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The feeding behaviour of adults of the marine calanoid copepod Centropages hamatus was studied in laboratory experiments with ciliates and phytoplankton as food sources. The ingestion rate of algal (flagellates, diatoms) and ciliate prey (oligotrichs) as a function of prey concentration could be described by a Holling type III functional response, with close to zero ingestion rates at concentrations below 5 µg C l− 1. In general, ingestion of ciliates was higher than ingestion of algae, and maximum feeding rates by adult males reached were half the feeding rates of adult females at prey concentrations exceeding 50 µg C l− 1. When diatoms and ciliates were offered together C. hamatus (both sexes) fed exclusively on ciliates as long as they contributed with more than 5% to the mixture. This indicates the capability of active prey selection and switching between suspension feeding and ambush predation. Therefore, the feeding behaviour of adult C. hamatus can be characterised as omnivorous with a preference for larger motile prey. This implies a trophic level above two, if there is a sufficient abundance of protozoan food available. 相似文献
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《Limnologica》2020
Heterotrophic flagellates (HF) play an essential function in the microbial food loops as it is an agent of biochemical cycling of limiting nutrients and being a useful bio-indicator of environmental changes. However, in spite of its profound role in aquatic ecosystem studies regarding the evaluation of the spatial and seasonal patterns of the flagellate communities are lacking in Bangladeshi water, and therefore, study on community pattern of HF in a tropical river like Padma River could be a best example for other tropical rivers of the world. The present investigation was performed with the primary objectives to evaluate flagellate community structure, their spatial and seasonal distribution patterns, and the role of hydro-biological and physicochemical variables in determining their variability. The study was conducted at selected four study sites in Padma river, Bangladesh for a period of two distinct season (dry and wet season) in 2018. Standard procedures were followed in collecting, analyzing and interpreting of sampled data. The study revealed a total of 18 genera with different degrees of specificity to hydro-biological and physicochemical variables. It further establishes significant seasonal patterns, rather than spatial differences in the distribution of the flagellate communities. We found that the higher precipitation intensity during monsoon was the critical determinant in hydrological, biological, and physicochemical fluctuations which caused a significant decline in the value of the above variables. Likewise, total phytoplankton, zooplankton, and total heterotrophic bacterial abundance was also declined five-folds during the wet season. Similarly, total abundance of HF showed a significant decline in the community during the wet season. Genus wise relative abundance (RA%) of Euglena (23.81 %) was the highest during the dry season. In conclusion, this research and data analysis techniques propose unique insights on the flagellate links to environmental and hydro-biological regime in a tropical river with global implications. 相似文献
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Lake morphometry and wind exposure may shape the plankton community structure in acidic mining lakes
Acidic mining lakes (pH <3) are specific habitats exhibiting particular chemical and biological characteristics. The species richness is low and mixotrophy and omnivory are common features of the plankton food web in such lakes. The plankton community structure of mining lakes of different morphometry and mixing type but similar chemical characteristics (Lake 130, Germany and Lake Langau, Austria) was investigated. The focus was laid on the species composition, the trophic relationship between the phago-mixotrophic flagellate Ochromonas sp. and bacteria and the formation of a deep chlorophyll maximum along a vertical pH-gradient. The shallow wind-exposed Lake 130 exhibited a higher species richness than Lake Langau. This increase in species richness was made up mainly by mero-planktic species, suggesting a strong benthic/littoral - pelagic coupling. Based on the field data from both lakes, a nonlinear, negative relation between bacteria and Ochromonas biomass was found, suggesting that at an Ochromonas biomass below 50 μg C L−1, the grazing pressure on bacteria is low and with increasing Ochromonas biomass bacteria decline. Furthermore, in Lake Langau, a prominent deep chlorophyll maximum was found with chlorophyll concentrations ca. 50 times higher than in the epilimnion which was build up by the euglenophyte Lepocinclis sp. We conclude that lake morphometry, and specific abiotic characteristics such as mixing behaviour influence the community structure in these mining lakes. 相似文献
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