Lecture Goals Introduction to the major groups of zooplankton Discussion of common and...

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Major groups of freshwater zooplankton

• Rotifers

• Cladocerans

• Copepods

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Rotifers

• 50 μm – 3 mm

• Smallest metazoan

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Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

Taxonomy

http://tolweb.org/tree/

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Rotifera

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

Rotifer Taxonomy

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Rotifer Diversity

**High diversity in morphology

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STRESS

Cyclical Parthenogenesis*

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Resting Eggs

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Cyclical Parthenogenesis

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Rotifer Life Cycle

No Molting → Cell Expansion

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Rotifer Colonies

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Major groups of freshwater zooplankton

• Rotifers

• Cladocerans

• Copepods

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Cladocerans0.5 mm – 3 mm

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Crustacea

Orders: Cladocera

Family: Daphniidae and Bosminidae

Genus

Species

Cladoceran Taxonomy

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Cladoceran FamiliesDaphniidae Bosminidae

**High diversity in morphology

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Cyclical Parthenogenesis*

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Cladoceran Eggs

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Cladoceran Life Cycle

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Cyclical Parthenogenesis

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Ephippium

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Cyclical Parthenogenesis

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Major groups of freshwater zooplankton

• Rotifers

• Cladocerans

• Copepods

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Copepods1.0 mm – 8.5 mm

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Crustacea

Orders: Cyclopoida, Calanodia, Harpacticoid

Family

Genus

Species

Copepod Taxonomy

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Copepod Orders

Cyclopoid Calanoid Harpacticoid

**Low diversity in morphology

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Copepod Egg Sacs

Cyclopoid

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Copepod Egg Sacs

Calanoid

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Copepod Egg Sacs

Harpacticoid

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Copepod Life Cycle

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Controls on Zooplankton Distribution and Abundance

• Temperature Nutrients

• Physical Phactors Phish Phytoplankton

• Vertical Migration

• Parthenogenic ↔ Sexual Cycles

• Predation among Zooplankton

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Controls on Zooplankton Distribution and Abundance

• Temperature Nutrients

• Physical Phactors Phish Phytoplankton

• Vertical Migration

• Parthenogenic ↔ Sexual Cycles

• Predation among Zooplankton

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Zoop Distribution and Abundance:

Temperature

Nutrients

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Controls on Zooplankton Distribution and Abundance

• Temperature Nutrients

• Physical Phactors Phish Phytoplankton

• Vertical Migration

• Parthenogenic ↔ Sexual Cycles

• Predation among Zooplankton

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Physical Phish PhytoplanktonZoop Distribution and Abundance:

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Zooplankton Population Dynamics

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Controls on Zooplankton Distribution and Abundance

• Temperature Nutrients

• Physical Phactors Phish Phytoplankton

• Vertical Migration

• Parthenogenic ↔ Sexual Cycles

• Predation among Zooplankton

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Vertical Migration PatternZoop Distribution and Abundance:

• Variation with stage and sex

• Light is proximal cue

• 3 main hypotheses

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Vertical Migration Hypotheses:Predation

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Vertical Migration Hypotheses:Food Quality

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Vertical Migration Hypotheses:Growth and

Feeding Efficiency as a Function of

Temperature

“Hunt warm, rest cool”

High Feeding Efficiency

High Growth Efficiency

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Controls on Zooplankton Distribution and Abundance

• Temperature Nutrients

• Physical Phactors Phish Phytoplankton

• Vertical Migration

• Parthenogenic ↔ Sexual Cycles

• Predation among Zooplankton

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Parthenogenic -Sexual CyclesZoop. Distribution and Abundance:

VS.

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Asplanchna

Paramecium

+ =

Amictic ♀♀ Amictic ♀♀

Parthenogenic -Sexual Cycles

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AsplanchnaParamecium

+ =+ Euglena

Chlamydomonas

Amictic ♀♀

Parthenogenic -Sexual Cycles

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Mictic ♀♀

Mictic ♂♂

Parthenogenic -Sexual Cycles

= Large Mictic ♀♀

Enlargement

Mictic ♀♀ with “Humps”

Sex

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Controls on Zooplankton Distribution and Abundance

• Temperature Nutrients

• Physical Phactors Phish Phytoplankton

• Vertical Migration

• Parthenogenic ↔ Sexual Cycles

• Predation among Zooplankton

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Predation among zooplanktonZoop. Distribution and Abundance:

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Predation Among ZooplanktonCyclomorphosis

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Cyclomorphosis: Elongation

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Cyclomorphosis: Enlargement

Mictic ♀♀Large Mictic ♀♀

Asplanchna

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Cyclomorphosis: Production of Lateral Spines

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Cyclomorphosis: Reduction in Spines

Keratella

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Zooplankton in Streams and Rivers

Backwaters

Reservoirs

Low-Flow Areas

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Alternate Copepod Life Cycle

Cocopods Copepuffs