Effects of colonial Microcystis aeruginosa and interspecific competition on the population dynamics and resting egg formation of two cladocerans
Effects of colonial Microcystis aeruginosa and interspecific competition on the population dynamics and resting egg formation of two cladocerans
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铜绿微囊藻群落和种间竞争对两种枝角动物种群动态和休眠卵形成的影响
DOI:
10.1080/02705060.2013.873882
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发表时间:
2014
影响因子:
1.3
通讯作者:
Li Fang
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作者:
Shao Yuanqi;Deng Daogui;Meng Meiru;Zhang Xiaoli;Li Fang
We investigated the effects of colonialMicrocystis aeruginosaand interspecific competition on the population dynamics and resting egg formation of two cladocerans. In the single-species culture experiments, highM. aeruginosaconcentrations favored the population growth ofMoina irrasabut strongly inhibited that ofDaphnia carinata. Small-bodiedM. irrasawas predominant over large-bodiedD. carinataregardless of the presence of the colonialM. aeruginosain the mixed cultures. The per capita cumulative number of ephippia and the percentage of ephippia containingD. carinataresting eggs both increased from under 0 to 10 mg/LM. aeruginosain the single-species culture but decreased in the mixed culture. However, the per capita cumulative ephippia number ofM. irrasain the mixed culture was higher than those in the single-species culture at the highM. aeruginosalevels. The effects ofM. aeruginosa, interspecific competition, and their combination on the per capita cumulative ephippia numbers of the two cladocerans were significant. The occurrence of ephippia was related to the higher population density of the two species. Our results suggest that interspecific competition inhibits the ephippium production and resting egg formation of the large-bodied cladocerans (D. carinata) in the presence of colonialM. aeruginosa.