Title:

Benthic and epiphytic fauna of Gastrotricha in littoral of mesotrophic lake in Łeczna-Wlodawa Lakeland, Poland

Subtitle:

Fragmenta Faunistica, vol. 47, no. 1 ; Gastrotricha in littoral ; Fauna bentosowa i epifityczna brzuchorzęsków (Gastrotricha) w litoralu jeziora mezotroficznego

Creator:

Nesteruk, Teresa ; Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii

Publisher:

Museum and Institute of Zoology, PAS

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2004

Description:

Bibliogr. p. 5 ; 6 p. ; 25 cm ; Abstarct in Polish. Taxa in Latin.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

epiphytic fauna ; epizoon ; epifauna ; littoral zone ; zoocenosis ; mesotrophic lakes ; benthic fauna ; bottom fauna ; Łęczna-Włodawa Lakeland ; Piaseczno Lake ; Gastrotricha ; freshwater gastrotrichs ; gastrotrichs ; hairybacks ; Poland

Abstract:

The species composition and dominance structure of Gastrotricha living in bottom sediments and on plants: Myriophyllum sp., Ceratophyllum sp.and Elodea canadensis Michx. were studied in the littoral of the mesotrophic Lake Piaseczno from 1994 to 1996. A total of 31 Gastrotricha species altogether (22 species in bottom sediment and 20 species living on plants) were found in the habitats under study. In the benthic community there were three eudominant species (dominance >10.0%): Chaetonotus heteracanthus Remane, Ch. macrochaetus Zelinka and Heterolepidoderma gracile Remane, at: 13.3%, 15.1% and 17.1% respectively. In the epiphytic community, two species were eudominants: Heterolepidoderma macrops Kisielewski and Lepidodermella squamata Dujardin, at 27.9% and 32.4%, respectively. The Gastrotricha fauna in the bottom sediments was characterised by a more even structure of dominance, which was reflected in greater biodiversity (H'=2.58 compared to H'=2.01 for the community living on aquatic plants). Only 11 species were common to both habitats, with similarity of the two communities being as low as 17% (coefficient of homogeneity).

Relation:

Fragmenta Faunistica

Volume:

47

Issue:

1

Start page:

1

End page:

6

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.3161/00159301FF2004.47.1.001

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.256, T. 47 nr 1 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4664, T. 47 nr 1 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open