Zooplankton Community Stability and Environmental Filtering in a Shallow Eutrophic Lake
Shihao Tang, Jianqiang Zhu, Zilong Nie, Jun R. Yang · 2026
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Description
Shihao Tang and colleagues surveyed zooplankton monthly for a year in Changhu Lake, a shallow, nutrient-loaded lake in China, in 2026, and compared the community with records from a decade earlier. One hundred two species turned up. Statistical models separated environmental filtering from neutral drift and tested what steadies or shakes the community.
Small-bodied animals dominated most seasons while large crustaceans stayed scarce, peaking only locally in spring, and total abundance had risen since the earlier survey with small forms even more dominant. Phosphorus, algae pigment, ammonium, and temperature drove the patterns. Community structure itself supported stability directly, while diversity oddly undermined it indirectly. The authors read limited recovery of large species despite restoration work, and offer the analysis for adaptive lake management.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shihao Tang, Jianqiang Zhu, Zilong Nie, Jun R. Yang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |