Influence of eutrophication on seasonal variations of zooplankton biomass in shallow coastal lagoons of the Southern Baltic

Seasonal zooplankton dynamics in two coastal lagoons differing in degree of their eutrophication are compared. The two water bodies show no clear difference with respect to calanoid copepods. Rotifers in the more eutrophic lagoon show a pronounced peak of abundance in early summer, not observed in t...

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Published in:Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
Main Authors: R. Heerkloss, W. Schnese, B. Adamkiewicz-Chojnacka
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 1991
Subjects:
Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
SH1-691
Copepods
Rotifer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP1991.21.S.08
https://doaj.org/article/c111501dee75422288bbb08987a996a8
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Summary:Seasonal zooplankton dynamics in two coastal lagoons differing in degree of their eutrophication are compared. The two water bodies show no clear difference with respect to calanoid copepods. Rotifers in the more eutrophic lagoon show a pronounced peak of abundance in early summer, not observed in the less eutrophic lagoon. It is concluded that grazing of bacteriodetritivorous rotifer species is an important regulator of primary production.

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