The size distribution of zooplankton was studied from April 2001 to December 2002, in a tropical reservoir, Liuxihe reservoir (South China).Within rotifers (50μm to 160μm ESD), biomass decreased slightly with size, while cladocerans (100μm to 512μm ESD) had a maximum biomass concentration per size class at medium ranges of body size.Copepods were the most important zooplankton fraction (contributed more than 60% of total zooplankton biomass), and covered all 10 size classes from 50 to 512μm in this study.The overall size distribution of zooplankton (50 to 512μm equivalent spherical diameter) showed an increase in biomass between successive size classes.
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