The role of infusoria and bacteria as food for Cyclopoida in Rybinsk Reservoir [Translation from: Trudy Instituta Biologii Vnutrennykh Vodnany 22(25), 37-42, 1971]

Despite the fact that it is a long time sinc e the methods of collection and quantitative estimatio n of protozoa were worked out data on the abundance of these animals in freshwaters are not very numerous. Nevertheless, Infusoria and Rhizopoda at high densities are widespread in the water and sediments of lakes and reservoirs. In order to find ou t the importance of infusoria as a food source for cyclopoids we carried out experimental investigations using C14. For this three species of cyclopoids, widely distributed in open regions of Rybinsk reservoir were selected: Cyclops vicinus, Mesocyclops oithonoides and Kesocyclops leuckarti. The data presented give evidence that the species investigated are able as predators to consume infusorian plankton arid bacteria in the form of flocs or small clumps of detritus.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Monakov, A.V.; , R., Sorokin, YU.I.
Format:	monograph biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Freshwater Biological Association 1980
Subjects:	Ecology, Limnology, Freshwater lakes, Freshwater crustaceans, Feeding experiments, Bacteria, Feeding, Russia, Cyclops vicinus, Mesocyclops oithonoides, Kesocyclops leuckarti,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/22525
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