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Zooplankton in the Schelde estuary, Belgium and the Netherlands: long-term trends in spring populations
Tackx, M.; Azémar, F.; Boulêtreau, S.; De Pauw, N.; Bakker, K.; Sautour, B.; Gasparini, S.; Soetaert, K.; Van Damme, S.; Meire, P. (2005). Zooplankton in the Schelde estuary, Belgium and the Netherlands: long-term trends in spring populations. Hydrobiologia 540(1-3): 275-278. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-004-7151-6
In: Hydrobiologia. Springer: The Hague. ISSN 0018-8158; e-ISSN 1573-5117
Also appears in:
Meire, P.; Van Damme, S. (Ed.) (2005). Ecological structures and functions in the Scheldt Estuary: from past to future. Hydrobiologia, 540(1-3). Springer: Dordrecht. 1-278 pp., more
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Keywords
    Aquatic communities > Plankton > Zooplankton
    Belgium, Zeeschelde [Marine Regions]
    Marine/Coastal; Brackish water
Author keywords
    Schelde estuary; zooplankton; long-term
Authors  Top 
  • Tackx, M.
  • Azémar, F.
  • Boulêtreau, S.
  • De Pauw, N.
  • Bakker, K.
  • Sautour, B.
  • Gasparini, S.
  • Soetaert, K.
  • Van Damme, S.
  • Meire, P.
Abstract
    A compilation of available data in between 1967 and 2002 on spring zooplankton abundance was made for the brackish and the freshwater zone of the Schelde estuary. The general picture is a significant increase of 1–2 orders of magnitude in abundance for Rotifera, Copepoda and Branchiopoda (mainly Cladocera) in the freshwater zone, while zooplankton abundance in the brackishwater zone remained more constant. Possible natural and management related causes for this increase in zooplankton abundance are briefly discussed.
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