Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 21(S): 67-76, doi: 10.3750/AIP1991.21.S.08
Influence of eutrophication on seasonal variations of zooplankton biomass in shallow coastal lagoons of the Southern Baltic
expand article infoR. Heerkloss, W. Schnese, B. Adamkiewicz-Chojnacka

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Citation: Heerkloss R, Schnese W, Adamkiewicz-Chojnacka B (1991) Influence of eutrophication on seasonal variations of zooplankton biomass in shallow coastal lagoons of the Southern Baltic. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 21(S): 67-76. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP1991.21.S.08
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Abstract
Seasonal zooplankton dynamics in two coastal lagoons differing in degree of their eutrophication are compared. The two water bodies show no clear difference with respect to calanoid copepods. Rotifers in the more eutrophic lagoon show a pronounced peak of abundance in early summer, not observed in the less eutrophic lagoon. It is concluded that grazing of bacteriodetritivorous rotifer species is an important regulator of primary production.