The late Holocene appearance of European Bosmina (Eubosmina) thersites (Crustacea, Cladocera) in lakes surrounding the Baltic Sea |
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Authors: | Leszek A. Błędzki Krystyna Szeroczyńska Egle Puusepp |
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Affiliation: | 1. Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, USA 2. Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland 3. Institute of Ecology, Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia
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Abstract: | This study shows the appearance of Bosmina (Eubosmina) thersites during the last millennium in two lakes in Northern Europe: Lake Charzykowskie (Poland) and Lake Lohja (Estonia). Cladocera remains collected from both lakes showed similar Bosmina species composition and changes during the late Holocene. Older sediment layers showed a prevalence of smaller Eubosmina species (B. (E.) longispina), indicating oligotrophic conditions of the lakes, while younger layers were dominated by larger species (B. (E.) coregoni and B. (E.) thersites), typically found in lakes with higher trophy. The presence of B. (E.) thersites has rarely been reported in paleolimnological research, and this is the first observance of its high abundance in lake sediments. More research is needed, however, to better understand the appearance, speciation driver, continental range, and ecological preferences of B. (E.) thersites. |
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