Life table responses and population dynamics of four cladoceran zooplankton during a reservoir flood

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Abstract
The life table responses and population dynamics of four cladocerans ( Ceriodaphnia lacustris, Daphnia parvula, Diaphonosoma leuchtenbergianum and Moina micrura ) were measured during a flood of a large turbid reservoir (Lake Texoma, Oklahoma-Texas). Mean recruitment and longevity of Ceriodaphnia and Daphnia in life table experiments were reduced during the flood when abundant silt particles and picoplankton (Ceriodaphnia during the flood. Field collections revealed that Ceriodaphnia and Daphnia populations declined immediately after the arrival of turbid water, and remaining females carried fewer eggs. Populations of Moina and Diaphanosoma increased during the flood, and life table experiments showed that these species were able to grow well in silt-laden water.

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