Seasonal fluctuation of planktonic rotifers in Azibo reservoir (Portugal) |
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Authors: | Vitor Manuel Vasconcelos |
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Institution: | (1) Faculdade de Ciências, Instituto de Zoologia Dr Augusto Nobre, Praça Gomes, Teixeira, 4000 Porto, Portugal |
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Abstract: | The rotifers of the recently-commissioned Azibo reservoir were studied during two years. The community was similar to that of other portuguese reservoirs with Keratella cochlearis, Polyarthra spp., Asplanchna priodonta and Collotheca pelagica dominant, although densities varied strongly. Maximum rotifer density was 640 ind l–1 in 1987 and 315 ind l–1 in 1988. During the first year two density peaks were observed, while in the second year fluctuations were irregular. Phytoplankton availability was considered the main reason for the fluctuation of rotifer density, although temperature, dissolved oxygen and cladoceran interference may also have played a role. A high density of Anabaena flos-aquae might have facilitated the dominance of K. cochlearis in 1988. |
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Keywords: | rotifers vertical distribution seasonal fluctuation reservoir Portugal |
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