On choice of substrate and habitat in bdelzoid rotifers |
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Authors: | Pejler Birger Bērzi?? Bruno |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Limnology, P.O. Box 557, 751 22 Uppsala, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Information on the distributions of 77 bdelloid rotifers from diverse waters in south and central Sweden was analyzed to reveal their relationships to substrate and habitat. Only two species were reported from plankton, both in low frequency. An artificial substrate, white cotton, was utilized only by few bdelloids, mainly by species with eyes. Only one species occurred at higher frequency on the saprobic substrate Sphaerotilus. Most bdelloids prefer environments rich in oxygen, but some species may be found in soft-bottom sediments. Several species dwell preferentially in diverse habitats of bogs. Some bdelloids have an exceptionally broad ecological range, but even for these is it possible to distinguish a pattern of preference and avoidance. |
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Keywords: | rotifers Bdelloidea ecology substrate habitat |
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