Invertebrate zooplankton predator composition and diversity in tropical lentic waters

Invertebrate zooplankton predators are generally less diverse in average species numbers in tropical than in temperate lakes and reservoirs. Predatory Copepoda which comprise the majority of limnetic predators are particularly low in species numbers in the tropics. Predatory Cladocera are confined t...

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Published in:Hydrobiologia 1990-06, Vol.198 (1), p.13-31
Main Authors: FERNANDO, C. H, TUDORANCEA, C, MENGESTOU, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Fresh water ecosystems
Freshwater
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Invertebrata
Invertebrates
Synecology
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Summary:Invertebrate zooplankton predators are generally less diverse in average species numbers in tropical than in temperate lakes and reservoirs. Predatory Copepoda which comprise the majority of limnetic predators are particularly low in species numbers in the tropics. Predatory Cladocera are confined to the North Temperate zone, Chaoborus appears to be cosmopolitan. Among Rotifera, only the cosmopolitan predator Asplanchna occurs in tropical waters while the other common limnetic carnivorous genus Ploesoma is restricted to higher latitudes. Hydracarina, and insects besides Chaoborus , are generally restricted to the littoral and appear to be more diverse in the tropics.
ISSN:0018-8158
1573-5117
DOI:10.1007/BF00048619