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Annual egg production was determined for Artemia monica in Mono Lake, California, from 1983 to 1987. Annual oviparous (overwintering cyst) production was 3 and 7 million cysts m-2 yr-1 in 1986 and 1987, respectively, as measured by in situ sediment traps. Cyst production for the entire five year period was calculated using Artemia census data and inter-brood duration derived from mixolimnetic temperature. These estimates ranged from 2 to 5 million cysts m-2 yr-1. This method underestimated annual production by 30%, when compared to estimates using sediment traps. Cyst production was similar during 1983–1986 and showed a significant increase in 1987, which was due primarily to a larger reproductive population later in the year. Recruitment into the adult populations of the following spring ranged between 1.4 to 3.2%. Overall abundance of this generation reflected the patterns in annual cyst production. Compensatory effects must operate on the second generation of each year, since summer populations were similar in all years despite differences in cyst production.
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Dana, G.L., Jellison, R., Melack, J.M. (1990). Artemia monica cyst production and recruitment in Mono Lake, California, USA. In: Comín, F.A., Northcote, T.G. (eds) Saline Lakes. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 59. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0603-7_20
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