Parasite Communities as Indicator Systems for Predicting the Effects of Surface Water Management Options on the Biota of Prairie Rivers.

摘要

This study of the parasite community of the plains killifish, Fundulus kansae, in the Platte River system in Nebraska was conducted to determine whether this group of organisms would show population fluctuations associated with streamflow and human alterations of the river. Study sites included several both above and below a major irrigation diversion. It was shown that some types of parasites responded to annual streamflow changes, regardless of study site, while others had population structures which were relatively site specific, regardless of the annual river conditions.