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Risto Palomaki

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The natural history of Echinorhynchus bothniensis Zdzitowiecki and Valtonen, 1987 (Acanthocephala) in a high Arctic lake.

2015

The acanthocephalan Echinorhynchus bothniensis Zdzitowiecki and Valtonen, 1987 differs from most other species in the genus Echinorhynchus Zoega in Muller, 1776 by infecting mysids (order Mysida) instead of amphipods (order Amphipoda) as intermediate hosts. Here we report on the occurrence of E. bothniensis in mysids (Mysis segerstralei Audzijonytė et Vainola) and in its fish definitive hosts in a high Arctic lake. Out of 15 907 sampled mysids, 4.8% were infected with a mean intensity of 1.05 worms (range 1-5), although there was notable variation between samples taken in different years and sites. Larger mysids appear more likely to be infected. Of five fish species sampled, charr,Salvelin…

education.field_of_studyAmphipodafood.dishbiologyEcologyintermediate hostPopulationIntermediate hostZoologyMysissex ratiobiology.organism_classificationthorny-headed wormsfoodMysidaCoregonus lavaretusMysisEchinorhynchidaeta1181Parasitologybody sizeAcanthocephalaeducationSalvelinusFolia parasitologica
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Response by macrozoobenthos biomass to water level regulation in some Finnish lake littoral zones

1994

The relationship of the macrozoobenthos biomass in the littoral area to the yearly fluctuation in water level and the characteristics of the area or lake are studied using data collected from sheltered bays in regulated and natural waters. Most of the lakes were clear and oligotrophic. The benthos biomass at all depths in the littoral decreased with increased water level fluctuation, provided that the transparency of the water was uniform.

Biomass (ecology)OceanographyBenthosEcologyWater level fluctuationNatural waterLittoral zoneEnvironmental scienceAquatic ScienceWater levelHydrobiologia
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