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Crustacean zooplankton communities in 13 lakes of Yunnan-Guizhou plateau: Relationship between crustacean zooplankton biomass or size structure and trophic indicators after invasion by exotic fish

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2009

Nichun Guo ,
Min Zhang ,
Yang Yu ,
Shanqing Qian ,
Daming Li  and
Fanxiang Kong
Nichun Guo
Affiliation:
State Key laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing East Road 73, Nanjing 210008, P. R. China
Min Zhang
Affiliation:
State Key laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing East Road 73, Nanjing 210008, P. R. China
Yang Yu
Affiliation:
State Key laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing East Road 73, Nanjing 210008, P. R. China
Shanqing Qian
Affiliation:
State Key laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing East Road 73, Nanjing 210008, P. R. China
Daming Li
Affiliation:
State Key laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing East Road 73, Nanjing 210008, P. R. China
Fanxiang Kong*
Affiliation:
State Key laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing East Road 73, Nanjing 210008, P. R. China
*
fxkong@niglas.ac.cn
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Abstract

We investigated crustacean zooplankton communities and their relationships to environmental factors in 13 lakes of Yunnan-Guizhou plateau to determine whether there is a consistent relationship between trophic indicators and crustacean zooplankton biomass or size structure. The lakes showed a wide range of trophic status, with total phosphorus (TP) ranging from 0.013 to 0.268 mg.L−1, and chlorophyll a from 0.9 to 76.26 μg.L−1. Continuous stocking with exotic planktivorous fish had taken place on a wide scale in these plateau lakes. About 36 species of Crustacea were found, of which Cladocera were represented by 20 taxa (12 genera), and Copepoda by 16 taxa (13 genera). Canonical correspondence analysis partitioned these species into two clusters. Physicochemical features and food-webs of different lakes seemed to be the key factors determining zooplankton species composition and distribution patterns. Between the 13 lakes, there was no significant relationship between cladocerans and chlorophyll a suggesting phytoplankton biomass was little controlled by macrozooplankton. The positive correlation between chlorophyll a and copepods suggested the high copepods biomass or size structure caused by the invasion of exotic planktivorous fish had a negative effect on water quality.

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Zooplankton communitiesCCAcladoceranscopepods
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Research Article
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Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology , Volume 45 , Issue 4 , 2009 , pp. 279 - 288
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© EDP Sciences, 2009

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