Diversity and Ecology of Zooplankton in Lake Subhabitats
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Freshwater Biodiversity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 13723
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Cladocera; Copepoda; ecology; taxonomy; phyto–zooplankton relationships
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Interests: Cladocera; Copepoda; Rotifera; ecology; taxonomy; trophic interactions
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Aquatic ecosystems support a substantial source of the earth’s biological diversity. Biodiversity is the key indicator of the health of an ecosystem because a wide variety of species will cope better with threats than a limited number of them in large populations. Nowadays, biodiversity loss is increasing in freshwater ecosystems due to eutrophication, pollution, habitat loss, invasion of alien species, and climate change. Zooplankton communities respond to environmental changes and environmental deterioration usually resulted in the elimination of rare and stenotobiotic species with high environmental requirements.
Lake ecosystems contain numerous habitats, such as the relatively homogeneous pelagial zone, as well as many different subhabitats in the littoral zone (psammon, pelon, epiphyton, epiliton, epixylon, etc.) or sediments anwhich were often overlooked. Most studies on the large-scale geographic distribution of zooplankton mainly focus on the pelagic zones of lakes. However, only through a comprehensive approach to many other habitats, we can estimate the true species richness in a lake.
The Guest Editors will promote comprehensive research from different lake subhabitats, and habitats in rarely studied ecosystems. On the other hand, the biodiversity of zooplankton may be discussed at several levels: molecules, populations, species, communities, ecosystems. Papers with macroecological approach to zooplankton diversity will be appreciated.
Dr. Maciej Karpowicz
Prof. Dr. Carlos López
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- subhabitats
- zooplankton
- lakes
- biodiversity
- native, invasive and alien species
- macroecology