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Morphological and Biometrical Considerations of Two Diaptomids (Mixodiaptomus La Cinia Tus, Diaptomus Cyaneus) From a High Mountain Lake, La Caldera, Granada, Spain (Copepoda, Calanoida)1)

Morphological and Biometrical Considerations of Two Diaptomids (Mixodiaptomus La Cinia Tus,... MORPHOLOGICAL AND BIOMETRICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF TWO DIAPTOMIDS (MIXODIAPTOMUS LA CINIA TUS, DIAPTOMUS CYANEUS) FROM A HIGH MOUNTAIN LAKE, LA CALDERA, GRANADA, SPAIN (COPEPODA, CALANOIDA)1) BY L. CRUZ-PIZARRO Department of Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain INTRODUCTION Sierra Nevada, in the central and highest region of the Penibetic Chain (Southern Spain) contains about fifty lakes and ponds located above 2,500 m, the knowledge of which is limited to a note by L6ffler (1974) on the littoral copepods in three of these lakes, and the work that Martinez (1975, 1977, 1980) and Cruz-Pizarro (1978, 1981) are carrying out. La Caldera (3,050 m a.s.l.) is a cirque lake (of glacial origin), oligotrophic, and with alpine characteristics. Its total surface area is about 23,000 m2, and 11.30 m is the maximum depth recorded. During 8 to 10 months of the year (September-October to June-July) it remains frozen. For a more complete treatise on its morphometry and physico-chemical characteristics, as well as the composition and ecology of its phytoplankton, see Martinez (1975, 1977). Two diaptomids of different size, Mixodiaptomus laciniatus and Diaptomus cyaneus, are present in the zooplankton community, the former being the domi- nant one, both in biomass and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

Morphological and Biometrical Considerations of Two Diaptomids (Mixodiaptomus La Cinia Tus, Diaptomus Cyaneus) From a High Mountain Lake, La Caldera, Granada, Spain (Copepoda, Calanoida)1)

Crustaceana , Volume 46 (3): 225 – Jan 1, 1984

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MORPHOLOGICAL AND BIOMETRICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF TWO DIAPTOMIDS (MIXODIAPTOMUS LA CINIA TUS, DIAPTOMUS CYANEUS) FROM A HIGH MOUNTAIN LAKE, LA CALDERA, GRANADA, SPAIN (COPEPODA, CALANOIDA)1) BY L. CRUZ-PIZARRO Department of Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain INTRODUCTION Sierra Nevada, in the central and highest region of the Penibetic Chain (Southern Spain) contains about fifty lakes and ponds located above 2,500 m, the knowledge of which is limited to a note by L6ffler (1974) on the littoral copepods in three of these lakes, and the work that Martinez (1975, 1977, 1980) and Cruz-Pizarro (1978, 1981) are carrying out. La Caldera (3,050 m a.s.l.) is a cirque lake (of glacial origin), oligotrophic, and with alpine characteristics. Its total surface area is about 23,000 m2, and 11.30 m is the maximum depth recorded. During 8 to 10 months of the year (September-October to June-July) it remains frozen. For a more complete treatise on its morphometry and physico-chemical characteristics, as well as the composition and ecology of its phytoplankton, see Martinez (1975, 1977). Two diaptomids of different size, Mixodiaptomus laciniatus and Diaptomus cyaneus, are present in the zooplankton community, the former being the domi- nant one, both in biomass and

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Published: Jan 1, 1984

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