The productivity of mesocyclops leuckrarti (Claus) in Lake Kinneret (Israel)

✍ Scribed by Moshe Gophen

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1978
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 303 KB
• Volume: 60
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1573-5141
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00018683

✦ Synopsis

Specific rates of growth (Cw) of Mesocyclops leuckarti, young male and female instars varied between 0 .03-0 .26 and 0.03-0 .17 µg(w .w .)/µg(w .w .)/day respectively at 15° and 22°C, whilst at IV-V copepodid stages females showed a higher Cw values . During 1969-1975 the averages of productivity and monthly P/B ratios were 44 (± 23) g(w.w.) (= 5 g(d.w .)/ m`/ month) and 3 .1 respectively . P/13 ratios were highly correlated (r 2 = 0 .98) with temperature changes . Metabolic parameters and P/ B ratios were found to be similar to other water bodies in the world indicating an adaptation of M. leuckarti to different conditions . * Contribution No . 131 . Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research Co Ltd