Effect of eutrophication on the functional diversity of zooplankton in shallow ponds in Northeast Brazil

Eutrophication is a process characterized by the enrichment of a given aquatic environment with nutrients, triggering a serious and growing ecological problem in continental aquatic ecosystems, including effects on the biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. For this, we predicted that eutrophication decreases zooplankton functional richness, evenness, divergence and dispersion, and changes the functional composition of zooplankton. Zooplankton...