Omnivory by planktivores stabilizes plankton dynamics, but may either promote or reduce algal biomass

Ecosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 410-420

  Attayde, José Luiz ^a   van Nes, Egbert H ^b   Araujo, Aderaldo I L ^a,c   Corso, Gilberto ^a   Scheffer, Marten ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Instituto Federal de Educacao   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alternative stable states; Eutrophication; Filter feeding fish; Intraguild predation; Omnivory; Oreochromis; Plankton; Tilapia; Trophic cascade; Trophic dynamics

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOMASS; CICHLID; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EUTROPHICATION; FILTER FEEDER; FORAGE; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; OMNIVORY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANKTIVORY; PREY PREFERENCE; TROPHIC CASCADE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; OREOCHROMIS; TILAPIA;

EID: 77951767585     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-010-9327-4     Document Type: Article

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