river locations and remained low or decreased in the reservoirs. Algal biofilms
were either dominated by Bacillariophyceae or by Chlorophyceae regardless of the existence of drought. The relative contribution
of Bacillariophyceae to total biofilm biomass was higher during the drought than under average hydrological conditions. The
abundance of harpacticoids, cladocerans and ostracods was favoured by the drought only in the reservoirs where an increase
in diatom proportion in biofilms was observed. The increase in the abundance of cyclopoid copepods, turbellarians, nematodes
and chironomids in rivers during the drought could be explained by algal class composition and biomass of biofilms and environmental
variables (organic matter sediment content, phosphorus availability content and sediment granulometry). The hydrological drought
appears to regulate meiofauna abundance only in river locations, possibly through the promotion of the growth of biofilms
and the availability of organic matter deposited in rivers during the drought.
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The female reproductive cycles of the calanoid copepod
Copidodiaptomus numidicus and the cyclopoid
Acanthocyclops robustus were characterized by periodic
changes in the oviducts. Females oscillated between a gravid and a
non-gravid condition, and the whole cycle was strongly dependent on
temperature. In both species, the maturation of new oocytes took place when
the old egg sacs were still being carried, thus ensuring a rapid clutch
succession. The embryonic and post-embryonic development duration of
C.numidicus and A.robustus was
investigated at five and four different temperatures, respectively.
Embryonic development time was related to oviductal cycle duration at each
temperature to estimate the minimum amount of non-ovigerous females
expected under non-limiting mate and food conditions.
Copidodiaptomus numidicus females spent 35-19% of the
cycle without carrying eggs at 7-20C.
Acanthocyclops robustus females spent 31-33% of the
cycle without carrying eggs at the same temperature interval. Both naupliar
and copepodid durations were inverse functions of temperature with nauplii
developing at a faster rate than copepodids. In general,
A.robustus showed reproductive advantage over
C.numidicus due to a faster oviductal cycle and
shorter embryonic and post-embryonic development times. However, the
influence of food quality may be crucial. Acanthocyclops
robustus copepodid development may lengthen well beyond the
corresponding development stages of C.numidicus when
growing only on algae. This retardation of development affects especially
the later development stages of the cyclopoid.
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1. Seasonal field data showed a positive correlation between the tail spine length of Daphnia hyalina × galeata and the density of the copepod Acanthocyclops robustus . Laboratory experiments were designed to assess the mechanisms underlying the induction of tail spine elongation and to test whether this morphology reduced predation on Daphnia juveniles.
2. Both the elongated tail spine morph and control spine morph produced progeny with elongated tail spine when exposed to copepods. Instar increments, calculated from individual body length, showed that individual growth decreased in the presence of copepods. This decrease in individual growth was less pronounced in spined morphs relative to control morphs.
3. Copepods exhibited significantly higher feeding rates on control morph juveniles compared to elongated tail spine morph juveniles.
4. All Daphnia matured at instar 5 even though the control morph neonates took 24–30 more hours to mature in the presence of copepods than in the absence of copepods. Enlarged body and spine lengths of progeny coincided with reduced progeny number during the first six reproductive instars. The disadvantage of the reduced offspring number produced per female was balanced by enhanced survivorship of progeny subjected to copepod predation. 相似文献
2. Both the elongated tail spine morph and control spine morph produced progeny with elongated tail spine when exposed to copepods. Instar increments, calculated from individual body length, showed that individual growth decreased in the presence of copepods. This decrease in individual growth was less pronounced in spined morphs relative to control morphs.
3. Copepods exhibited significantly higher feeding rates on control morph juveniles compared to elongated tail spine morph juveniles.
4. All Daphnia matured at instar 5 even though the control morph neonates took 24–30 more hours to mature in the presence of copepods than in the absence of copepods. Enlarged body and spine lengths of progeny coincided with reduced progeny number during the first six reproductive instars. The disadvantage of the reduced offspring number produced per female was balanced by enhanced survivorship of progeny subjected to copepod predation. 相似文献
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Daphnia hyalina × galeata in Castelo-do-Bode Reservoir was regulated mainly by food availability during the summers of 1993 and 1994. Because of high temperatures and low rainfall in 1994, the reservoir was, apparently, more eutrophic relatively to 1993. Higher chlorophyll-a concentrations and higher clutch size in 1994 suggest that Daphnia population benefited from better feeding conditions in 1994. The analysis of the contributions from fecundity and adult proportion to birth rate variation suggest that vertebrate predation and predation by copepods were negligible factors as population organisers. A general decrease in the abundance of large crustaceans during the periods of high density of typhloplanid flatworms, in both years, points to the importance of flatworm predation on zooplankton. A decrease in the number of individuals in all Daphnia size classes was observed during the periods of flatworms population increase. 相似文献
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