Zooplankton assemblage of Oyun Reservoir, Offa, Nigeria

Zooplankton assemblage of Oyun Reservoir, Offa, Nigeria

dc.creatorK. Mustapha, Moshood
dc.date2009-12-01
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-03T17:42:30Z
dc.date.available2023-08-03T17:42:30Z
dc.identifierhttps://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5444
dc.identifier10.15517/rbt.v57i4.5444
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7896313
dc.descriptionThe influence of physico-chemical properties of Oyun Reservoir, Offa, Nigeria (a shallow tropical African reservoir) on its zooplankton composition and abundance were investigated at three stations for two years between January 2002 and December 2003. Diversity is not high: only three groups of zooplankton were found: Rotifera with eight genera; and Cladocera and Copepoda with three genera each. Rotifera dominated numerically (71.02%), followed by Cladocera (16.45%) and Copepoda (12.53%). The zooplankton was more prevalent during the rainy season, and there were variations in the composition and abundance along the reservoir continuum. Factors such as temperature, nutrients, food availability, shape and hydrodynamics of the reservoir, as well as reproductive strategies of the organisms, strongly influence the generic composition and population density of zooplankton. Prevention of ecological deterioration of the water body would greatly should result in a more productive water body, rich in zooplankton and with better fisheries.en-US
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversidad de Costa Ricaen-US
dc.relationhttps://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5444/5190
dc.rightsDerechos de autor 2009 Revista de Biología Tropicales-ES
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0es-ES
dc.sourceRevista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 57 No. 4 (2009): Volume 57 – Regular number 4 – December 2009; 1027–1047en-US
dc.sourceRevista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 57 Núm. 4 (2009): Volumen 57 – Número regular 4 – Diciembre 2009; 1027–1047es-ES
dc.sourceRevista Biología Tropical; Vol. 57 N.º 4 (2009): Volumen 57 – Número regular 4 – Diciembre 2009; 1027–1047pt-PT
dc.source2215-2075
dc.source0034-7744
dc.source10.15517/rbt.v57i4
dc.subjectzooplanctonen-US
dc.subjectRotiferaen-US
dc.subjectCladoceraen-US
dc.subjectCopepodaen-US
dc.subjectembalseen-US
dc.subjectfactores físico-químicosen-US
dc.subjectzooplanktonen-US
dc.subjectreservoiren-US
dc.subjectphysico-chemical factorsen-US
dc.titleZooplankton assemblage of Oyun Reservoir, Offa, Nigeriaen-US
dc.titleZooplankton assemblage of Oyun Reservoir, Offa, Nigeriaes-ES
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dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.typeArticleen-US
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