A comparison between active and passive communities of Ostracoda (Crustacea) in a tropical temporary lake

Some microcrustaceans living in temporary waterbodies produce drought-resistant stages under adverse conditions. These structures accumulate in the sediment, forming an egg bank in which eggs can remain viable for many years. Here, we evaluate the contribution of ostracod resting eggs to the structure of the active ostracod community in a tropical temporary lake located in the Upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil. The active ostracod...