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SPECIES-SPECIFIC DAPHNIA PHENOTYPES: A HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION AND PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE

2005; Wiley; Volume: 86; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1890/03-0784

1939-9170

Nelson G. Hairston, Colleen M. Kearns, Linda Perry Demma, Steven W. Effler,

Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology

EcologyVolume 86, Issue 7 p. 1669-1678 Special Features SPECIES-SPECIFIC DAPHNIA PHENOTYPES: A HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION AND PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE Nelson G. Hairston Jr., Nelson G. Hairston Jr. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-2701 USA E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorColleen M. Kearns, Colleen M. Kearns Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-2701 USASearch for more papers by this authorLinda Perry Demma, Linda Perry Demma Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-2701 USA Present address: Emory University Vaccine Research Center, 954 Gatewood Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30329 USASearch for more papers by this authorSteven W. Effler, Steven W. Effler Upstate Freshwater Institute, P.O. Box 506, Syracuse, New York 13214 USASearch for more papers by this author Nelson G. Hairston Jr., Nelson G. Hairston Jr. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-2701 USA E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorColleen M. Kearns, Colleen M. Kearns Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-2701 USASearch for more papers by this authorLinda Perry Demma, Linda Perry Demma Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-2701 USA Present address: Emory University Vaccine Research Center, 954 Gatewood Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30329 USASearch for more papers by this authorSteven W. Effler, Steven W. Effler Upstate Freshwater Institute, P.O. Box 506, Syracuse, New York 13214 USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 July 2005 https://doi.org/10.1890/03-0784Citations: 25 Corresponding Editor (ad hoc): L. J. Graumlich. For reprints of this Special Feature, see footnote 1, p. 1667 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 Phenotypic differences among species, even closely related species, may translate into distinct effects on ecosystem dynamics. In lakes, the generalist grazer genus Daphnia often has marked effects on the abundance of primary producers, the rate of primary production, and rates of nutrient cycling. The effects are particularly distinct during the clear-water phase (CWP) when algal biomass is driven to extremely low values as Daphnia densities undergo an annual population increase. Here we show that the timing of the CWP in Onondaga Lake, New York, USA, has depended upon which Daphnia species were present in the water column. An analysis of the ephippia and diapausing eggs from the sediments reveals that long-term changes in the zooplankton species assemblage tracks a history of chemical (especially salt waste) pollution. Prior to 1930 the assemblage was dominated by native D. pulicaria and D. ambigua. From 1930 to 1980, these species were replaced by D. exilis and D. curvirostris, two salinity-tolerant exotic species native to shallow salt pools of the southwestern United States and coastal brackish ponds of Europe, respectively. 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