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Lecture Goals
• Introduction to the major groups of zooplankton
• Discussion of common and distinguishing characteristics of these groups
• Important controls on distribution and abundance of zooplankton
Approach to Freshwater Animals
• Descriptions of major groups, organized taxonomically when possible
• Some morphology, but I will focus on life history and ecology
• Life History: changes experienced by an individual between birth and death that determine habitat requirements, ecology, and reproductive output
• Ecology: interactions among species, or between the focal species (stage) and physical habitat
What are zooplankton?
• Microscopic animals that float freely in the water column
• Very important as primary consumers – converting energy from phytoplankton to a form that can be used by larger animals
• Important food base for secondary consumers, including fish
Major groups of freshwater zooplankton
• Rotifers
• Cladocerans
• Copepods
Rotifers
• 50 μm – 3 mm
• Smallest metazoan
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Taxonomy
http://tolweb.org/tree/
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Rotifera
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Rotifer Taxonomy
Rotifer Diversity
**High diversity in morphology
STRESS
Cyclical Parthenogenesis*
Resting Eggs
Cyclical Parthenogenesis
Rotifer Life Cycle
No Molting → Cell Expansion
Rotifer Colonies
Major groups of freshwater zooplankton
• Rotifers
• Cladocerans
• Copepods
Cladocerans0.5 mm – 3 mm
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Crustacea
Orders: Cladocera
Family: Daphniidae and Bosminidae
Genus
Species
Cladoceran Taxonomy
Cladoceran FamiliesDaphniidae Bosminidae
**High diversity in morphology
Cyclical Parthenogenesis*
Cladoceran Eggs
Cladoceran Life Cycle
Cyclical Parthenogenesis
Ephippium
Cyclical Parthenogenesis
Major groups of freshwater zooplankton
• Rotifers
• Cladocerans
• Copepods
Copepods1.0 mm – 8.5 mm
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Crustacea
Orders: Cyclopoida, Calanodia, Harpacticoid
Family
Genus
Species
Copepod Taxonomy
Copepod Orders
Cyclopoid Calanoid Harpacticoid
**Low diversity in morphology
Copepod Egg Sacs
Cyclopoid
Copepod Egg Sacs
Calanoid
Copepod Egg Sacs
Harpacticoid
Copepod Life Cycle
Controls on Zooplankton Distribution and Abundance
• Temperature Nutrients
• Physical Phactors Phish Phytoplankton
• Vertical Migration
• Parthenogenic ↔ Sexual Cycles
• Predation among Zooplankton
Controls on Zooplankton Distribution and Abundance
• Temperature Nutrients
• Physical Phactors Phish Phytoplankton
• Vertical Migration
• Parthenogenic ↔ Sexual Cycles
• Predation among Zooplankton
Zoop Distribution and Abundance:
Temperature
Nutrients
Controls on Zooplankton Distribution and Abundance
• Temperature Nutrients
• Physical Phactors Phish Phytoplankton
• Vertical Migration
• Parthenogenic ↔ Sexual Cycles
• Predation among Zooplankton
Physical Phish PhytoplanktonZoop Distribution and Abundance:
Zooplankton Population Dynamics
Controls on Zooplankton Distribution and Abundance
• Temperature Nutrients
• Physical Phactors Phish Phytoplankton
• Vertical Migration
• Parthenogenic ↔ Sexual Cycles
• Predation among Zooplankton
Vertical Migration PatternZoop Distribution and Abundance:
• Variation with stage and sex
• Light is proximal cue
• 3 main hypotheses
Vertical Migration Hypotheses:Predation
Vertical Migration Hypotheses:Food Quality
Vertical Migration Hypotheses:Growth and
Feeding Efficiency as a Function of
Temperature
“Hunt warm, rest cool”
High Feeding Efficiency
High Growth Efficiency
Controls on Zooplankton Distribution and Abundance
• Temperature Nutrients
• Physical Phactors Phish Phytoplankton
• Vertical Migration
• Parthenogenic ↔ Sexual Cycles
• Predation among Zooplankton
Parthenogenic -Sexual CyclesZoop. Distribution and Abundance:
VS.
Asplanchna
Paramecium
+ =
Amictic ♀♀ Amictic ♀♀
Parthenogenic -Sexual Cycles
AsplanchnaParamecium
+ =+ Euglena
Chlamydomonas
Amictic ♀♀
Parthenogenic -Sexual Cycles
Mictic ♀♀
Mictic ♂♂
Parthenogenic -Sexual Cycles
= Large Mictic ♀♀
Enlargement
Mictic ♀♀ with “Humps”
Sex
Controls on Zooplankton Distribution and Abundance
• Temperature Nutrients
• Physical Phactors Phish Phytoplankton
• Vertical Migration
• Parthenogenic ↔ Sexual Cycles
• Predation among Zooplankton
Predation among zooplanktonZoop. Distribution and Abundance:
Predation Among ZooplanktonCyclomorphosis
Cyclomorphosis: Elongation
Cyclomorphosis: Enlargement
Mictic ♀♀Large Mictic ♀♀
Asplanchna
Cyclomorphosis: Production of Lateral Spines
Cyclomorphosis: Reduction in Spines
Keratella
Zooplankton in Streams and Rivers
Backwaters
Reservoirs
Low-Flow Areas
Alternate Copepod Life Cycle
Cocopods Copepuffs