Effects of Physical‐Chemical Factors on the Distribution and Occurrence of Some Southeastern Wyoming Phyllopods
Effects of Physical‐Chemical Factors on the Distribution and Occurrence of Some Southeastern Wyoming Phyllopods
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物理化学因素对怀俄明州东南部一些叶足类动物分布和出现的影响
作者:
F. Horne
Field and laboratory evidence demonstrates that differences in tolerance to salinity and temperature of phyllopods notably affect their habitat types and seasonal occurrence. Oxygen concentration and pH are of lesser ecological consequence. The 11 phyllopods studied are categorized according to their seasonal occurrence and habitat salinities. For example, based on the tolerance of both eggs and adults, Branchinecta lindahli is eurythermal and euryhaline, whereas Triops longicaudatus is stenothermal and stenohaline. Though some adult phyllopods endure substantial ranges in salinity and temperature, their eggs are not necessarily so adapted. In some instances egg hatchability is impeded by environments not hostile to adult shrimp. Phyllopod eggs are, therefore, instrumental in defining when and where a particular species occurs. Ephemeral ponds with moderately high magnesium concentrations may be hostile to some phyllopods. See full-text article at JSTOR