| Abstract: | We examined trends and factors influencing changes in nearshore and offshore zooplankton abundance and composition in Lake Ontario between 1981 and 1988. In the nearshore (southshore and eastern basin), zooplankton abundance decreased and shifts occurred in the relative abundances of Bosmina longirostris and Daphnia retrocurva (eastern basin) and Daphnia retrocurva and Daphnia galeata mendotae (southshore). These changes could have resulted from increased vertebrate predation or reduced food resources which intensified the effects of predation. In the offshore, the first appearance (FA) of the larger, less common cladoceran species occurred earlier in the season as of 1985. FA was correlated with cumulative epilimnetic temperature (CET) and the catch per unit effort (CPUE) of alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) a?Y165 mm caught in U.S. waters in the spring. In 1987, when CET was high and CPUE of alewife a?Y165 mm was low, large populations of these cladocerans developed in June and July. Bythotrephes cederstroemi, a recent invader in the Great Lakes, was abundant only in 1987 when the CPUE of alewife was lowest. Changes in zooplankton abundance, development, and composition along the nearshore-offshore gradient reflected effects of temperature, habitat, and planktivory on the community. |
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| ProdID: | 1000589 |
| Citation Author: | Johannsson, Ora E.; Mills, Edward L.; O'Gorman, Robert |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | p. 1546-1557 |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Changes in the nearshore and offshore zooplankton communities in Lake Ontario: 1981-88; 1991; Article; Journal; Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences; Johannsson, Ora E.; Mills, Edward L.; O‘Gorman, Robert |
| Citation Start Page: | 1546 |
| Citation Volume: | 48 |
| Citation Year: | 1991 |
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| Text: | Changes in the nearshore and offshore zooplankton communities in Lake Ontario: 1981-88; 1991; Article; Journal; Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences; Johannsson, Ora E.; Mills, Edward L.; O‘Gorman, Robert |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00 -0600 |
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