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Zivju kāpuru barošanās ekoloģija Rāznas ezerā
2017
Zivju attīstības sākumā, kāpuriem pārslēdzoties no endogēnās uz eksogēno barošanos, vērojama visaugstākā organismu mirstība. Ņemot vērā to, ka informācija par zivju kāpuru barošanos saldūdeņos ir limitēta, tika veikts pētījums ar mērķi analizēt zivju kāpuru barošanās ekoloģiju Rāznas ezerā. Līdz ar to 2016. gada vasarā tika ievākti zivju kāpuri un to potenciālie barības objekti. Lielākoties Rāznas ezerā zivju kāpuri barojas ar Ceriodaphnia sp. īpatņiem. Organismam pieaugot, Ceriodaphnia sp. īpatņu loma zivju kāpuru kuņģos būtiski samazinās, savukārt Chironomidae īpatņu nozīme palielinās. Minams, ka visas zivju kāpuru garumu grupas izvairījušās baroties ar Cyclops spp. un Rotatoria indivīdie…
Terrestrial carbohydrates support freshwater zooplankton during phytoplankton deficiency
2016
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Long-term changes in pigmentation of arctic Daphnia provide potential for reconstructing aquatic UV exposure
2016
Abstract Despite the biologically damaging impacts of solar ultraviolet radiation (UV) in nature, little is known about its natural variability, forcing mechanisms, and long-term effects on ecosystems and organisms. Arctic zooplankton, for example the aquatic keystone genus Daphnia (Crustacea, Cladocera) responds to biologically damaging UV by utilizing photoprotective strategies, including pigmentation. We examined the preservation and content of UV-screening pigments in fossil Daphnia remains (ephippia) in two arctic lake sediment cores from Cornwallis Island (Lake R1), Canada, and Spitsbergen (Lake Fugledammen), Svalbard. The aims were to document changes in the degree of UV-protective p…
Phosphorus limitation enhances parasite impact: feedback effects at the population level
2014
Background Nutrient deficiency affects the growth and population dynamics of consumers. Endoparasites can be seen as consumers that drain carbon (C) or energy from their host while simultaneously competing for limiting resources such as phosphorus (P). Depending on the relative demands of the host and the parasite for the limiting nutrient, intensified resource competition under nutrient limitation can either reduce the parasite’s effect on the host or further reduce the fitness of the nutrient-limited host. So far, knowledge of how nutrient limitation affects parasite performance at the host population level and how this affects the host populations is limited. Results We followed the popu…