Space Partition within Aquatic Ecosystems: Proceedings of the Second International Congress of Limnology and Oceanography held in Evian, May 25–28, 1993

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
A commentary on current approaches in the aquatic sciences....Pages 1-16
Spatial heterogeneity as a multiscale characteristic of zooplankton community....Pages 17-42
Genetic structure of natural populations of Nitrobacter in an aquatic environment....Pages 43-48
Diel changes in the alkaline phosphatase activity of bacteria and phytoplankton in the hypereutrophic Villerest reservoir (Roanne, France)....Pages 49-56
Vertical and seasonal variations of inorganic carbon allocation into macromolecules by phytoplankton population in a brown-colored and a clear-water lake....Pages 57-70
The microbial loop in a humic lake: seasonal and vertical variations in the structure of the different communities....Pages 71-84
Diel changes in the biochemical composition of the particulate matter coupled with several parameters in the hypereutrophic Villerest reservoir (Roanne, France)....Pages 85-91
Spatio-temporal distribution of the microphytobenthic biomass in intertidal flats of Tagus Estuary (Portugal)....Pages 93-104
Heterogeneity of periphyton in French Mediterranean rivers....Pages 105-114
Assessment of the bio-indicator capacity of aquatic macrophytes using multivariate analysis....Pages 115-122
Time and spatial dynamics of Mediterranean lagoon macrobenthos during an exceptionally prolonged interruption of freshwater inputs....Pages 123-132
A comparative study of the zoobenthos of eight land—water interfaces (Lake of Geneva)....Pages 133-140
The macroinvertebrate communities of streams draining a small granitic catchment exposed to acidic precipitations (Vosges Mountains, northeastern France)....Pages 141-148
Spatial distribution and temporal variability of some aquatic insects in the Franco-Geneva River, Allondon....Pages 149-155
Use and partition of space and resources by two coexisting Rhyacophila species (Trichoptera) in a high mountain stream....Pages 157-162
Diel patterns of feeding and vertical migration in daphnids and diaptomids during the clear water phase in Lake Geneva (France)....Pages 163-184
Modification of migratory behavior of planktonic Crustacea in the presence of a bloom of Microcystis aeruginosa (Cyanobacteria)....Pages 185-193
Spatial and temporal distribution of the zoobenthos community in a woodland pond (Switzerland)....Pages 195-204
Spatial patterns of planktonic microcrustaceans in a small shallow lake....Pages 205-217
Space and time distribution of zooplankton in a Mediterranean lagoon (Etang de Berre)....Pages 219-236
Feeding behaviour and migrations in a natural population of the copepod Acartia tonsa ....Pages 237-248
Habitat variability and space utilization by the amphibian communities of the French Upper-Rhone floodplain....Pages 249-257
Heterogeneity and typology of fish habitat in the main stream of a Breton coastal river (Elorn-Finistère, France)....Pages 259-268
Analysis of spatial and temporal organization in a salmonid brook in relation to physical factors and macrophytic vegetation....Pages 269-277
Reproduction, condition and food of adult arctic charr ( Salvelinus alpinus , L.) in Lake Pavin (Massif Central, France)....Pages 279-288
Sand smelt ( Atherina boyeri ) migration within the water system of the Camargue, southern France....Pages 289-298
Spatial pattern of size distribution of four fish species on Réunion coral reef flats....Pages 299-308
Microhabitat requirements for settlement of juvenile sparid fishes on Mediterranean rocky shores....Pages 309-320
Spatial and temporal separation of littoral zone fishes of Lake Geneva (Switzerland — France)....Pages 321-327
Effects of vertical prey distribution on the food-searching behaviour of Danube bleak Chalcalburnus chalcoides mento ....Pages 329-333
Temporal distribution of perch ( Perca fluviatilis L.) in a lake-reservoir (Moselle, France): analysis of catches with vertical gill nets....Pages 335-343
Impact of Caulerpa taxifolia colonization on the littoral ichthyofauna of North-Western Mediterranean sea: preliminary results....Pages 345-353
Ichthyogeographic regions and watershed size in the French river Rhône network....Pages 355-363
 In situ observation of suspended solid aggregates in rivers....Pages 365-373
Multi-scale heterogeneity in a macrobenthic epifauna community....Pages 375-381
Examination through a Principal Component Analysis of the phosphorus exchanges between sediments and water in trophically different reservoirs....Pages 383-389
 31 P-NMR study of natural phytoplankton samples....Pages 391-398
Mass-marking of bone tissue of Coregonus lavaretus L. and its potential application to monitoring the spatio-temporal distribution of larvae, fry and juveniles of lacustrine fishes....Pages 399-407
A survey of the spawning of perch ( Perca fluviatilis ), pike ( Esox lucius ), and roach ( Rutilus rutilus ), using artificial spawning substrates in lakes....Pages 409-415
An acoustic telemetry study of seabream ( Sparus aurata L.): first results on activity rhythm, effects of environmental variables and space utilization....Pages 417-423
Using multivariate analyses for separating spatial and temporal effects within species—environment relationships....Pages 425-431
Contribution of mathematical modeling to lake ecosystem understanding: Lake Bourget (Savoy, France)....Pages 433-442
Back Matter....Pages 443-444