Springer Cladocera as Model Organisms in Biology - Springer

This comprehensive volume collects proceedings from the Third International Symposium on Cladocera held in Bergen, Norway in August 1993, presenting cutting-edge research on these crucial freshwater organisms. The papers explore behaviour, life history, population genetics, reproduction, chemical communication, and predator-prey interactions of cladocerans, alongside studies in epibionts, taxonomy, phylogeny, palaeolimnology and biogeography. Cladocera occupy a vital intermediate position in lake ecosystems, functioning as both planktonic and benthic organisms. Their often high abundance and role as transfer organisms from algae and dead organic matter to macro-invertebrates and fish make them essential to understanding aquatic food webs and ecosystem dynamics. This symposium proceedings volume (number 107 in the Developments in Hydrobiology series) provides researchers, ecologists and limnologists with detailed scientific findings that advance understanding of these important model organisms in modern biology.