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Branchipodopsis species — specialists of ephemeral rock pools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: L Brendonck ML Hamer BJ Riddoch MT SeamanThe anostracan Branchipodopsis genus is widespread throughout southern Africa and is the second most speciose anostracan taxon in this sub-continent. Branchipodopsis species are particularly dominant in small short-lived and clear rock pools, to the vagaries of which they are extremely... -
A hotspot of large branchiopod diversity in south-eastern Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: T Nhiwatiwa --- KU Leuven, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Belgium A Waterkeyn --- KU Leuven, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Belgium BJ Riddoch --- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, UK L Brendonck --- KU Leuven, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, BelgiumLarge branchiopods are considered threatened across much of their global range. However, because several regions, including Zimbabwe in general and its south-eastern lowveld in particular, remain largely unstudied, interpretations of species distribution patterns are often based on limited data. A... -
A comparison of methods for incubating zooplankton diapausing eggs from sediment of endorheic pans in the Free State, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SL Liefferink --- Department of Zoology, South Africa RB Tate --- Department of Zoology, South Africa JHJ van Vuren --- Department of Zoology, South Africa M Ferreira --- Department of Zoology, South Africa W Malherbe --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South AfricaDetermining the composition of zooplankton in endorheic pans can be challenging, and live sampling of these microcrustaceans does not give a true indication of their species diversity and abundance. The incubation of zooplankton diapausing eggs can assist in determining their...