scholarly journals Re-establishment of zooplankton communities in temporary ponds after autumn flooding: Does restoration age matter?

Limnologica ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 310-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Olmo ◽  
Xavier Armengol ◽  
Raquel Ortells
Keyword(s):  
Temporary Ponds ◽  
Restoration Age ◽  
Zooplankton Communities

Zoochory of zooplankton: seasonality and bird morphological diversity can influence metacommunity dynamics of temporary ponds

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cláudio Simões de Morais-Junior ◽  
Mauro de Melo-Júnior ◽  
Thiago Gonçalves-Souza ◽  
Rachel Maria de Lyra-Neves
Keyword(s):  
Water Availability ◽  
Morphological Diversity ◽  
Temporary Ponds ◽  
Life History Strategies ◽  
Bird Diversity ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
Dispersal Capacity ◽  
Selective Forces ◽  
Metacommunity Dynamics ◽  
Zooplankton Communities

Abstract Harsh and unstable aquatic environments present selective forces that influence environmental heterogeneity, dispersal capacity and specific life history strategies that, in turn, affect species distribution and metacommunity dynamics. To date, relatively few studies have examined the potential of bird-mediated dispersal to connect isolated ephemeral habitats. We used zooplankton from temporary ponds to examine the effects of bird morphological diversity and water availability on microcrustacean diversity in temporary ponds. Three bird feet models were constructed based on small, large and webbed anisodactylous forms in order to simulate bird walking on the pond shore. Bird and zooplankton communities were sampled in two temporary ponds and experimentally simulated zooplankton dispersal by bird on dry sediments. We surveyed in two contrasting seasonal periods. Overall, water availability does affect zooplankton composition, and birds with large feet have higher dispersal capacity. In addition, birds with different feet size and shape carry distinct zooplankton species. During the dry season, sediments hold 100% more species than in the wet season, which indicates that birds have higher potential for dispersing zooplankton in drought conditions. Our findings suggest that bird diversity can maintain zooplankton metacommunities by rescuing dormant organisms from dry ponds and connecting to any available aquatic habitats.

Impact of eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki, on temporary ponds: insights on how predation may structure zooplankton communities

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalal Haiahem ◽  
Laïd Touati ◽  
Nasser Baaziz ◽  
Farrah Samraoui ◽  
Ahmed H. Alfarhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temporary Ponds ◽  
Gambusia Holbrooki ◽  
Eastern Mosquitofish ◽  
Zooplankton Communities

Influence of restoration age on egg bank richness and composition: an ex situ experiment

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 553-563
Author(s):  
Carla Olmo ◽  
MarÍa Antón-Pardo ◽  
Raquel Ortells ◽  
Xavier Armengol
Keyword(s):  
Zooplankton Community ◽  
Temporary Ponds ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Egg Bank ◽  
Hatching Time ◽  
Restoration Practices ◽  
Restoration Age ◽  
Abundance And Diversity ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
Full Reflection

Abstract Zooplankton community assembly after flooding in temporary ponds depends mostly on abundance and diversity of the dormant propagule bank. However, our understanding of the hatching patterns of zooplankton is imperfect. We performed an ex situ experiment to study the species composition and temporal sequence of zooplankton emergence from sediments in three ponds that were restored at different times: 1998, 2003 and 2007. The patterns of species hatching observed in our microcosms were compared with the emergent zooplankton community of their equivalent, synchronically inundated ponds. An escalation in species richness and a delay in hatching time were detected with increasing restoration age. In addition, some discrepancies between the egg bank and active populations were observed, especially in the oldest pond. This study illustrates the use of hatching experiments in comparing ponds with different characteristics. Nevertheless, egg bank hatching and water column sampling should complement each other in order to afford a full reflection of past diversity and contribute to a better understanding of the efficiency of restoration practices.

scholarly journals Contributions of airborne dispersal and dormant propagule recruitment to the assembly of rotifer and crustacean zooplankton communities in temporary ponds

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 658-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paloma M. Lopes ◽  
Reinaldo Bozelli ◽  
Luis M. Bini ◽  
Jayme M. Santangelo ◽  
Steven A. J. Declerck
Keyword(s):  
Temporary Ponds ◽  
Crustacean Zooplankton ◽  
Zooplankton Communities

Can fairy shrimps (Crustacea: Anostraca) structure zooplankton communities in temporary ponds?

2007 ◽  
Vol 58 (9) ◽  
pp. 827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Sánchez ◽  
David G. Angeler
Keyword(s):  
Community Dynamics ◽  
Environmental Variability ◽  
Keystone Species ◽  
Zooplankton Community ◽  
Temporary Ponds ◽  
Temporary Wetland ◽  
Fairy Shrimps ◽  
Zooplankton Communities ◽  
High Degree

Predation and competition are recognised as strong community structuring forces, and these processes are often mediated by keystone species. However, the role of keystone species in the plankton of temporary wetlands has hardly been evaluated. In the present study, the potential structuring role of fairy shrimps (Anostraca, Branchiopoda) on temporary wetland zooplankton communities was assessed. Dry sediments were collected from randomly chosen temporary ponds in the Campo de Calatrava area (Central Spain), and these were rewetted in outdoor microcosms. Zooplankton community dynamics of three wetlands that lacked fairy shrimps (controls) were contrasted with three wetlands that contained Branchinecta orientalis (G. O. Sars) (treatment). ANOVA analyses showed no significant differences in zooplankton community metrics and in taxonomic groups between the controls and treatments. Analyses of similarity (ANOSIM) and similarity percentages (SIMPER) revealed significant differences and a high degree of community dissimilarity within and between treatment levels. The high degree of environmental variability between wetlands compromised the detection of the structuring role of fairy shrimps on zooplankton in the present study. Studies based on manipulative designs could be more appropriate to test for the keystone role of fairy shrimps in temporary wetland food webs. Replicated before-after control-impact (BACI) designs could be especially useful for understanding basic ecological processes and this knowledge could then be used for the development of sound management strategies of ecologically poorly understood temporary ponds.

The impact of biometric parameters of a hydromacrophyte habitat on the structure of zooplankton communities in various types of small water bodies

2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Kuczyńska-Kippen ◽  
Barbara Nagengast ◽  
Tomasz Joniak
Keyword(s):  
Water Bodies ◽  
Small Water ◽  
Biometric Parameters ◽  
Zooplankton Communities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Small Water Bodies

The impact of biometric parameters of a hydromacrophyte habitat on the structure of zooplankton communities in various types of small water bodies

Chemical and Biological Changes in Nelson Lake, Ontario Following Experimental Elevation of Lake pH

1977 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.D. Yan ◽  
W.A. Scheider ◽  
P.J. Dillon
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Lake Ontario ◽  
Background Concentrations ◽  
Precambrian Shield ◽  
Metal Levels ◽  
Zooplankton Communities ◽  
Shield Lakes

Abstract Intensive studies of Nelson Lake, a Sudbury area lake of intermediate pH ~5.7), were begun in 1975. The chemistry of the lake was typical of that of most PreCambrian Shield lakes except that low alkalinities and high sulphate concentrations were observed along with elevated heavy metal levels. After raising the pH of Nelson Lake to 6.4 by addition of Ca(OH)2 and CaCO3, the metals were reduced to background concentrations. Phytoplankton and Zooplankton communities, which at pH of 5.7 were typical of PreCambrian lakes, were not affected by the experimental elevation of lake pH.

scholarly journals Where we Come from and where to Go: Six Decades of Botanical Studies in the Mediterranean Wetlands, with Sardinia (Italy) as a Case Study

Wetlands ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alba Cuena-Lombraña ◽  
Mauro Fois ◽  
Annalena Cogoni ◽  
Gianluigi Bacchetta
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Vascular Plant ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Temporary Ponds ◽  
Evolutionary Strategies ◽  
Plant Groups ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Taxonomic Groups ◽  
Water Saturated

AbstractPlants are key elements of wetlands due to their evolutionary strategies for coping with life in a water-saturated environment, providing the basis for supporting nearly all wetland biota and habitat structure for other taxonomic groups. Sardinia, the second largest island of the Mediterranean Basin, hosts a great variety of wetlands, of which 16 are included in eight Ramsar sites. The 119 hydro- and hygrophilous vascular plant taxa from Sardinia represent the 42.6% and 37.9% of the number estimated for Italy and Europe, respectively. Moreover, around 30% of Sardinia’s bryological flora, which is made up of 498 taxa, is present in temporary ponds. An overview at regional scale considering algae is not available, to our knowledge, even though several specific studies have contributed to their knowledge. In order to find the most investigated research themes and wetland types, identify knowledge gaps and suggest recommendations for further research, we present a first attempt to outline the work that has been hitherto done on plants in lentic habitats in Sardinia. Three plant groups (algae, bryophytes and vascular plants), and five research themes (conservation, ecology, inventory, palaeobotany and taxonomy) were considered. After a literature review, we retained 202 papers published from 1960 to 2019. We found that studies on vascular plants, as plant group, were disproportionately more numerous, and inventories and ecology were the most investigated research themes. Although efforts have recently been made to fill these long-lasting gaps, there is a need for updating the existing information through innovative methods and integrative approaches.

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