Trophic state assessment based on zooplankton communities in Mediterranean lakes

Στάμου, Γεώργιος; Katsiapi, Matina; Moustaka‐Gouni, Maria; Michaloudi, Evangelia

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“…We also tested how GP, PhyCoI GP and PhyCoI of the studied lakes are related to the eutrophication proxy TSI index based on Secchi depth. The respective TSI SD values according to Stamou et al [11] were used. Relationships between the PhyCoI GP index and the TSI SD index were examined using Linear Regression and ANOVA.…”

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“…The same sampling protocol for phytoplankton and zooplankton described by Mazaris et al [40] and Moustaka-Gouni et al [21] was followed for all lakes. Detailed information regarding the microscopic analyses of phytoplankton and zooplankton identification and biomass calculation is well described in Stamou et al [11]. Phytoplankton wet biomass was converted to dry biomass according to Reynolds [41].…”

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“…Phytoplankton wet biomass was converted to dry biomass according to Reynolds [41]. [11] except for Lake Lysimachia; Lake Mikri Prespa was determined as hypertrophic in 1990, eutrophic in 1991 and 1992 and mesotrophic in 2016.…”

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“…However, zooplankton is an important component of the pelagic food web, since it contributes to many ecosystem functions such as the transfer of primary production biomass to higher organisms [6], and the increase of water clarity through grazing of the available phytoplankton biomass [7,8]. Moreover, zooplankton communities, due to their quick response to changes resulting from trophic cascades either through bottom-up or top-down control [6], have been used in trophic state assessments [9][10][11], in aquatic ecotoxicology [12][13][14], and in providing information about water quality [15,16] and for discriminating anthropogenically disturbed lakes [17]. Thus, the knowledge of this part of the food web is essential for understanding the function and the structure of lake ecosystems and should be used in monitoring programs [5].…”

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Grazing Potential—A Functional Plankton Food Web Metric for Ecological Water Quality Assessment in Mediterranean Lakes

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Grazing potential (GP, in % day−1) was estimated for the plankton communities of 13 Greek lakes covering the trophic spectrum, in order to examine its sensitiveness in discriminating different classes of ecological water quality. Lakes with high GP values exhibited high zooplankton biomass dominated by large cladocerans or/and calanoids while lakes with low GP values had increased phytoplankton biomass and/or domination of small-bodied zooplankton indicating intensive fish predation. GP successfully distinguished among ecological water quality classes (estimated using the phytoplankton water quality index PhyCoI) indicating its potential use as a metric for ecological water quality assessment. As a next step, PhyCoI index was modified to include GP as a metric in order to enhance the phytoplankton-based ecological status classification of lakes incorporating zooplankton as a supporting factor. The PhyCoIGP successfully assessed the ecological water quality in accordance with PhyCoI classification whereas it was significantly correlated with the eutrophication proxy TSISD based on Secchi Depth. Thus, we propose to use the modified phytoplankton index PhyCoIGP for monitoring the ecological water quality of lakes.

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“…Their models revealed that swimming speed, substratum preference, and coloniality were critical components to fitness. They also explored the conditions whereby planktonic, gnesiotrochan rotifers could Stamou et al (2019) tested the utility of commonly used indices of habitat trophic condition to see whether they applied to ponds in the Mediterranean climatic zone. Because the indices tested failed to correctly classify trophic status, the authors developed an improved index especially for eutrophic waterbodies.…”

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Preface: Crossing disciplinary borders in rotifer research

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2019

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In August of 1974 at the 19th Congress of the Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (Winnipeg, Canada), a small group of aquatic scientists led by Dr. Agnes Ruttner-Kolisko proposed an innovative concept: a special symposium dedicated solely to rotifer research should be held. Two years later, in late September, Agnes hosted the first International Rotifer Symposium (IRS) at the research station located on Lunzer Untersee (Lunz am See, Austria). Every 3 years since that inaugural meeting, the ''rotifer family'' has convened somewhere in the world to share research on all topics related to rotifer biology. Accordingly, the IRS comprises scientists who devote most, if not all, of their time to research on the biology, ecology, systematics, and evolution of rotifers, or who find rotifers to be useful model systems to explore other interesting lines of inquiry. Yet these meetings do more than just share research, they inspire others to pursue a deeper appreciation of these remarkable small metazoans. The 15th IRS was held on the campus of The University of Texas at El Paso, Texas (UTEP) from the 3rd to 9th of June 2018. Attendees included just over 100 participants and accompanying persons from 17 countries (Fig. 1), with the highest representation from the USA (38), Mexico (26), and Europe (15).

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Trophic state assessment based on zooplankton communities in Mediterranean lakes

Cited by 33 publications

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Grazing Potential—A Functional Plankton Food Web Metric for Ecological Water Quality Assessment in Mediterranean Lakes

Grazing Potential—A Functional Plankton Food Web Metric for Ecological Water Quality Assessment in Mediterranean Lakes

Preface: Crossing disciplinary borders in rotifer research

Small Standing-Water Ecosystems in the Transitional Temperate Climate of the Western Balkans

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