Biological features of Pupu Springs |
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| Authors: | Frances B Mjchaelis |
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| Institution: | 1. Cawthron Institute , Nelson;2. Zoology Department , University of Canterbury , Christchurch, New Zealand;3. c/o G. G. Wells, P.O. Box 147, Rotorua, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | The flora and fauna of Pupu Springs (40°51'S, 172° 46'E) and five other New Zealand cold springs are described. In Pupu Springs there are 16 species of algae, 10 species of bryophytes (including three species of liverworts), and 5 species of angiosperms. The fauna includes a phreatic form (an eyeless planarian, Dugesia sp.), a possible glacial relict (the caddis fly Rakiura vernale), and cold stenotherms (e.g., the caddis fly Psilochorema tautoru). The most abundant animals in the New Zealand springs are Mollusea, Crustacea, and’ larvae of Plecoptera, Diptera, and Trichoptera. Pupu Springs consist of five biotopes and associated biocoenoses. |
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| Keywords: | microalgal biomass and diversity herbivore traits algal community recovery Potamopyrgus antipodarum Deleatidium spp Pycnocentrodes aeris |
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