Fluctuation in the zooplankton community in two solar salt ponds,Aveiro, Portugal |
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Authors: | N Vieira F Amat |
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Institution: | (1) Instituto de Zoologia Dr. Augusto Nobre , Faculdade de Ciências, 4050 Porto, Spain;(2) Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal (CSIC)-Ribera de Cabanes, 12595 Castellon, Spain |
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Abstract: | The zooplankton of two salt ponds at Aveiro was studied to evaluate its density and diversity. Samples were collected biweekly from the salt ponds Esmolas and Tanoeiras. Samples were first separated into Holoplankton (Copepoda, nauplii,Acartia, Ostracoda and Anostraca) and Meroplankton (Mollusca, Insecta, annelidan larvae and Ichthyoplankton). The Holoplankton was mainly composed of:Acartia tonsa, Acartia sp.,Eurytemora velox, Artemia sp., and harpacticoids and calanoids. In both salt ponds, species diversity was identical, but total zooplankton density was higher in the Tanoeiras salt pond, probably because its physical and chemical characteristics allowed the development of stable communities. |
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Keywords: | density diversity fluctuation hypersaline ecosystems salt ponds zooplankton |
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