Functional traits are ecologically relevant characteristics of species. They are relevant to
community structuring in face of environmental drivers (response traits) and to ecosystem …

Cladocerans are microcrustaceans component of the zooplankton in a wide array of aquatic
ecosystems. These organisms, in particular the genus Daphnia, have been widely used …

Studies of carbon sources in plankton communities are important because carbon content
has become the main currency used in functional studies of aquatic ecosystems. We …

Lesser Flamingo, the flagship species of saline wetlands of Africa and India, is a specialised
feeder subsisting on microscopic cyanobacteria and algae. To establish the relationship …

Salinity is a well-recognised factor that shapes population dynamics and community
structure through direct and indirect effects. The responses of Moina micrura (Cladocera) to …

In freshwater environments the rotifer group may be divided into microphagous and raptorial
species regarding their feeding patterns, and such guilds differently interact with other …

In this study, the effects of nutrient (N and P) deficiency and the importance of essential
polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)[eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid …

A variação espacial e temporal de rotíferos foi analisada em um reservatório pequeno, raso
e eutrófico, com intensas florações de algas Cyanobacteria, em sete pontos de amostragem …

AIM: Aquatic environments of semi-arid regions are subject to changes in water quality and
volume due to short and irregular rain seasons. Consequently, zooplankton composition …

Camorim is a small, eutrophic reservoir in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a phytoplankton
community dominated most of the year by the filamentous diatom Aulacoseira spp. and the …