SPECIES COMPOSITION, ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ZOOPLANKTON IN A TROPICAL EUTROPHIC LAKE : LAKE CATEMACO, MEXICO

From April 1992 lo May 1993, zooplankton samples were collected monthly by means of horizontal tows in nine sites of the lake. Prior to the towing, temperature of surface water, transparency (Secchi), pH and dissolved oxygen were evaluated. A total of 31 zooplankton forrns, inc\uding 14 species of rotifers, tbree copepods, five cladocerans and one ostracod, as well as protozoans (mainly vorticellids and ciliates), were detected. Rotifers were the dominant organisms, mainly Brachionus havanaensis (27.6 ind i-I), B. angularis (6.9 ind i-I), Keratella cochlearis (4.9 ind i-I), Conochilus unicornis (10.8 ind 1-1) and C. dossuarius ( 3.1 ind i-I).

• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Revista De Biologia Tropical

• Publication date

  2015-06-17

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.15517/RBT.V46I2.19530
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

• Source metadata

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• Rotifers were dominant in the assemblage, with Brachionus havanaensis, Brachionus angularis, Keratella cochlearis, Conochilus unicornis, and Conochilus dossuarius reported as the most abundant taxa.

  Confidence 0.93

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• The samples yielded 31 zooplankton forms, including 14 rotifer species, three copepod species, five cladoceran species, one ostracod, and protozoans.

  Confidence 0.94

  imjlk (vdp8mqzes2) extractionAnonymous (12632b8b5f) review
• Prior to sampling, surface water temperature, Secchi transparency, pH, and dissolved oxygen were measured.

  Confidence 0.97

  imjlk (vdp8mqzes2) extractionAnonymous (12632b8b5f) review
• From April 1992 to May 1993, zooplankton samples were collected monthly at nine lake sites using horizontal tows.

  Confidence 0.98

  imjlk (vdp8mqzes2) extractionAnonymous (12632b8b5f) review

• horizontal tow sampling

  sampling method, collection technique

  A sampling method in which a net is towed horizontally to collect zooplankton.

  Aliases: horizontal tows, horizontal tow

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• monthly sampling

  sampling design, temporal protocol

  A temporal sampling schedule that obtains samples at approximately one interval each month.

  Aliases: monthly sampling period, monthly survey

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• nine-site sampling

  sampling design, spatial design

  A spatial design that collects data from nine distinct lake locations.

  Aliases: nine sites, multi-site sampling

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• pre-sampling environmental measurements

  measurement protocol, environmental assessment

  Water-quality measurements carried out before each sampling event.

  Aliases: surface water temperature, Secchi transparency, pH, dissolved oxygen

  imjlk (vdp8mqzes2) extractionAnonymous (12632b8b5f) review
• rotifer dominance

  community pattern, abundance pattern

  A community pattern where rotifers constitute the most abundant zooplankton group in the samples.

  Aliases: dominant rotifers

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• rotifers

  taxonomic group, zooplankton subgroup

  A taxonomic group of microscopic aquatic animals included in the observed lake zooplankton community.

  Aliases: rotifer taxa, rotifer species

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• zooplankton composition

  community descriptor, bioindicator data

  The set of taxonomic groups and forms identified in the collected zooplankton samples.

  Aliases: species composition, zooplankton forms, taxonomic composition

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