Effects of nutrient limitations on three species of zooplankton

CHEN Lei; LI Chaolun; ZHOU Konglin; SHI Yongqiang; LIU Mengtan

doi:10.1007/s13131-017-1122-z

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CHEN Lei, LI Chaolun, ZHOU Konglin, SHI Yongqiang, LIU Mengtan. Effects of nutrient limitations on three species of zooplankton[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2018, 37(4): 58-68. doi: 10.1007/s13131-017-1122-z

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CHEN Lei, LI Chaolun, ZHOU Konglin, SHI Yongqiang, LIU Mengtan. Effects of nutrient limitations on three species of zooplankton[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2018, 37(4): 58-68. doi: 10.1007/s13131-017-1122-z

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Effects of nutrient limitations on three species of zooplankton

doi: 10.1007/s13131-017-1122-z

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Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China;Center of Deep Sea Research, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou 310012, China
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Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries of Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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Jiaozhou Bay Marine Ecosystem Research Station, Chinese Ecosystem Research Network, Qingdao 266071, China

Received Date: 2017-05-24

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Nutrient imbalance-a mismatch in nutrient ratios between the available food supply and the demands of consumers-has the potential to be transported up food chains, exposing zooplankton to nutrient limitations. In this study, the response of Calanus sinicus (copepod), Moina mongolica (cladocera), and Brachionus plicatilis (rotifer) to nutrient-limited (no-limited, P-limited, and N-limited) food were evaluated from the perspective of growth, reproduction, and stoichiometric homoeostasis. The results indicated that the growth of three species was suppressed under nutrient-limited (especially P-limited) conditions. However, the effect of nutrient limitations on their reproduction was species-specific. For C. sinicus, the dietary UFA (unsaturated fatty acid) as a major phospholipid component affected their egg production and total FA supporting energy promoted the hatchability of eggs. Furthermore, excess carbon in the diet promoted egg production but reduced hatching success. For M. mongolica, nutritional (P and UFA) and energy (total FA) support affected their fecundity. B. plicatilis fecundity exhibited the same pattern of growth (no-limited>N-limited>P-limited). In terms of stoichiometric homeostasis, B. plicatilis's elemental compositions were less likely to be affected by nutrient limitations than M. mongolica. We suggest that the effects of nutrient imbalances could potentially become an evolutionary force affecting ecosystem structure and stability in eutrophic waters.
- zooplankton,
- nutrient,
- growth,
- reproduction,
- stoichiometric homoeostasis

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