The Meiofauna of the Lake Constance Littoral Zone within the Scope of the Schussen River Mouth

Witthöft-Mühlmann, André

The Meiofauna of the Lake Constance Littoral Zone within the Scope of the Schussen River Mouth

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Date

2007

Authors

Witthöft-Mühlmann, André

Title in another language

Die Meiofauna des Bodensee-Litorals im Einflussbereich der Schussenmündung

Publication type

Dissertation

Abstract

The dissertation describes the meiobenthic distribution within the Schussen River Mouth at Lake Constance. Main topics were the seasonality and the influence of river-borne benthic particulate matter on the benthic community compared with littoral sites without the influence of the Schussen River. In detail the nematode community have been analysed, which dominated the meiofauna. 106 nematode species were found, thus making the investigations area to one of the most diverse freshwater habitats described in literature so far. The nematode diversity was higher when influence of river and wind (via waves) were moderate. This outcome supported the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis (Connel, 1978).

Summary in another language

Die Dissertation beschreibt die Verteilung der Meiofauna im Flussmündungsbereich der Schussen am Bodensee. Schwerpunkte waren Saisonalität und Einfluss der flußbürtigen Stoffe auf die benthische Lebensgemeinschaft im Vergleich zu Litoralstelle ohne Einfluss der Schussen. Im Detail wurde die Nematodengesellschaft erfasst, die innerhalb der Meiofauna dominierte. Es konnten 106 Nematodenarten beschrieben werden, womit das Untersuchungsgebiet eines der diversesten, bisher in der Literatur beschriebenen Süßgewässer-Habitate ist. Die Nematodendiversität war erhöht bei mittlerem Einfluss von Fluss und Wind (via Wellenwirkung), womit die Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis mit dieser Studie unterstützt wird (Connel, 1978).

Subject (DDC)

570 Biosciences, Biology

Keywords

Störung,Meiofauna,Meiofauna,Nematodes,Diversity,Littoral,Disturbance

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WITTHÖFT-MÜHLMANN, André, 2007. The Meiofauna of the Lake Constance Littoral Zone within the Scope of the Schussen River Mouth [Dissertation]. Konstanz: University of Konstanz

BibTex

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  author={Witthöft-Mühlmann, André},
  address={Konstanz},
  school={Universität Konstanz}
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Examination date of dissertation

March 27, 2007