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The hypolimnetic protozoan plankton of a eutrophic lake

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posted on 2023-05-16, 20:46 authored by Laybourn-Parry, J, Olver, J, Rees, S
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.

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Publication title

Hydrobiologia

Volume

203

Issue

1-2

Pagination

111-119

ISSN

0018-8158

Publisher

Springer Netherlands

Place of publication

Netherlands

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  • Restricted

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Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences

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