Search for dissertations about: "Pontoporeia affinis"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Pontoporeia affinis.

2. 1. Variation in age and size at maturation in two benthic crustaceans in the Gulf of Bothnia

   Author : Kjell Leonardsson; J. Ekman; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Age at maturation; alternative prey; Bergmanris rule; cannibalism; growth; life-history theory; mortality; Mvoxocephalus quadricornis; poikilotherm; Pontoporeia affinis; population dynamics; risk- taking behaviour; Saduria entomon; size at maturation; temperature;

   Abstract : The thesis deals with variation in age and size at maturation in Saduria entomon and Pontoporeia affinis along a depth gradient in the Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden. I have analysed at what sizes and ages animals should mature in relation to growth and mortality conditions. READ MORE

4. 2. Life histories and coexistence of Chironomus plumosus (L.), C. anthracinus Zett. (Diptera: Chironomidae) and Pontoporeia affinis Lindström (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in mesotrophic lake Erken

   Author : Richard K. Johnson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP;

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5. 3. Predatory processes in Baltic benthos

   Author : Gunilla Ejdung; Susanne Baden; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; zoologisk ekologi; Animal Ecology;

   Abstract : The Baltic soft-bottom community is uniquely simple, with only a few benthic macro-faunal species, and is therefore well suited for mechanistic studies of inter-specific interactions. Two of the dominating organisms in this benthic community are the amphipod Monoporeia affinis and the bivalve Macoma balthica. Field surveys have shown that M. READ MORE

6. 4. Coping with environmental change : Lessons from isotope studies in a sentinel species

   Author : Matias Ledesma; Agnes Karlson; Marleen De Troch; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; stable isotope; compound-specific nitrogen stable isotope analysis; trophic niche; harmful algae blooms; contaminants; stress; reproductive success; environmental change; Baltic Sea; marin ekologi; Marine Ecology;

   Abstract : Adaptive evolution and phenotypic plasticity are two key mechanisms by which natural populations avoid extinction in the face of environmental change. Evolutionary young systems, such as the Baltic Sea with low species diversity and steep environmental gradients, are good models for studying how wild populations cope with environmental changes, such as climate-induced alterations in food supply and exposure to environmental contaminants. READ MORE

7. 5. Deposit-feeding in benthic macrofauna : Tracer studies from the Baltic Sea

   Author : Lars Byrén; Ragnar Elmgren; Lisa A. Levin; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Deposit-feeding; Macrofauna; Baltic Sea; Terrestrial; freshwater and marine ecology; Terrestisk; limnisk och marin ekologi;

   Abstract : A low content of organic matter, which is largely refractory in nature, is characteristic of most sediments, meaning that aquatic deposit-feeders live on a very poor food source. The food is derived mainly from sedimenting phytodetritus, and in temperate waters like the Baltic Sea, from seasonal phytoplankton blooms. READ MORE