Life histories and abundance of crustacean zooplankton in the outlet of Lake Superior, 1971-72
Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
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By: James H. Selgeby
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Abstract
In sampling throughout a year, at about 3-wk intervals, of the crustacean zooplankton discharged from Lake Superior through the St. Marys River, 30 species were collected, including three not previously recorded for the lake: the copepod Cyclops strenuus, and the cladocerans Alona costata and Alonella acutirostris. Five copepods, Cyclops bicuspidatus thomasi, Diaptomus ashlandi, D. sicilis, Limnocalanus macrurus, and Senecella calanoides were present in the plankton throughout the year while three other copepods, Diaptomus minutus, Epischura lacustris, and Mesocyclops edax, along with all cladocerans, were present only during summer and fall. Five species of copepods, Diaptomus sicilis, D. minutus, Limnocalanus macrurus, Senecella calanoides, and Epischura lacustris produced a single generation annually; three other copepods and all cladocerans produced two or more generations. All species breed 1-3 mo later in Lake Superior than in lakes Michigan and Erie.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Life histories and abundance of crustacean zooplankton in the outlet of Lake Superior, 1971-72 |
| Series title | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1975 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Description | p. 461-470 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
| First page | 461 |
| Last page | 470 |
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