Invasion of Bythotrephes longimanus and Cercopagis pengoi in Lake Champlain: Impacts on the Native Zooplankton Community

Zachary A. Cutter; Timothy B. Mihuc; Luke W. Myers

doi:10.3390/d15111112

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Invasion of Bythotrephes longimanus and Cercopagis pengoi in Lake Champlain: Impacts on the Native Zooplankton Community

Zachary A. Cutter

Timothy B. Mihuc Luke W. Myers

Diversity Vol. 15 No. 11 pp. 1112 · MDPI AG

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Abstract

The zooplankton community of Lake Champlain has been altered over the past decade due to the introduction of two predatory zooplankton species. Bythotrephes longimanus Leydig, 1860 was first detected in Lake Champlain in August 2014, and Cercopagis pengoi (Ostroumov, 1891) was detected in August 2018. Monitoring for both invasive species at 15 lake sites using whole water tow sampling has been ongoing since 2010 with no detection of either species until 2014. Utilizing data from the Lake Champlain long-term monitoring program, we assessed pre- and post-invasion population dynamics of both invasive species on the native zooplankton community. Our results showed shifts in community structure following invasion, including a reduction in Diacyclops thomasi (Forbes, 1882) populations by both invaders and a reduction in Daphnia retrocurva Forbes, 1882 following the introduction of B. longimanus. Other cyclopoids, bosminids, and rotifers were also reduced, corresponding to both introduced species. The native large-bodied plankton predator Leptodora kindtii (Focke, 1844) appears to be unable to coexist with either invasive predatory cladoceran, displaying seasonal partitioning between L. kindtii and the Cercopagidae. These findings suggest that the invasion of both large predators in Lake Champlain have impacted pelagic zooplankton community structure.

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Published: Oct 25, 2023
Vol/Issue: 15(11)
Pages: 1112
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Authors

Z

Zachary A. Cutter

Lake Champlain Research Institute, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, USA

T

Timothy B. Mihuc

Lake Champlain Research Institute, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, USA

L

Luke W. Myers

Lake Champlain Research Institute, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, USA

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Lake Champlain Basin Program on SUNY Research Foundation Award: 88867

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Zachary A. Cutter, Timothy B. Mihuc, Luke W. Myers (2023). Invasion of Bythotrephes longimanus and Cercopagis pengoi in Lake Champlain: Impacts on the Native Zooplankton Community. Diversity, 15(11), 1112. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15111112

Invasion of Bythotrephes longimanus and Cercopagis pengoi in Lake Champlain: Impacts on the Native Zooplankton Community

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