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Distribution and Abundance of Zooplankton in an Alkaline Freshwater Marsh in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Author(s) -
Seelbach Paul W.,
McDiffett Wayne F.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
internationale revue der gesamten hydrobiologie und hydrographie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1522-2632
pISSN - 0020-9309
DOI - 10.1002/iroh.19830680309
Subject(s) - zooplankton , alkalinity , marsh , abundance (ecology) , ecology , habitat , environmental science , vegetation (pathology) , predation , oceanography , wetland , biology , geology , chemistry , medicine , organic chemistry , pathology
The zooplankton community of two ponds in an alkaline marsh in central Pennsylvania were studied. The ponds were found to be distinctly different from one another with regard to species but similar when only zooplankton types are considered. The ponds were quite similar with respect to a number of physico‐chemical characteristics but differed significantly with respect to alkalinity, conductivity, habitat type, vegetation, depth, and predation pressure.