Rotifera in lake subhabitats

Ejsmont-Karabin, Jolanta; Karpowicz, Maciej

doi:10.1007/s10452-020-09818-1

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“…Three rotifer species characteristics for epizoon of bivalves (Lecane pumila, Lophocharis naias and Wulfertia sp.) [24] were present in all four treatments (Table 2). In total, we identified 20 species of Crustacea (15 Cladocera, 2 Cyclopoida, 1 Calanoida, 2 Harpacticoida) (See details in supplementary).…”

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Epizoic Rotifers and Microcrustaceans on Bivalves of Different Size and Behavior

2022

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Previous mesocosm experiments with the epizoon of Dreissena polymorpha revealed that the communities of Rotifera and Crustacea were much more abundant and had higher species richness than epizoon of Unio tumidus in nature. These differences could be attributed to different environmental conditions and/or different host behavior. To test this hypothesis, we compared epizoon of D.polymorpha and U.tumidus placed in identical mesocosm conditions, in which Unio could not move vertically due to the lack of sediments. Half of the mesocosms contained D. polymorpha, the other half comprised U. tumidus. Each species of mollusks was kept in the mesocosms with eutrophic and mesotrophic conditions. Finally, we established four treatments that were replicated in triplicate mesocosms. Mesocosm experiments showed that epizoon communities of U. tumidus were even more abundant than that of D. polymorpha and their species richness was similar. Therefore, we concluded that previously revealed strong differences between epizoon communities of D. polymorpha and U. tumidus were related to the different environmental conditions and bivalve behavior.

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“…Three rotifer species characteristics for epizoon of bivalves (Lecane pumila, Lophocharis naias and Wulfertia sp.) [24] were present in all four treatments (Table 2). --4 -…”

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Epizoic Rotifers and Microcrustaceans on Bivalves of Different Size and Behavior

2022

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“…Lakes and other lentic ecosystems contain numerous habitats, such as the relatively homogeneous pelagial habitats [8] and many different sub-habitats in the littoral zone [9]. In inland water bodies' littoral zones, aquatic macrophytes represent one of the most important habitats, hosting a great diversity of plant and animal groups [10].…”

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“…In inland water bodies' littoral zones, aquatic macrophytes represent one of the most important habitats, hosting a great diversity of plant and animal groups [10]. It has been shown that rotifers develop diverse and abundant assemblages on aquatic macrophytes and other substrates, with a great majority of the species richness of this group being found on macrophytes [9,11,12].…”

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Rotifers (Rotifera: Monogononta) Associated with Littoral Macrophyte Habitats in Flooded Neotropical Ponds: A Qualitative Study

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Rotifers represent an important component of freshwater zooplankton. The high richness of taxa, particularly in littoral macrophyte zones of water bodies in tropical and subtropical flood-prone areas, is a repeatedly reported fact. However, studies on the composition of periphytic rotifers in the Neotropics are reduced and almost non-existent in some regions. A qualitative study on rotifers (Monogononta) associated with littoral aquatic vegetation and their seasonal variation was carried out in three flood-prone ponds in the “Esteros de Camaguán Fauna Reserve” in the Venezuelan plains. For the selection of the collection sites, the two-stage stratified method with proportional affixation was used. Samples of macrophytes and the water associated with them were taken in littoral zones. The percentages of occurrence and numerical frequency were calculated for each rotifer taxa. The faunal similarities and correlations within and between ponds in the same and different climatic seasons were estimated using the Jaccard and Spearman coefficients (α = 0.05), respectively. In total, 102 rotifer taxa associated with 11 species of aquatic macrophytes were identified. The genus Taphrocampa with two taxa plus ten other taxa, are new records for Venezuela and one of them for South America. The taxocenosis and the geographic distribution of the reported taxa reflect a typical composition of the littoral zones of tropical regions. The total richness of both planktonic associated with aquatic vegetation and periphytic assemblages were similar. The highest richness of rotifer taxa coincided with the rainy season and the lowest with the early rainy season. The rotifer fauna presented low similarity values within and between ponds according to seasonality and, with some exceptions, between planktonic and periphytic environments. The importance of sampling periphytic rotifers and the influence of the flood cycle, and the degree of macrophyte development in the structuring of periphytic rotifer communities, were confirmed.

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“…However, studies regarding their integration approaches indicate that the diversity of rotifers is much higher than is currently estimated [2,3]. Rotifers are considered to be a valuable tool in environmental assessments, mainly because they are quite abundant, and thus, are an important part of most non-marine food webs [4,5]. In addition, rotifers are generally cosmopolitan, and their distribution is generally limited by environmental conditions, but may also be limited by biogeographic barriers [6,7].…”

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Diversity of Rotifers in Small Rivers Affected by Human Activity

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The rivers flowing through Upper Silesia and the adjacent areas (Southern Poland) are affected by various anthropogenic pressures including urbanisation, agriculture and animal husbandry, as well as industry (e.g., mining), which are reflected in the measured physical and chemical water parameters. The species composition of rotifers relative to a variety of microhabitats was studied in eight small rivers of this region in 2017. Our research is a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis that focuses on the rotifers in small rivers and shows the diversity of rotifers relative to the microhabitats and environmental variables. The diversity of rotifers ranged from 0 to 23 taxa in individual samples. In the studied rivers, 129 taxa of rotifers were found. Notommata groenlandica, a species that has not been recorded in the country for 100 years, was found in two rivers. The Kruskal–Wallis one-way ANOVA and Dunn’s multiple comparison post hoc tests revealed statistically significant differences in the median number of rotifer taxa between the abiotic types of rivers, rivers, sampling sites, microhabitats and seasons. A multiple regression analysis revealed a significant relationship (correlation) between the number of rotifer taxa, and the concentration of nitrites, total dissolved solids and dissolved oxygen in the water.

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Rotifera in lake subhabitats

Cited by 18 publications

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Epizoic Rotifers and Microcrustaceans on Bivalves of Different Size and Behavior

Epizoic Rotifers and Microcrustaceans on Bivalves of Different Size and Behavior

Rotifers (Rotifera: Monogononta) Associated with Littoral Macrophyte Habitats in Flooded Neotropical Ponds: A Qualitative Study

Diversity of Rotifers in Small Rivers Affected by Human Activity

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