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Data and scripts from: An abundant non-native freshwater copepod, Arctodiaptomus dorsalis, on the Island of Hawai′i: distribution, dominance, dispersal, and diapause.

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Hairston_et_al_ data_and_R_scripts_README_20250221.txt (8.57 KB)
Hairston_CopepodDiapause_20250203.zip (438.37 KB)
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https://doi.org/10.7298/t0r2-1354
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/116719
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EEB Papers - Nelson Hairston
Author
Hairston Jr., Nelson G.
Wilkins, Rachel L.
Ka’uhane Lupanui, Cheryl
Ellner, Stephen P.
Abstract

These files contain data supporting all results in Hairston et al. An abundant non-native freshwater copepod, Arctodiaptomus dorsalis, on the Island of Hawai′i: distribution, dominance, dispersal, and diapause. In Hairston et al. we found: The freshwater calanoid copepod, Arctodiaptomus dorsalis, native to countries around the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, is now widely distributed and dominant in fresh waterbodies on the Island of Hawai′i. We show that it makes diapausing eggs, providing a likely mechanism enhancing dispersal both across the Pacific Ocean and among local waterbodies. Dense populations of A. dorsalis have been found in one lake and 10 of 15 sampled ponds. In two years of biweekly sampling of two permanent ponds it was abundant to the near exclusion of other zooplankton. Although these two ponds are located only 55 m apart and connected by an intermittent stream, the prevalence and seasonal timing of diapause differed markedly between populations. The diapause differences appear to be local adaptation within the 34 years since pond construction: the population with greater diapause experiences greater fluctuations in pond volume, principally during the dry season (May to October), with timing and prevalence of diapause corresponding well with a model of optimal trait expression. The other population with very little diapause experiences only minor fluctuations in pond volume. Rapid local adaptation following introduction likely enhances the species’ success in Hawai′i. Characteristics of A. dorsalis on Hawai′i Island consistent with calling it “invasive” include that it is non-native, introduced by humans, invasive elsewhere globally, spreading locally, with a dispersing phenotype (diapausing eggs), reproduces and survives where present, and is nearly always abundant and dominant. An impact on the planktonic food web remains conjecture, but is likely based on its local dominance and what is known of its feeding ecology elsewhere.

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Please cite as: Nelson G. Hairston Jr., Rachel L. Wilkins, Cheryl Ka′uhane Lupenui, Stephen P. Ellner. (2025) Data and scripts from: An abundant non-native freshwater copepod, Arctodiaptomus dorsalis, on the Island of Hawai′i: distribution, dominance, dispersal, and diapause.
[dataset] Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/t0r2-1354
Sponsorship
Analysis of diapause dynamics supported by NSF grant DEB-1933497 to SPE.
Data collection supported by funds from Cornell University to NGH.
Date Issued
2025
Publisher
Cornell University Library
Keywords
adaptation, invasive, lake, pond, water depth, zooplankton
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Type
dataset

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