Cladocera Diversity,Abundance and Habitat in a Western Thailand Stream |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Phannee?Sa-ArdritEmail author Frederick?William H?Beamish |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, Chonburi, 20131, Bangsaen, Thailand;(2) Biodiversity Research and Training Program (BRT), 5th Floor, NSTDA Building, 73/1 Rama VI Road, Bangkok, Rajdhevee, 10400, Thailand |
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Abstract: | Longitudinal and temporal distribution was determined for 40 species of cladocerans at sites between the headwaters and mouth of Khayeng Stream, a relatively pristine waterway in western Thailand. Cladocerans were confined mostly to lentic areas and abundance between April and September was highest in September, largely a consequence of a floodplain that developed near the mouth. Species richness was related directly to cladoceran abundance. Cladocerans were dominated numerically by three species, Ceriodaphnia cornuta, Diaphanosoma excisum, and D. sarsi. Most species were accommodated within four assemblages. Conductivity, water velocity, pH and temperature were important to species distribution, particularly velocity and conductivity. The most common assemblage was also the most speciose and occurred in moderate total abundance. The second assemblage was also speciose but low in total abundance. Species abundance in groups 1 and 2 tended to be positively related to conductivity and negatively, but weakly, related to pH and temperature. The third assemblage consisted of a single species and occurred in water of low conductivity while the fourth assemblage contained few species and low in overall abundance. |
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Keywords: | Assemblage structure Cladoceran Physicochemical factors Spatial distribution Temporal distribution Tropical region |
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