Diversity,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(6), P. 501 - 501
Published: June 20, 2022
Zooplankton
community
data
from
45
dimictic
lakes,
representing
homogenous
abiotic
conditions,
were
used
to
distinguish
indicator
taxa
of
near-pristine,
reference
lakes
with
low
anthropopression.
Reference
conditions
selected
based
on
natural
land
use
in
the
catchment,
lack
or
human
activity,
and
absence
point
sources
pollution,
as
well
good
water
quality.
According
these
criteria,
six
designated
references
all
represent
mesotrophic
conditions.
had
a
abundance
Cyclopoida
Rotifera,
significantly
lower
biomass
compared
non-reference
lakes.
We
have
found
that
species
characteristic
lake
were:
Bosmina
(Eubosmina)
coregoni,
Ascomorpha
ecaudis,
Collotheca
pelagica,
Gastropus
stylifer.
The
responsible
for
differences
among
Keratella
tecta,
Pompholyx
sulcata,
saltans,
which
are
considered
typical
eutrophic
waters.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
156, P. 111160 - 111160
Published: Oct. 29, 2023
Biological
integrity
refers
to
the
capacity
sustain
a
healthy
ecosystem
comprising
multiple
biological
communities
within
region.
Robust
assessments
of
thus
require
sampling
groups.
We
evaluated
ecological
health
Qingyi
River
Basin
(QRB)
using
three
indexes
biotic
(IBIs),
including
those
based
on
phytoplankton
(P-IBI),
zooplankton
(Z-IBI),
and
benthos
(B-IBI),
found
that
QRB
system
was
"good"
according
P-IBI
(75.9
±
17.9),
Z-IBI
(74.8
21.8),
WQI
(92.2
5.3)
"moderate"
B-IBI
(43.8
16.1).
The
reliability
IBIs
by
exploring
relationships
between
water
quality
environments
from
perspectives
revealed
were
spatially
positively
correlated
with
WQI,
Pearson
linear
regression
(P
<
0.01).
results
redundancy
analysis
IBIs,
their
constituent
metris
physicochemical
factors
indicate
have
varying
importance
in
determining
scores
IBIs.
However,
lower
than
0.01),
(both
P
0.001).
In
conclusion,
are
effective
for
evaluating
river
ecosystems
could
be
widely
applied.
show
greater
sensitivity
detecting
environmental
damage,
most
sensitive
index.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(14), P. 10950 - 10950
Published: July 12, 2023
For
the
sustainable
use
of
lake
ecosystem
services—water
resources,
aquatic
habitats
for
biodiversity
conservation,
and
aesthetic
values
as
waterfront
space—ecosystem
health
assessments
using
biota
are
implemented
important
national
environmental
monitoring
projects.
Zooplankton
play
a
key
role
an
linkage
in
material
circulation
secondary
producers
ecosystems.
At
same
time,
they
influence
composition
biomass
other
communities
through
biological
interactions.
In
this
review,
we
summarize
useful
zooplankton
indices
assessment
suggest
considerations
their
use.
Suggestions
provided
practical
application
indirectly
measured
biomass,
well
potential
limitations
eDNA
application,
which
has
recently
been
actively
utilized
monitoring.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(15), P. 9216 - 9216
Published: July 27, 2022
Assessing
the
biomass
of
zooplankton
compensates
for
difference
between
number
individuals
and
accumulated
body
weight
community,
which
helps
assess
aquatic
ecosystem
food
web
functions.
Daphnia
are
crustaceans
that
play
an
intermediate
role
in
biological
interactions
within
webs.
The
morphology
specification
differ
during
growth;
hence,
it
is
essential
to
apply
species-specific
equations
estimate
biomass.
We
evaluated
length–weight
regression
used
previously
magna
conducted
analyses
using
various
specifications
measurements
taken
directly
devices
such
as
a
microbalance
microscopic
camera.
Biomass
estimated
equation
from
Environmental
Protection
Agency
was
significantly
different
direct
measurement:
average
lower,
indicating
possibly
underestimated
actual
D.
had
higher
multiple
R2
value
when
length
compared
with
width
area,
linear
most
suitable
estimation.
Because
affected
by
environmental
factors,
development
accurate
estimation
will
contribute
obtaining
fundamental
data
responses
changes
can
be
assessed.
The
aquatic
ecology
is
essential
for
human
survival.
Plankton
may
be
prokaryotic
or
eukaryotic
and
unicellular,
filamentous,
colonial.
absorbs
CO2,
which
then
produces
O2.
ecologically
important
in
many
water
bodies
because
it
forms
the
basis
of
various
food
chains.
Phytoplankton
has
been
employed
as
a
feedstock
several
commercial
purposes.
also
used
nutritional
supplements,
pharmacological
substances,
digestive
enzymes,
biomass,
polymers,
coloring
agents,
contaminants.
It
not
typical
life,
such
fish,
prawns,
mollusks,
reefs,
to
consume
zooplankton
source
fresh
food.
Due
its
advantageous
nutritive
values,
accessibility,
flotation,
ease
consumption,
appealing
motility
post-larvae,
plankton
carries
significant
financial
worth.
In
pollution
concern,
planktonic
organisms,
are
at
bottom
ecosystem,
reeling
from
difficult
ecological
sustainable
problems
facing
ecosystems
today,
have
grown
into
most
demanding
environmental
concerns
overall.
We
focused
recent
research
on
effects
variables
ecosystems,
including
temperature,
sunlight
exposure,
penetration,
water,
pH,
wind
speed
direction,
transparency,
seasonality,
enriched
nutrients,
pre-predator
relationships.
contribution
biotechnological
applications
only
just
identified,
but
already
proven
helpful
creation
alternative
healthy
foods,
natural
medicines,
cosmetics.
An
indicator
assessment
that
influences
phytoplankton
available.
These
aspects
contribute
development
an
appropriate
management
strategy
ecosystems.
offers
foundation
base
surveillance
ecosystem
practices.
this
book
chapter,
we
discussed
role
tool.
