While studies of phytoplankton and terrestrial plant communities have increasingly
emphasised the use of functional traits in ecological research, few have yet to apply this …

For a short-lived organism, such as a freshwater zooplankter, the ways of co** with years
of local recruitment failure are either to disperse between habitats and recolonise or to …

Publisher Summary This chapter introduces general biology, ecology, and classification of
Rotifera. Phylum Rotifera comprises approximately 2000 species of unsegmented …

Dormancy is common among rotifers: monogononts produce resting eggs (diapause)
commonly after switching to mictic phase, and bdelloids enter anhydrobiosis (quiescence) at …

Rotifers comprise a modestly sized phylum (≈ 1,850 species) of tiny (ca. 50–2,000 μm),
bilaterally symmetrical, eutelic metazoans, traditionally grouped within the …

Species assemblages of diatoms, rotifers, chydorids, planktonic crustaceans and
chironomids were studied in 235 alpine lakes in the Alps, Pyrenees, Tatras (Western …

Salinization of freshwater bodies due to anthropogenic activity is currently a very serious
problem in Mexico. One of the consequences may be changes in the rotifer and cladoceran …

Dormancy is a suspension of the vital functions in an organism for a certain, sometimes very
long, time period to overcome harsh environmental conditions. It is a widespread adaptation …

The ability to reproduce is the key trait that distinguishes living organisms from inorganic
matter, and the strategies used to achieve successful reproduction are almost as diverse as …

Ecological and evolutionary processes have shaped current biodiversity patterns. For
brackish-water ecosystems, Remane's Artenminimum ('species minimum') concept argues …