Effects of eutrophication on size and biomass of crustacean zooplankton in a tropical reservoir
This is a long-term study (1993-1998) on the effects of increasing eutrophication on the crustacean zooplankton structure in a eutrophic reservoir. The study first demonstrates that the eutrophication increase verified is a phenomenon well described by a single abiotic variable: total phosphorus. Du...
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| author | R. M. Pinto-Coelho J. F. Bezerra-Neto C. A. Morais-Jr. |
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| description | This is a long-term study (1993-1998) on the effects of increasing eutrophication on the crustacean zooplankton structure in a eutrophic reservoir. The study first demonstrates that the eutrophication increase verified is a phenomenon well described by a single abiotic variable: total phosphorus. During the study period, zooplankton suffered extensive qualitative and quantitative changes. Significant size and biomass responses of certain zooplankton groups to the temporal variations of total phosphorus were found. These findings suggest that the variables size and biomass of major zooplankton groups should always be considered simultaneously in order to assess impacts caused by eutrophication on the structure of zooplankton. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64bd850f51d24b74a0293c254ab4a8cd2022-12-21T23:04:21ZengInstituto Internacional de EcologiaBrazilian Journal of Biology1678-437565232533810.1590/S1519-69842005000200017S1519-69842005000200017Effects of eutrophication on size and biomass of crustacean zooplankton in a tropical reservoirR. M. Pinto-Coelho0J. F. Bezerra-Neto1C. A. Morais-Jr.2Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisThis is a long-term study (1993-1998) on the effects of increasing eutrophication on the crustacean zooplankton structure in a eutrophic reservoir. The study first demonstrates that the eutrophication increase verified is a phenomenon well described by a single abiotic variable: total phosphorus. During the study period, zooplankton suffered extensive qualitative and quantitative changes. Significant size and biomass responses of certain zooplankton groups to the temporal variations of total phosphorus were found. These findings suggest that the variables size and biomass of major zooplankton groups should always be considered simultaneously in order to assess impacts caused by eutrophication on the structure of zooplankton.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842005000200017&lng=en&tlng=eneutrophicationreservoirzooplanktonbiomassallometry |
| spellingShingle | R. M. Pinto-Coelho J. F. Bezerra-Neto C. A. Morais-Jr. Effects of eutrophication on size and biomass of crustacean zooplankton in a tropical reservoir Brazilian Journal of Biology eutrophication reservoir zooplankton biomass allometry |
| title | Effects of eutrophication on size and biomass of crustacean zooplankton in a tropical reservoir |
| title_full | Effects of eutrophication on size and biomass of crustacean zooplankton in a tropical reservoir |
| title_fullStr | Effects of eutrophication on size and biomass of crustacean zooplankton in a tropical reservoir |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of eutrophication on size and biomass of crustacean zooplankton in a tropical reservoir |
| title_short | Effects of eutrophication on size and biomass of crustacean zooplankton in a tropical reservoir |
| title_sort | effects of eutrophication on size and biomass of crustacean zooplankton in a tropical reservoir |
| topic | eutrophication reservoir zooplankton biomass allometry |
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