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Studies on the Ecology of Tropical Zooplankton

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  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. H. J. Dumont
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  2. J. Green
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  3. H. Masundire
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Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology (DIHY, volume 92)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Factors determining biogeography and distribution

    1. The distribution and ecology of the fresh- and brackish-water medusae of the world

      • Henri J. Dumont
      Pages 1-12

    2. The temperate-tropical gradient of planktonic Protozoa and Rotifera

      • J. Green
      Pages 13-26

    3. On the diversity of the Cladocera in the tropics

      • Henri J. Dumont
      Pages 27-38

    4. Cladocera of coastal rivers of western Nigeria

      • Austin B. M. Egborge, C. C. Onwudinjo, P. C. Chigbu
      Pages 39-46

    5. Distribution patterns of the Diaptomidae (Calanoida: Copepoda) in southern Africa

      • N. A. Rayner, J. Heeg
      Pages 47-75

    6. Temperature-related distributions of Metadiaptomus and Tropodiaptomus (Copepoda: Calanoida), particularly in southern Africa

      • R. C. Hart, N. A. Rayner
      Pages 77-86

    7. Rotifers of Benin River, Nigeria

      • C. C. Onwudinjo, A. B. M. Egborge
      Pages 87-94

    8. Salinity and the distribution of rotifers in the Lagos Harbour — Badagry Creek system, Nigeria

      • Austin B. M. Egborge
      Pages 95-104

    9. Zooplankton, fish and fisheries in tropical freshwaters

      • C. H. Fernando
      Pages 105-123

  4. Community ecology

    1. Relative significance of direct and indirect effects of predation by planktivorous fish on zooplankton

      • Z. Maciej Gliwicz
      Pages 201-210

    2. Seasonal trends in zooplankton densities in Sanyati basin, Lake Kariba: multivariate analysis

      • Hillary M. Masundire
      Pages 211-230

    3. Mean individual dry weight and length-weight regressions of some zooplankton of Lake Kariba

      • Hillary M. Masundire
      Pages 231-238

    4. Chlorophyll budget in a productive tropical pond: algal production, sedimentation, and grazing by microzooplankton and rotifers

      • Robert Arfi, Daniel Guiral
      Pages 239-249

    5. Comparative limnology, species diversity and biomass relationship of zooplankton and phytoplankton in five freshwater lakes in Kenya

      • Jacqueline N. Uku, Kenneth M. Mavuti
      Pages 251-258

    6. Changes in relative abundance of zooplankton in northern Lake Victoria, East Africa

      • Lucas Mwebaza-Ndawula
      Pages 259-264
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About this book

This volume reports on the findings of experts on tropical zooplankton gathered at a meeting in Kariba, Zimbabwe, in 1991. Some basic questions were asked on community composition and biodiversity in the tropics versus the non-tropics. Old ideas on the nature of zooplankton, which were found to be wider than the `classical' rotifers, cladocerans and copepods, as well as on the number of species in tropical waters, are now beginning to break down accordingly as more and more blank spots in the tropics are explored and as more in-depth studies on the zooplankton of tropical lakes are becoming available.
This volume contains a mix of papers discussing the two alternative controls (bottom-up and top-down) of zooplankton community structure and these constitute another step towards a coherent theory of tropical ecosystem theory.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Studies on the Ecology of Tropical Zooplankton

  • Editors: H. J. Dumont, J. Green, H. Masundire

  • Series Title: Developments in Hydrobiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0884-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1994

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-2639-7Published: 31 January 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4382-3Published: 16 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-0884-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 295

  • Topics: Invertebrates, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Zoology, Ecology

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