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Seasonal succession of Cladocerans in a ricefield in Italy

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A biological ricefield in northern Italy, without periodic dry spells in its growing cycle and therefore more familiar to naturally humid zones, was studied for its heleoplankton community. The biocoenosis reached a greater level of complexity than reported in literature. In particular, the seasonal succession of Cladocerans, the dominant group throughout the study period, was analyzed. Wlassicsia pannonica (Daday, 1904; Anomopoda Macrothricidae), is new to Italy; its morphology is compared to that of other populations of the same species and its biological cycle is compared with that of other dominant Cladocerans.

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Milan, Via Celoria 26, 20133, Milano, Italy

    Barbara Leoni & Mario Cotta-Ramusino

  2. Department of Animal and Human Biology, University of Rome ≪La Sapienza≫, Viale dell'Università 32, 00185, Roma, Italy

    Fiorenza G. Margaritora

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Leoni, B., Cotta-Ramusino, M. & Margaritora, F.G. Seasonal succession of Cladocerans in a ricefield in Italy. Hydrobiologia 391, 239–245 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003578321302

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