Comparative analysis of rotifer community structure in five subtropical shallow lakes in East China: Role of physical and chemical conditions

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 661, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 303-316

  Wen, Xin Li ^a   Xi, Yi Long ^a   Qian, Fang Ping ^a   Zhang, Gen ^a   Xiang, Xian Ling ^a  

^a ANHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Community structure; Dominant species; Physicochemical conditions; Redundancy analysis; Rotifers; Shallow lakes

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMINANCE; INVERTEBRATE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SHALLOW WATER; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC STATUS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CHINA;

ANURAEOPSIS FISSA; BRACHIONUS; CYANOBACTERIA; FILINIA LONGISETA; KERATELLA COCHLEARIS; LECANE; POLYARTHRA DOLICHOPTERA; ROTIFERA; TRICHOCERCA; TRICHOCERCA PUSILLA;

EID: 79959802249     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0539-6     Document Type: Article

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