Phenology of alpine zooplankton populations and the importance of lake ice-out

Loria, Kelly A.; Christianson, Kyle R.; Johnson, Pieter T. J.

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“…At the time of sampling in August most zooplankton have reached their adult size. For example, copepod reproduction takes place following ice out when offspring feed on phytoplankton blooms (Loria et al, 2020). Consequently, adult copepods do not grow substantially in August and do not release the chitobiase moulting enzyme measured by our analysis.…”

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Integrating hydrological connectivity and zooplankton composition in Arctic ponds and lakes

Blackburn‐Desbiens,

Grosbois,

Power

et al. 2023

Freshwater Biology

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Arctic landscapes are characterised by their numerous ponds and lakes. With increased climate warming and consequent changes in hydrological connectivity, the ecology of many of these waterbodies is expected to change. We sampled 13 ponds and 22 lakes for zooplankton and various limnological and physical environmental variables in the vicinity of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut (69.1169° N, 105.0597° W), with the aim of testing how well the degree of hydrological connectivity explained patterns in species composition and abundance and contributed to crustacean production. Ponds were hydrologically isolated while the lakes were arranged in four lake chains and ranged from the headwaters to highly inter‐connected lakes receiving water from one to 768 upstream lakes. In all sites combined, 77 zooplankton species were found, including 56 rotifers, six copepods, 11 cladocerans, two fairy shrimp species, a mysid, and a tadpole shrimp. We show that the zooplankton communities differed between hydrologically isolated (ponds) and connected (lakes) systems, with 17 species unique to ponds and 20 to lakes. Furthermore, the communities were more similar within lake chains and hence in lakes closer to each other. In ponds, distances between waterbodies had no impact on community similarity. Zooplankton abundance was higher in lakes (255 ind/L) than in ponds (65 ind/L) due to the higher number of rotifers that accounted for nearly 80% of the zooplankton abundance in lakes. In ponds, rotifers, cladocerans, and copepods were equally abundant. In terms of biomass, cladocerans represented 65% of total biomass in all waterbodies except for a chain of deep lakes that had abundant fish communities. In these lakes, cladoceran abundance and biomass were low and probably limited by fish predation. Zooplankton production was higher in ponds (4.6 mgC m−3 day−1) than in lakes (1.7 mgC m−3 day−1), and within lakes was lowest in the chain composed of large lakes (1.3 mgC m−3 day−1). The high production in ponds was closely linked to high zooplankton biomass and further explained by high gross primary production supported by relatively high nutrient concentrations in these shallow systems. Our study emphasises that hydrological connectivity is key to shaping zooplankton communities, although fish presence also appears to affect them. It shows that isolated ponds (that currently account for c83% of all waterbodies on southern Victoria Island) are hotspots of aquatic biological productivity that probably play an essential role in Arctic freshwater landscapes. Finally, our study provides critical baseline information on the current composition of Arctic zooplankton communities important for estimating climate change impacts.

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Integrating hydrological connectivity and zooplankton composition in Arctic ponds and lakes

Blackburn‐Desbiens,

Grosbois,

Power

et al. 2023

Freshwater Biology

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The response of a freshwater copepod to small‐scale, dissipative eddies in turbulence

Ruszczyk

Webster

Yen

2023

Limnology & Oceanography

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The freshwater copepod Hesperodiaptomus shoshone was exposed to a Burgers vortex, a flow feature meant to mimic small‐scale, dissipative turbulent eddies found in the organism's environment, to determine how this copepod responds to microscale turbulent flow structures. Male and female H. shoshone were separately exposed to four turbulence intensity levels plus a negative control (i.e., stagnant flow) in two vortex orientations relative to gravity. H. shoshone demonstrates a mild behavioral change in the presence of a Burgers vortex that is dependent on both sex and vortex orientation. H. shoshone swim with fairly linear trajectories across all four levels of turbulence intensity, which is a notable difference from the swimming behavior of marine copepods exposed to the same flow feature. Variations in morphology, physical environment, or ecological niche between H. shoshone and marine copepods are potential factors that may explain the differences in how the species respond to a Burgers vortex. The setal array of H. shoshone differs from the setal array of the previously studied marine copepods, suggesting differences in sensory ability and response. The small pond habitat of H. shoshone is rarely or intermittently mixed, creating a different hydrodynamic landscape compared to the ocean, which may influence the copepod/turbulence interaction. H. shoshone has few, if any, naturally occurring predators whereas marine copepods have many, which may influence the difference in response to microscale turbulence.

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Temperature and ultraviolet radiation on a high mountain daphnid: when do interactions become lethal to highly adapted populations?

Flores-Mendez,

Fernández,

Campero

2024

Inland Waters

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Phenology of alpine zooplankton populations and the importance of lake ice-out

Cited by 3 publications

References 84 publications

Integrating hydrological connectivity and zooplankton composition in Arctic ponds and lakes

Integrating hydrological connectivity and zooplankton composition in Arctic ponds and lakes

The response of a freshwater copepod to small‐scale, dissipative eddies in turbulence

Temperature and ultraviolet radiation on a high mountain daphnid: when do interactions become lethal to highly adapted populations?

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