Abstract
Zooplankton population structure in Rutland Water changed over the first five years of the reservoir’s existence. Daphnia pulex, initially dominant was replaced by D. hyalina in late 1975 and since 1979 this latter cladoceran has coexisted for part of each year with Bosmina longirostris. Population fluctuations of all the main crustacean zooplankton — D. hyaline, Cyclops spp. and Diaptomus gracilis — were erratic in the first three years (1975–1977) but have since become more regular. The relationships of the zooplankton with their potential algal food supply and with their potential predators, the fish population, are discussed.
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Harper, D.M., Ferguson, A.J.D. (1982). Zooplankton and their relationships with water quality and fisheries. In: Harper, D.M., Bullock, J.A. (eds) Rutland Water — Decade of Change. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8006-8_19
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