Report on rotifers from Barentsøya, Svalbard (78°30' N)

Altogether 16 plankton and 18 submerged moss samples, from 18 different water bodies on Barentsøya, were analyzed for their rotifer content. The samples were collected on 29 August 1985. Sixty-three taxa of rotifers are reported, 17 of which represent new records for Svalbard, and 13 are new for th...

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Published in:Fauna Norvegica
Main Author: Willem H. De Smet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian University of Science and Technology 1993-12-01
Subjects:
Rotifera
Eurotatoria
sampling
biodiversity
habitat preference
Svalbard
Online Access:https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/fauna_norvegica/article/view/6034
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Summary:Altogether 16 plankton and 18 submerged moss samples, from 18 different water bodies on Barentsøya, were analyzed for their rotifer content. The samples were collected on 29 August 1985. Sixty-three taxa of rotifers are reported, 17 of which represent new records for Svalbard, and 13 are new for the high arctic fauna. Wide-ranging taxa are dominant. Variations in surface area, pH and ionic composition seem important in controlling the communities. Lecane piepelsi n.sp. is described.
ISSN:1502-4873
1891-5396

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