Naslov
Comparison of zooplankton functional response traits in deep lakess across Europe

Autori
Tasevska, Orhideja ; Špoljar, Maria ; Shumka, Spase ; Kuczyńska-Kippen, Natalia ; Dražina, Tvrtko ; Ternjej, Ivančica ; Veljanoska Sarafiloska, Elizabeza ; Slavevska-Stamenković, Valentina

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
ZBORNIK SAŽETAKA 13. HRVATSKOG BIOLOŠKOG KONGRESA ; BOOK OF ABSTRACTS OF THE 13th CROATIAN BIOLOGICAL CONGRESS / Kružić, Petar ; Caput Mihalić, Katarina ; Gottstein, Sanja ; Pavoković, Dubravko ; Kučinić, Mladen - Zagreb : Hrvatsko biološko društvo, 2018, 231-232

Skup
13. Hrvatski biološki kongres

Mjesto i datum
Poreč, Hrvatska, 19.09.2018. - 23.09.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Rotifera, Copepoda, Cladocera, lake trophy, guild ratio

Sažetak
Freshwater zooplankton has a central position in lake food webs and plays key role in the matter cycling and energy transfer from phytoplankton to top predators. The use of zooplankton functional traits has been increasingly described to characterize and understanding of zooplankton assemblage in different waterbodies. Population dynamics, abundance fluctuations and food web interactions are useful traits to assess zooplankton response mechanisms to environmental changes and internal ecosystem functioning. Since functional response traits are still not commonly used in zooplankton ecology, the aims of this study were: (i) to assess the latitudinal patterns of the zooplankton functional feeding guilds in deep lakes in Europe, and (ii) to compare trophic structure related to internal nutrient loading and latitudinal climate conditions, from south to north: oligotrophic Lake Ohrid (Macedonia), mesotrophic lakes Shkodra (Albania) and Visovac (Croatia) and eutrophic Góreckie Lake (Poland). Domination of raptorial (algivorous and predator) species suggests negative relationship with higher trophic level, and dominance of microphagous zooplankton was observed in more productive lakes. Our results suggest further application of functional traits in the assessment of zooplankton within aquatic biocenosis, as well as combination with species-specific analysis related to particular ecosystems.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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