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Zooplankton species diversity in the temporary wetland system of the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, USA
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Zokan, Marcus A. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | The Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, South Carolina, USA, is home to the most diverse assemblage of zooplankton found in any temporary wetland system in the world. However, the diversity of this system has not been fully characterized. Here we present the results of a two-year biweekly survey of the zooplankton communities of 14 wetlands on SRS. Our goal was to examine patterns in αand βdiversity on both the landscape and local scales and link these patterns to environmental variation among and within these wetlands. We also examined how αand β-diversity change in these dynamic systems over time. Hydroperiod length proved to be an important factor that led to high species richness on the landscape scale, whereas distance, hydroperiod, and pH were related to community differences between wetlands. Both αand β-diversity varied considerably over time. High α-diversity was associated with the warmer months of the year when pH and conductivity were lower. Temporal changes in β-diversity suggest that similar species assemblages arise under similar environmental conditions annually. Wetlands that had a forested canopy generally had lower α-diversity than open, herbaceous wetlands; vegetated areas within a wetland had greater α-diversity, regardless of the vegetation type. These results build on previous work in this system to provide a better understanding of zooplankton diversity in the temporary wetlands of SRS, and should be broadly applicable to temporary wetland systems in the surrounding region. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.5061/dryad.541q2 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://getd.libs.uga.edu/pdfs/zokan_marcus_a_201505_phd.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.541q2 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
