Abstract
Long runs of seasonal rotifer population data allow analysis of seasonal occurrence using mathematical tools. The application of Fourier analysis to a 15 year dataset describes seasonality in simple mathematical terms. This facilitates comparison of population expression with potential population driving variables and provides a basic modelling tool. Results show that annual patterns of occurrence and density have linkages with annual maximum and minimum environmental temperature, although the exact relationships are not clear.
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Andrew, T., Andrew, J. Seasonality of Rotifers and Temperature in Lough Neagh, N. Ireland. Hydrobiologia 546, 451–455 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-005-4288-x
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