Response of rotifer community to environmental changes in five shallow lakes in the middle reach of Changjiang River, China

Xue Du; Weisong Feng; Wei Li; Shaowen Ye; Jiashou Liu; Tanglin Zhang; Zhongjie Li

doi:10.1007/s00343-014-3354-5

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Response of rotifer community to environmental changes in five shallow lakes in the middle reach of Changjiang River, China

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- Response of rotifer community to environmental changes in five shallow lakes in the middle reach of Changjiang River, China
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 32, Issue 5, Pages: 1083-1091(2014)
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  1. State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology Institute of Hydrobiology Chinese Academy of Sciences
  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-014-3354-5
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- Online First：11 July 2014，
  
  Published：2014
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Du, X., Feng, W., Li, W. et al. Response of rotifer community to environmental changes in five shallow lakes in the middle reach of Changjiang River, China., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 32, 1083–1091 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-014-3354-5
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Du, X., Feng, W., Li, W. et al. Response of rotifer community to environmental changes in five shallow lakes in the middle reach of Changjiang River, China., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 32, 1083–1091 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-014-3354-5 DOI：

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We evaluated the response of a rotifer community to environmental changes in five shallow lakes in the middle reach of the Changjiang (Yangtze) River in summer and autumn 2010. These five lakes differed in trophic status and rotifer community structure. Twenty-nine rotifer species were collected

of which Keratella cochlearis

Polyarthra dolichoptera

and Trichocerca elongate were dominant. The mean density

Shannon-Wiener diversity

and equitability among the five lakes differed significantly (P<0.05). The mean rotifer density was positively correlated with trophic state. The diversity was higher in lakes with high macrophyte coverage. The composition of rotifer species was closely associated with the trophic gradient. Five environmental variables

Secchi depth

conductivity

NH4-N

and TP

significantly affected the composition of rotifer species. Keratella quadrata

Brachionus calyciflorus

and B. forficula were more common in eutrophic conditions. Our results suggest that eutrophication has a significant influence on the rotifer community structure and highlight the potential for using rotifer community structure as an indicator of trophic status in subtropical lakes.

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