• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Direct and indirect effects of juvenile Buenoa macrotibialis (Hemiptera: Notonectidae) on the zooplankton of a shallow pond
  • Contributor: Hampton, Stephanie E.; Gilbert, John J.; Burns, Carolyn W.
  • imprint: Wiley, 2000
  • Published in: Limnology and Oceanography
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.4319/lo.2000.45.4.1006
  • ISSN: 1939-5590; 0024-3590
  • Keywords: Aquatic Science ; Oceanography
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  • Description: <jats:p>We investigated the effects of juvenile <jats:italic>Buenoa macrotibialis</jats:italic> on the small bodied (&lt;500 mm) zooplankton assemblage with which it naturally occurs. By monitoring 37–46‐liter enclosures with and without <jats:italic>Buenoa</jats:italic> over 9–12 d, we found that second and fourth instar <jats:italic>Buenoa</jats:italic> caused large declines in the copepod <jats:italic>Tropocyclops extensus</jats:italic> and the rotifer <jats:italic>Hexarthra mira</jats:italic>. Additionally, populations of several small rotifers increased in the presence of fourth instar <jats:italic>Buenoa</jats:italic>, probably because of release from <jats:italic>Tropocyclops</jats:italic> predation, competition, or both.</jats:p>
  • Access State: Open Access