Original Articles
1 February 1999
Vol. 58 No. 1 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.1999.25

Population dynamics and production of crustacean zooplankton in two mountain lakes in the Italian Alps (Lake Paione Superiore and Lake Malghette).

Publisher's note
All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.
zooplankton, secondary production, acidification, high mountain lakes
2182
Views
687
Downloads

Authors

Marina MANCA
m.manca@iii.to.cnr.it
Patrizia COMOLI
Valeria LENCIONI
We estimated production of three populations of zooplanktonic crustacea from two lakes in the Italian Alps sampled within the EC-Project MOLAR (ENV-CT95-0007) "Measuring and modelling the dynamic response of remote mountain lake ecosystems to environmental change" (Lake Paione Superiore) and the EC- Guideline 78/659 "On the amelioration and the protection of freshwaters suitable for fish life" (Lake Malghette). The former is a fishless lake, while the latter, in addition to the native Phoxynus phoxynus, hosts populations of Salmo trutta fario and Oncorhynchus mykiss. The Allen curve method was used to estimate production of Acanthodiaptomus denticornis and Daphnia longispina in Lake Malghette and of Cyclops abyssorum tatricus in Lake Paione Superiore. Values of daily production of the three populations are similar to those found by other Authors in oligotrophic and high mountain environments.

Altmetrics

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Citations

Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC

How to Cite



“Population Dynamics and Production of Crustacean Zooplankton in Two Mountain Lakes in the Italian Alps (Lake Paione Superiore and Lake Malghette)”. 1999. Journal of Limnology 58 (1): 25-28. https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.1999.25.