Regulation of rotifer community by predation of Cyclops vicinus (Copepoda) in the Rímov Reservoir in spring

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 101-112

  Devetter, Miloslav ^a   Seďa, Jaromír ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cyclops vicinus; Population dynamics; Predation impact; Rotifer community; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IN SITU PROCESSING; POPULATION STATISTICS; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; JIHOCESKY; RIMOV RESERVOIR;

COPEPODA; CYCLOPS VICINUS; KELLICOTTIA LONGISPINA; KERATELLA; KERATELLA COCHLEARIS; POLYARTHRA; ROTIFERA; SYNCHAETA;

EID: 33644701169     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: 15222632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200510810     Document Type: Article

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