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Zooplankton Community Analysis : Studies on a Tropical System / by William M. Lewis.

1 Introduction.- 2 General Description of Lake Lanao.- 3 The Phytoplankton Community.- Community Composition.- Biomass.- Succession.- 4 Description of the Zooplankton Community.- Community Complexity.- Copepods.- Rotifers and Cladocera.- Miscellaneous Zooplankton.- 5 Methods.- Sampling.- Counting.-...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Lewis, William M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1979.
Subjects:
Life sciences.
Medicine.
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 General Description of Lake Lanao
  • 3 The Phytoplankton Community
  • Community Composition
  • Biomass
  • Succession
  • 4 Description of the Zooplankton Community
  • Community Complexity
  • Copepods
  • Rotifers and Cladocera
  • Miscellaneous Zooplankton
  • 5 Methods
  • Sampling
  • Counting
  • Size and Biomass Measurements
  • 6 Spatial Distribution of the Zooplankton
  • Vertical Distribution
  • Horizontal Variation: Fixed Patterns
  • Horizontal Variation: Ephemeral Patterns
  • Overview of Horizontal Variation
  • 7 Zooplankton Abundance Trends
  • 8 Zooplankton Development Rates
  • Cyclopoids
  • Calanoids
  • Chaoborus
  • Rotifers and Cladocera
  • 9 Secondary Production
  • Computations: Copepods and Chaoborus
  • Computations: Rotifers
  • Computations: Cladocera
  • Results: Copepods and Chaoborus
  • Results: Rotifers and Cladocera
  • 10 Similarities in Zooplankton Abundances and Productivities
  • The N Matrix
  • The?N Matrix
  • The P Matrix
  • The?P Matrix
  • Summary of Similarities
  • 11 Zooplankton Mortality Rates
  • Computations: Copepods
  • Computations: Chaoborus
  • Computations: Rotifers and Cladocera
  • Copepod Mortality Rates
  • Chaoborus Mortality Rates
  • Rotifer and Cladoceran Mortality Rates
  • Overview of Mortality Rates
  • 12 Zooplankton Mortality Mechanisms
  • Predation Mortality
  • Mechanisms of Mortality Other Than Predation
  • 13 Community Trends in Mortality
  • 14 Control of Zooplankton Production by Food Quantity and Quality
  • Analytical Methods: Herbivores
  • Importance of Major Phytoplankton Taxonomic Groups as Herbivore Foods
  • Importance of Different Phytoplankton Size Fractions as Herbivore Foods
  • Importance of Individual Phytoplankton Species as Herbivore Foods
  • Importance of Food in Determining Primary Carnivore Production
  • 15 Community Trends in Growth and Reproduction
  • Trends in Absolute Production
  • Trends in Relative Production
  • Trends in Birth Rate
  • 16 Conclusion and Synthesis
  • Energy Flow and Biomass
  • Community Structure and Organization
  • Rules Governing Structure of the Herbivore Component
  • Control Pathways in the Ecosystem
  • Summary
  • References
  • Author Index.

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