This article aims to trace in detail the periods of rapid changes during Late Glacial period based on a subfossil Cladocera analysis and palynological, geochemical, statistical analysis. At end Older Dryas, water level reservoir was low, with quite cold waters inconvenient conditions for developing Cladocera-dominated cold-tolerant species. The beginning Alleröd is marked by increasing vegetati...

The zooplankton community structure in Eğirdir Lake (Isparta-Turkey) was studied monthly throughout an annual cycle (January 2010-December 2010). The zooplankton community was represented by three main groups: Rotifera, Cladocera and Copepoda, respectively comprised 89.62%, 7.78% and 2.60% of the total zooplankton abundance. Eğirdir Lake was dominated by the rotifera Polyarthra dolichoptera in ...

Due to the importance of water variables conditions and available food in the development and survival of fish larvae, the current research evaluates the effects of two different food treatments (ration + zooplankton and only zooplankton) and water quality in tanks with Brycon orbignyanus larvae. Total water transparency (45 cm) has been mainly associated with short residence time, continuous w...

Sixty-five species of freshwater Cladocera belong to twenty-two Genera are reported from Basrah city, based on 15 studies mentioned the in addition seven other only density group. The maximum was 91225 (ind./m3) recording at Shatt Al-Arab- Al-Hartha region.

The European Marine Strategy Framework Directive requires the EU Member States to estimate the level of anthropogenic impacts on their marine systems using 11 Descriptors. Assessing food web response to altered habitats is addressed by Descriptor 4 and its indicators, which are being developed for regional seas. However, the development of simple foodweb indicators able to assess the health of ...

Alas, poor Darwin. By all rights, 2009 should be his year, as books, museums, and scholarly conclaves celebrate his 200th birthday (Feb. 12) and the 150th anniversary of “On the Origin of Species” (Nov. 24), the book that changed forever how man views himself and the creation. Teamed with genetics, Darwin’s explanation of how species change through time has become the rock on which biology stan...

The present study was carried out on the seasonal abundance and diversity of zooplankton in a semi- intensive prawn farm of Bagerhat district from July to December, 2008. Plankton samples were collected by conical shaped monofilament nylon net (Plankton net) and Lugol's solution was used for preservation. The zooplankton abundance was influenced by physico-chemical factors. During the study per...

Physico-chemical parameters and abundance of zooplankton in Bagmati River Near Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal were studied. In the present investigated 5 groups of zooplankton were namely copepod, rotifer, cladocera, ostracoda and crustacean larvae. It was demonstrated that their prevalence percentages (%) in the culture systems were 53%, 37%, 7%, 1.3% and 1.7% respectively. Zooplankton...

Ponds are natural water sources that are used by man for various purposes. Zooplankton constitutes an important food item for fishes . Zooplankton also play an important role and serve as bioindicators as well as to assess the pollution status of water .In this present study, we tried to asses the zooplankton species richness, diversity and evenness and to state the condition of a freshwater tr...