Plankton Regulation Dynamics

Experiments and Models in Rotifer Continuous Cultures

AvNorbert Walz

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

Del i serien Ecological Studies

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Beskrivning

Continuous cultures, i.e. chemostats with an continuousdilution rate, are model ecosystems for the study of generalregulation principles in plankton communities.Further to an introduction, general continuous culturemethods and especially the characteristics of rotifercontinuousculture systems are presented. Sections onmetabolism and energetics in chemostats, growth models,competition and predator-prey interactions, as well as theapplication of rotifer continuous cultures to ecotoxicologyand their use in aquaculture are included.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-01-28
Mått:155 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt:493 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Ecological Studies
Antal sidor:308
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783642778063

Utforska kategorier

Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Biologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

1 Introduction.- 1.1 Systems Approach to Natural and Artificial Plankton Communities by Continuous Cultures.- 2. General Continuous Culture Methods.- 2.1 Semicontinuous Culture Methods.- 2.2 Methods of Single- and Two-Stage Chemostat Experiments.- 2.3 Rotifer Culture in the Turbidostat.- 3 Characteristics of Rotifer Continuous Culture Systems.- 3.1 The Growth of Brachionus rubens in Semicontinuous Culture.- 3.2 Single-Stage Predator-Prey Algal-Rotifer Chemostat Culture.- 3.3 Characteristics of Two-Stage Chemostat Cultures of Brachionus angularis.- 3.4 Turbidostat Culture of Brachionus calyciflorus: An Experimental System to Assess Biological Limits on Population Growth.- 4 Metabolism and Energetics in Chemostats.- 4.1 Carbon Metabolism and Population Dynamics of Brachionus angularis and Keratella cochlearis.- 4.2 Elements of Energy Balance of Brachionus angularis.- 4.3 Steady-State Growth and Carbon Metabolism of Brachionus rubens and B. calyciflorus.- 5 Growth Models of Rotifers.- 5.1 Regulation Models in Rotifer Chemostats.- 5.2 Comparison of Ecological and Microbial Growth Models.- 6 Competition and Life History Strategies of Rotifers.- 6.1 Use of Semicontinuous Culture Methods for Examining Competitive Outcome Between Two Freshwater Rotifers (Genus Brachionus) Growing on a Single Algal Resource.- 6.2 Rotifers and Continuous Culture Techniques: Model Systems for Testing Mechanistic Concepts of Consumer-Resource Interactions.- 6.3 Life History Strategies of Rotifers.- 7 Ecological, Ecotoxicological and Aquacultural Significance of Continuous Culture Experiments.- 7.1 Critical Consideration of Chemostat Experiments.- 7.2 Chemostat Regulation Principles in Natural Plankton Communities.- 7.3 Application of Rotifer Continuous Cultures to Ecotoxicology.- 7.4 Use of RotiferChemostats in Aquaculture.- 8 Epilogue.- References.