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The temporal and spatial distribution of nematodes in percolating filters
Citation
Laybourn-Parry, J and Woombs, M, The temporal and spatial distribution of nematodes in percolating filters, Hydrobiologia, 160, (3) pp. 249-255. ISSN 0018-8158 (1988) [Refereed Article]
Abstract
The spatial and temporal distribution of nematodes in two low rate percolating filter bed sewage treatment plants at Carnforth and Caton, Lancashire, were investigated. Nematodes were abundant reaching densities up to 900 cm−2 of media surface. Numbers decreased down the bed and species composition displayed spatial differences with bed depth. Eight orders of nematode were represented, members of the sub-family Diplogasterinae and Rhabditinae were particularly common. A seasonal pattern of abundance was clearly apparent; two peaks occurred, one in May and a second during the winter months. Lowest numbers corresponded with periods of highest temperature. The demise of the nematodes in the spring was related to the sloughing of the surface film on the media.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
Research Group: | Ecology |
Research Field: | Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences |
UTAS Author: | Laybourn-Parry, J (Professor Johanna Laybourn-Parry) |
ID Code: | 49424 |
Year Published: | 1988 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 5 |
Deposited By: | Research Division |
Deposited On: | 2007-12-11 |
Last Modified: | 2011-08-30 |
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