Environmental characteristics of ephemeral rock pools explain local abundances of the clam shrimp, Paralimnadia badia (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata: Limnadiidae)
Abstract
The conditions of ephemeral freshwater pools are highly variable through time, and their inhabitants must be able to tolerate these changing conditions to survive. Although much research has focused on large branchiopod hatching requirements, there is comparatively little information available on the environmental conditions endured by adult clam shrimp populations. A suite of physical and chemical characteristics, especially pool depth, influence the presence or absence of clam shrimp populations in rock pools on granite outcrops in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Here we examine multiple environmental variables of temporary rock pools and how they may affect adult populations of the clam shrimp, Paralimnadia badia.
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
2016
Volume
99
Issue
1
Publication Title
Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia
Publisher
Royal Society of Western Australia
School
School of Science
Funders
University of Akron Kevin E. Kelleher Memorial Fund
Copyright
free_to_read
First Page
9
Last Page
15
Comments
Calabrese, A., McCullough, C., Knott, B., & Weeks, S. C. (2016). Environmental characteristics of ephemeral rock pools explain local abundances of the clam shrimp, Paralimnadia badia (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata: Limnadiidae). Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 99(1), 9-15. https://www.rswa.org.au/publications/Journal/Default.aspx