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The hypolimnetic protozoan plankton of a eutrophic lake
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Laybourn-Parry, J and Olver, J and Rees, S, The hypolimnetic protozoan plankton of a eutrophic lake, Hydrobiologia, 203, (1-2) pp. 111-119. ISSN 0018-8158 (1990) [Refereed Article]
Abstract
The seasonal distribution of benthic species in the water column above and below the thermocline in a small eutrophic lake is described. During summer stratification populations of Spirostomum spp, Loxodes spp., Plagiopyla and Deltopylum become established in the plankton on or below the oxycline/thermocline. At shallow sites no migration occurred and populations of the migratory species in the benthos were sparse, with the exception of Plagiopyla which occurred in high densities in the sediment. Two distinct planktonic populations are established during stratification: an epilimnetic community of obligate planktonic ciliates and a hypolimnetic community of benthic migrants. © 1990 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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: | 49426 |
Year Published: | 1990 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 23 |
Deposited By: | Research Division |
Deposited On: | 2007-12-11 |
Last Modified: | 2011-08-30 |
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