A meta-analysis of benthic rotifer community structure as a function of lake trophic state
Por:
Wallace, Robert Lee, Walsh, Elizabeth J., Nandini, S., Sarma, S. S. S.
Publicada:
1 dic 2021
Ahead of Print:
1 ene 2021
Resumen:
Our understanding of the ecological drivers that control community
structure of benthic rotifers is poorly known. By reviewing 21 papers on
freshwater benthic rotifers we compiled an inventory of an additional
258 species, 27 genera, and six families not previously listed in the
review of benthic, lotic rotifers by Ricci and Balsamo (Freshw Biol
44:15-28, 2000). This raises the number of reported benthic species to
416, similar to 23% of all rotifers. Using selected papers within our
dataset we tested two hypotheses: (1) Within lakes of different trophic
state benthic rotifer communities differ in their species composition
and (2) because rotifer trophi types reflect strong specificity for
certain foods, there is a difference in the distribution of trophi types
in lakes of different trophic state. We found that the trophic state of
water bodies influences species composition of benthic rotifers, but
there was no significant difference in the distribution of their trophi
types. To aid in understanding community assembly of benthic rotifers,
we provide a list of knowledge gaps that future studies could address.
Filiaciones:
Wallace, Robert Lee:
Ripon Coll, Dept Biol, Ripon, WI 54971 USA
Univ Texas El Paso, Dept Biol Sci, El Paso, TX 79968 USA
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Div Res & Postgrad Studies, Campus Iztacala,Av Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, Mexico
Walsh, Elizabeth J.:
Ripon Coll, Dept Biol, Ripon, WI 54971 USA
Univ Texas El Paso, Dept Biol Sci, El Paso, TX 79968 USA
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Div Res & Postgrad Studies, Campus Iztacala,Av Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, Mexico
Nandini, S.:
Ripon Coll, Dept Biol, Ripon, WI 54971 USA
Univ Texas El Paso, Dept Biol Sci, El Paso, TX 79968 USA
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Div Res & Postgrad Studies, Campus Iztacala,Av Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, Mexico
Sarma, S. S. S.:
Ripon Coll, Dept Biol, Ripon, WI 54971 USA
Univ Texas El Paso, Dept Biol Sci, El Paso, TX 79968 USA
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Div Res & Postgrad Studies, Campus Iztacala,Av Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, Mexico
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