Crustacean zooplankton assemblages in freshwaters of tropical australia

Throughout tropical Australia eulimnetic zooplankton is composed of 7 calanoid copepods, 5 cyclopoid copepods and 12 cladocerans. A further 10 cyclopoids and 9 cladocerans occur as littoral "strays", making 43 species in all. Dominants include Diaptomus lumholtzi, Mesocyclops notius, Therm...

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Published in:Hydrobiologia 1988-07, Vol.164 (2), p.161-169
Main Authors: TIMMS, B. V, MORTON, D. W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Cladocera
Copepoda
Crustacea
Fresh water ecosystems
Freshwater
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Synecology
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Summary:Throughout tropical Australia eulimnetic zooplankton is composed of 7 calanoid copepods, 5 cyclopoid copepods and 12 cladocerans. A further 10 cyclopoids and 9 cladocerans occur as littoral "strays", making 43 species in all. Dominants include Diaptomus lumholtzi, Mesocyclops notius, Thermocyclops decipiens, Diaphanosoma excisum, Ceriodaphnia cornuta , and Moina micrura . Momentary species composition averages 1.0 calanoids, 1.3 cyclopoids and 2.0 cladocerans. These assemblages are not only less complex than in temperate Australia, but also are not as rich as in most other tropical regions.
ISSN:0018-8158
1573-5117
DOI:10.1007/BF00008456