[Successional features of the dynamics of abundance and population structure of the cestode Proteocephalus longicollis (Zeder, 1800) (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae)].
Dynamics of abundance and changes of populations structure were investigated in a host-specific parasite of salmonids, cestode Proteocephalus longicollis from the vendace Coregonus albula L. of the Syamozero Lake during the period of more than forty years. A relative stability of the values of infestation indices independently of significant changes in the abundance and population structure of the vendace is established. Changes in the distribution of abundance and population structure of P. longicollis are shown to be connected with the change of the water body's status resulting from eutrophication. These changes can be considered as reliable indices of the succession in freshwater bodies.
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D000818:Animals; D002589:Cestoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000662:veterinary; D017753:Ecosystem; D005068:Eutrophication; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000032:analysis; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008018:Life Cycle Stages; D011156:Population Density; D011158:Population Growth; D012426:Russia; D012487:Salmonidae / Q000469:parasitology*