Research Article

Effects of Temperature Changes on the Spatial Distribution and Ecology of Ostracod (Crustacea) Species

Volume: 7 Number: 1 April 29, 2021
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Effects of Temperature Changes on the Spatial Distribution and Ecology of Ostracod (Crustacea) Species

Abstract

To understand the possible effects of changes in ambient temperature on spatial distribution and ecology of ostracods, samples were randomly collected from 70 aquatic sites with 12 different habitat types from Hatay (Turkey) province during the summer season of 2012. 14 of 19 ostracod species were newly reported for the province. The first two axes of CCA explained 79.7% of the cumulative variance of the relationship between the 12 most common species and five environmental variables. Accordingly, water temperature and electrical conductivity were the most effective factors on species occurrences (p<0.05). Estimating ecological optimum and tolerance values of species revealed that Herpetocypris chevreuxi and Cypridopsis vidua displayed the lowest and highest tolerance values for water temperature, respectively. TWINSPAN results illustrated that ostracod species can be used to determine characteristics of habitat conditions. Indeed, the co-occurrence of H. chevreuxi with one or more cosmopolitan species is the indication of an increase in salinity and temperature values. Results suggested that temperature changes can cause critical alteration in shallow water bodies where species with lower ecological tolerances will eventually be negatively affected. Therefore, such species, which may be called “potential candidate species for local extinction” will either be eliminated from the habitats in short term or become extinct in long term.

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Thanks

We would like to thank Mr. Avni Hatay and Mr. Mehmet Cemal Tunçay (Hatay Directorate of Provincial Food Agriculture and Livestock), Mr. Murat Zümre (Hatay Mustafa Kemal University), for logistical support during the visit to the study sites and Dr. Özlem Makaroğlu (İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa) for drawing topographic map of Hatay. Part of this study was presented within an oral presentation at the 17th International Symposium on Ostracoda in Rome, Italy.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Limnology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 29, 2021

Submission Date

July 6, 2020

Acceptance Date

September 22, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 7 Number: 1

APA
Akdemir, D., & Külköylüoğlu, O. (2021). Effects of Temperature Changes on the Spatial Distribution and Ecology of Ostracod (Crustacea) Species. Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research, 7(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.17216/limnofish.765049
AMA
1.Akdemir D, Külköylüoğlu O. Effects of Temperature Changes on the Spatial Distribution and Ecology of Ostracod (Crustacea) Species. Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research. 2021;7(1):1-13. doi:10.17216/limnofish.765049
Chicago
Akdemir, Derya, and Okan Külköylüoğlu. 2021. “Effects of Temperature Changes on the Spatial Distribution and Ecology of Ostracod (Crustacea) Species”. Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research 7 (1): 1-13. https://doi.org/10.17216/limnofish.765049.
EndNote
Akdemir D, Külköylüoğlu O (April 1, 2021) Effects of Temperature Changes on the Spatial Distribution and Ecology of Ostracod (Crustacea) Species. Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research 7 1 1–13.
IEEE
[1]D. Akdemir and O. Külköylüoğlu, “Effects of Temperature Changes on the Spatial Distribution and Ecology of Ostracod (Crustacea) Species”, Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 1–13, Apr. 2021, doi: 10.17216/limnofish.765049.
ISNAD
Akdemir, Derya - Külköylüoğlu, Okan. “Effects of Temperature Changes on the Spatial Distribution and Ecology of Ostracod (Crustacea) Species”. Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research 7/1 (April 1, 2021): 1-13. https://doi.org/10.17216/limnofish.765049.
JAMA
1.Akdemir D, Külköylüoğlu O. Effects of Temperature Changes on the Spatial Distribution and Ecology of Ostracod (Crustacea) Species. Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research. 2021;7:1–13.
MLA
Akdemir, Derya, and Okan Külköylüoğlu. “Effects of Temperature Changes on the Spatial Distribution and Ecology of Ostracod (Crustacea) Species”. Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Apr. 2021, pp. 1-13, doi:10.17216/limnofish.765049.
Vancouver
1.Derya Akdemir, Okan Külköylüoğlu. Effects of Temperature Changes on the Spatial Distribution and Ecology of Ostracod (Crustacea) Species. Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research. 2021 Apr. 1;7(1):1-13. doi:10.17216/limnofish.765049

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