Title

The Zooplankton Community In An Acidic Central Florida Lake

Abstract

Since Florida’s sandy soils have low buffering capacities, many of Florida’s lakes are susceptible to acid rain effects. The objective of this study was to provide a portrait of the zooplankton community within Lake Ruby, an acidic, central Florida lake. Water chemistry and zooplankton were monitored during January—December, 1989. Mean pH ranged from 3.72 to 5.08 (annual mean—4.35). Low nutrient concentrations (phosphorous, nitrogen, carbon) and high water clarity were characteristically oligotrophic. The zooplankton community contained an average of three species of rotifers, three species of cladocerans and four species of copepods. Annual mean zooplankton abundance was 60 individuals/L. Species diversity of the zooplankton community was low; its annual mean was 1.81; monthly mean values ranged from 1.08 (February, 1989) to 2.24 (November, 1989). © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Date

1-1-1993

Publication Title

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volume

8

Issue

1

Number of Pages

47-56

Document Type

Article

Identifier

scopus

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/02705060.1993.9664723

Socpus ID

0010396116 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0010396116

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