Consumer vs. resource control of ciliate protozoa in a copepod-dominated subtropical lake

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 491-511

  Havens, Karl E ^a   Beaver, John R ^b  

^a SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^b BSA Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; NUTRIENT; PROTOZOA; ZOOPLANKTON;

FLORIDA; LAKE OKEECHOBEE; USA;

COPEPODA; CYCLIDIUM GLAUCOMA; MESODINIUM PULEX; STROBILIDIUM HUMILE; TINTINNIUM FLUVIATILE;

EID: 0031472046     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/140/1997/491     Document Type: Article

References (55)

1. ADRIAN, R. T. & FROST, T. M. (1993): Omnivory in cyclopoid copepods: comparisons of algae and invertebrates as food for three differently sized species. - J. Plankton Res. 15: 643-658.
2. APHA (1989): Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater (17th ed.). - American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, USA.
3. AUMEN, N. G. & WETZEL, R. G. (1995): Ecological studies on the littoral and pelagic systems of Lake Okeechobee, Florida (USA). - Arch. Hydrobiol., Advanc. Limnol. 45: 356 p.
4. BEAVER, J. R. & CRISMAN, T. L. (1989 a): The role of ciliated protozoa in pelagic freshwater ecosystems. - Microb. Ecol. 17: 111-136.
5. _ (1989 b): Analysis of the community structure of planktonic ciliated protozoa relative to trophic state in Florida lakes. - Hydrobiologia 174: 177-184.
6. _ (1990): Seasonality of planktonic ciliated protozoa in subtropical Florida lakes of varying trophic state. - Hydrobiologia 190: 127-135.
7. BEAVER, J. R. & HAVENS, K. E. (1996): Seasonal and spatial variation in zooplankton community structure and their relation to possible controlling variables in Lake Okeechobee. - Freshwat. Biol. 36: 45-56.
8. BERK, S. G., BROWNLEE, D. C., HEINLE, D. R., KLING, H. J. & COLWELL, R. R. (1977): Ciliates as a food source for marine planktonic copepods. - Microb. Ecol. 4: 27-40.
9. BIRD, D. F. & KALFF, J. (1984): Empirical relationships between bacterial abundance and chlorophyll concentrations in fresh and marine waters. - Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 41: 1015-1023.
10. BLOEM, J., ALBERT, C., BAR-GILLISSEN, M. J. A., BERMAN, T. & CAPPENBERG, T. E. (1989): Nutrient cycling through phytoplankton, bacteria and protozoa in selectively filtered Lake Vechten water. - J. Plankton Res. 11: 119-131.
11. BOGDAN, K. G., GILBERT, J. J. & STARKWEATHER, P. L.: In situ clearance rates of planktonic rotifers. - Hydrobiologia 73: 73-77.
12. BRETT, M. T., WLAKOWSKI, K., LUBNOW, F. S., MUELLER-SOLGER, A., ELSER, J. J. & GOLDMAN, C. R. (1994): Species-dependent effects of zooplankton on planktonic ecosystem processes in Castle Lake, California. - Ecology 75: 2243-2254.
13. BULL, L. A., FOX, D. D., BROWN, D. W., DAVIS, L. J., MILLER, S. J. & WULLSCHLEGER, J. G. (1995): Fish distribution in limnetic areas of Lake Okeechobee, Florida. - Arch. Hydrobiol., Advanc. Limnol. 45: 333-342.
14. BURNS, C. W. & SCHALLENBERG, M. (1996): Relative impacts of copepods, cladocerans, and nutrients on the microbial food web of a mesotrophic lake. - J. Plankton Res. 18: 683-714.
15. CRISMAN, T. L. & BEAVER, J. R. (1990): Applicability of biomanipulation for managing eutrophication in the subtropics. - Hydrobiologia 200/201: 177-185.
16. CRISMAN, T. L., BEAVER, J. R. & BAYS, J. S. (1981): Examination of the relative impacts of microzooplankton and macrozooplankton on bacteria in Florida lakes. -Verh. Int. Verein. Limnol. 21: 359-362.
17. CRISMAN, T. L., PHLIPS, E. J. & BEAVER, J. R. (1995): Bacterioplankton seasonality and environmental relationships in Lake Okeechobee, Florida. - Arch. Hydrobiol., Advanc. Limnol. 45: 203-211.
18. DOWNING, J. A. & RIGLER, F. H. (1984): A Manual on Methods for the Assessment of Secondary Productivity of Fresh Waters. - Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, UK.
19. ELSER, J. J., GOFF, N. G., MACKAY, N. A., ST. ARMAND, A. L., ELSER, M. M. & CARPENTER, S. R. (1987): Species-specific algal responses to zooplankton: experimental and field observations in three nutrient-limited lakes. - J. Plankton Res. 9: 699-717.
20. FENCHEL, T. (1980): Suspension-feeding in ciliated protozoa: feeding rates and their ecological significance. - Microb. Ecol. 6: 13-25.
21. -(1986): Protozoan filter-feeding. - Prog. Protistology 1: 65-113.
22. FINLAY, B. J. (1980): Temporal and vertical distribution of ciliophoran communities in the benthos of a small eutrophic loch with particular reference to the redox profile. - Freshwat. Biol. 10: 15-24.
23. HANEY, J. F. & HALL, D. J. (1973): Sugar-coated Daphnia: a preservation technique for Cladocera. - Limnol. Oceanogr. 18: 331-333.
24. HAVENS, K. E. (1993): An experimental analysis of macrozooplankton, microzooplankton, and phytoplankton interactions in a temperate eutrophic lake. - Arch. Hydrobiol. 127: 9-20.
25. -(1994): Seasonal and spatial variation in nutrient limitation in a shallow subtropical lake (Lake Okeechobee, Florida) as evidenced by trophic state index deviations. - Arch. Hydrobiol. 131: 39-53.
26. -(1995): Particulate light attenuation in a large subtropical lake. - Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 52: 1803-1811.
27. HAVENS, K. E., AUMEN, N. G., JAMES, R. T. & SMITH, V. H. (1996 a): Rapid ecological changes in a large subtropical lake undergoing cultural eutrophication. - Ambio 25: 150-155.
28. HAVENS, K. E., BULL, L. A., WARREN, G. L., CRISMAN, T. L., PHLIPS, E. J. & SMITH, J. P. (1996 d): Food web structure in a subtropical lake ecosystem. - Oikos 75: 20-32.
29. HAVENS, K. E., EAST, T. L. & BEAVER, J. R. (1996 b): Experimental studies of zooplankton-phytoplankton-nutrient interactions in a large subtropical lake (Lake Okeechobee, Florida, USA). - Freshwat. Biol. 36: 579-597.
30. HAVENS, K. E., EAST, T. L., MEEKER, R. H., DAVIS, W. P. & STEINMAN, A. D. (1996 c): Phytoplankton and periphyton responses to in situ experimental nutrient enrichment in a shallow subtropical lake. - J. Plankton Res. 18: 551-556.
31. HECKY, R. E., FEE, E. J., KLING, H. & RUDD, J. W. M. (1978): Studies on the planktonic ecology of Lake Tanganyika. - Fisheries and Marine Service Technical Report No. 816.
32. HEINBOKEL, J. F. & BEERS, J. R. (1979): Studies on the functional role of tintinnids in the Southern California Night III. Grazing impact of natural assemblages. - Mar. Biol. 52: 23-32.
33. LEHMAN, J. T. & SANDGREN, C. D. (1985): Species-specific rates of growth and grazing loss among freshwater algae. - Limnol. Oceanogr. 30: 34-46.
34. LUND, J. W. G., KIPLING, C. & LECREN, E. D. (1958): The inverted microscope method of estimating algal numbers and the statistical basis of estimations by counting. - Hydrobiologia 11: 142-170.
35. MACEINA, M. J. & SOBALLE, D. M. (1990): Wind-related limnological variation in Lake Okeechobee, Florida. - Lake Reserv. Managem. 6: 93-100.
36. MARCHESSAULT, P. & MAZUMDER, A. (1997): Grazer and nutrient impacts on epilimnetic ciliate communities. - Limnol. Oceanogr. (in press).
37. MÜLLER, H. (1989): The relative importance of different ciliate taxa in the pelagic food web of Lake Constance. - Microb. Ecol. 18: 261-273.
38. NAUWERCK, A. (1963): Die Beziehungen zwischen Zooplankton und Phytoplankton im See Erken. - Symbolae Botanicas Upsalienses 17: 1-163.
39. NIELSEN, T. G. & KIORBOE, T. (1994): Regulation of zooplankton biomass and production in a temperate, coastal ecosystem 2. Ciliates. - Limnol. Oceanogr. 39: 508-519.
40. OLILA, O. G. & REDDY, K. R. (1993): Phosphorus sorption characteristics of sediments in shallow eutrophic lakes of Florida. - Arch. Hydrobiol. 129: 45-65.
41. OOMS-WILMS, A. L., POSTEMA, G. & GULATI, R. D. (1995): Evaluation of bactivory of Rotifera based on measurements of in situ ingestion of fluorescent particles, including some comparisons with Cladocera. - J. Plankton Res. 17: 1057-1077.
42. PACE, M. L. (1986): An empirical analysis of zooplankton community size structure across lake trophic gradients. - Limnol. Oceanogr. 31: 45-55.
43. PACE, M. L. & FUNKE, E. (1991): Regulation of planktonic microbial communities by nutrients and herbivores. - Ecology 72: 904-914.
44. PHLIPS, E. J., ALDRIDGE, F. J. & HANLON, C. (1994): Review of a seventeen-year chlorophyll record as it pertains to the trophic state of Lake Okeechobee, Florida, IUSA. - Water Res. Bullet. 30: 229-238.
45. PHLIPS, E. J., ALDRIDGE, F. J., HANSEN, P., ZIMBA, P. V., IHNAT, J., CONROY, M. & RITTER, P. (1993): Spatial and temporal variability in trophic state parameters in a shallow subtropical lake (Lake Okeechobee, Florida, USA). - Arch. Hydrobiol. 128: 437-458.
46. PHLIPS, E. J., CICHRA, M. F., HAVENS, K. E., HANLON, C. G., BADYLAK, S., RUETER, B., RANDALL, M. & HANSEN, P. (1997): Relationships between phytoplankton dynamics and the availability of light and nutrients in a shallow subtropical lake. - J. Plankton Res. 19: 319-342.
47. SANDERS, R. W., PORTER, K. G., BENNETT, S. J. & DEBAISE, A. E. (1989): Seasonal patterns of bacterivory by flagellates, ciliates, rotifers, and cladocerans in a freshwater planktonic community. - Limnol. Oceanogr. 34: 673-687.
48. SAS (1996): SAS/STAT user's guide version 6.12. - SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina.
49. SHERR, E. B. & SHERR, B. F. (1987): High rates of consumption of bacteria by pelagic ciliates. - Nature 325: 710-711.
50. SIDAK, Z. (1967): Rectangular confidence regions for the means of multivariate normal distributions. - J. Amer. Stat. Assoc. 62: 626-633.
51. TAMAR, H. (1979): The movements of jumping ciliates. - Arch. Protistenk. 122: 290-327.
52. USEPA (1979): Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
53. -(1987): Handbook of Methods for Acid Deposition Studies, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
54. WIAKOWSKI, K., BRETT, M. T. & GOLDMAN, C. R. (1994): Differential effects of zooplankton species on ciliate community structure. - Limnol. Oceanogr. 39: 486-492.
55. WICKHAM, S. A. & GILBERT, J. J. (1991): Relative vulnerabilities of natural rotifer and ciliate communities to cladocerans: laboratory and field experiments. - Freshwat. Biol. 26: 77-86.