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Zooplankton of the European soda pans: Fauna and conservation of a unique habitat type

2014; Wiley; Volume: 99; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/iroh.201301646

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Adrienn Tóth, Zsófia Horváth, Csaba F. Vad, Katalin Zsuga, S. Nagy, Emil Boros,

Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology

International Review of HydrobiologyVolume 99, Issue 3 p. 255-276 Research Paper Zooplankton of the European soda pans: Fauna and conservation of a unique habitat type Adrienn Tóth, Corresponding Author Adrienn Tóth Balaton Limnological Institute, MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Tihany, Hungary Correspondence: Adrienn Tóth, Balaton Limnological Institute, MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Klebelsberg Kuno u. 3, H-8237 Tihany, Hungary E-mail:[email protected] Fax: +36-87-448 006Search for more papers by this authorZsófia Horváth, Zsófia Horváth WasserCluster Lunz, Dr. Carl Kupelwieser Promenade 5, AT-3293 Lunz am See, AustriaSearch for more papers by this authorCsaba F. Vad, Csaba F. Vad Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorKatalin Zsuga, Katalin Zsuga Fácán sor 56, Gödöllő, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorSándor A. Nagy, Sándor A. Nagy Department of Hydrobiology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorEmil Boros, Emil Boros Kiskunság National Park Directorate, Kecskemét, HungarySearch for more papers by this author Adrienn Tóth, Corresponding Author Adrienn Tóth Balaton Limnological Institute, MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Tihany, Hungary Correspondence: Adrienn Tóth, Balaton Limnological Institute, MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Klebelsberg Kuno u. 3, H-8237 Tihany, Hungary E-mail:[email protected] Fax: +36-87-448 006Search for more papers by this authorZsófia Horváth, Zsófia Horváth WasserCluster Lunz, Dr. Carl Kupelwieser Promenade 5, AT-3293 Lunz am See, AustriaSearch for more papers by this authorCsaba F. Vad, Csaba F. Vad Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorKatalin Zsuga, Katalin Zsuga Fácán sor 56, Gödöllő, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorSándor A. Nagy, Sándor A. Nagy Department of Hydrobiology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorEmil Boros, Emil Boros Kiskunság National Park Directorate, Kecskemét, HungarySearch for more papers by this author First published: 26 February 2014 https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.201301646Citations: 31 Handling Editor: Christoph Jäger Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Despite the high conservation value of intermittent soda pans, these habitats were mostly targeted by small-scale studies and little is known about their microscopic fauna. We sampled all the remaining 110 representatives of this habitat type (including recently restored ones) in Europe in an area covering approximately 125 000 km2. We analyzed spring and summer zooplankton species composition including rotifers, copepods, and cladocerans. We found 105 Rotifera, 26 Cladocera, and 26 Copepoda taxa, with local species richness ranging between 1 and 38 taxa. Alpha diversity was comparable in the two main groups (Rotifera, Crustacea), while beta and gamma diversity was higher in rotifers. The most frequently occurring zooplankters were crustaceans, while rotifer taxa were rarer as the most frequent species inhabited less than half of the pans. 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