Zooplankton Diversity and Pelagic Food Webs Investigating Present and Past with Different Techniques

• Other Authors: Piscia, Roberta (Editor), Bettinetti, Roberta (Editor), Leoni, Barbara (Editor), Manca, Marina (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Zn-Pb maine; subfossil; Cladocera; heavy metals; CCA analyses; anthropogenic impact; B-Splines smoothing; Functional Data Analysis; limnology; monitoring ecological dynamics; oligotrophication; zooplankton; phytoplankton; Yellow Sea; sand-dust deposition; protists; trophic structure; Acartia tonsa; Lagoon of Venice; nonindigenous species; zooplankton distribution; coexistence patterns; niche overlaps; long-term ecological research; Daphnia pulex; stream ecology; river dispersion; live organic matter; fish feeding; population dynamics; size; match-mismatch; Spitsbergen; laser optical plankton counter; stable isotope analysis; persistent organic pollutants; crustacean zooplankton; freshwater; size fractions; seasonality; autochthony; cladocera; functional ecology; organic carbon; paleolimnology; tundra lakes; UV radiation; Mesozooplankton; salinity; abundance; distribution; diversity; Maryland Coastal Bays; species richness; phylogenetic diversity; bioclimate; freshwater ponds; diapausing eggs; high mountain lakes; Himalayas; Daphnia; Bosmina; pheophorbide a; fish predation; grazing; ephippia; cladocera sub-fossil remains
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Summary

Zooplankton are of key importance in the structure and functioning of aquatic food webs. They contribute to a large part of the functional and structural biodiversity of predator and prey plankton communities. Promptly responding to long-term and seasonal changes in the physical and chemical environment, they are sensitive indicators of patterns and mechanisms of impact drivers, both natural and human induced. In this volume, we aim to present evidence for both long-term and seasonal changes in zooplankton community structure and dynamics, investigating different approaches from population dynamics to advanced molecular techniques and reconstructing past communities from subfossil remains in lake sediments.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (226 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-03943-550-0
9783039435494
9783039435500

Access

Open Access