Zooplankton grazing of Gloeotrichia echinulata and associated life history consequences

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1337-1347

  Fey, Samuel B ^a   Mayer, Zachary A ^a   Davis, Stacy C ^a   Cottingham, Kathryn L ^a  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceriodaphnia quadrangula; cyanobacteria; Daphnia pulex; herbivory; Lake Sunapee

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; CRUSTACEAN; CYANOBACTERIUM; FOOD WEB; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LIFE HISTORY; MESOCOSM; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SURVIVORSHIP; TROPHIC CONDITIONS; TROPHIC LEVEL; ZOOPLANKTON;

NEW ENGLAND; NEW HAMPSHIRE; SUNAPEE LAKE; UNITED STATES;

BOSMINA LONGIROSTRIS; CERIODAPHNIA QUADRANGULA; CRUSTACEA; CRYPTOMONAS; CRYPTOMONAS EROSA; CYANOBACTERIA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA PULEX; GLOEOTRICHIA ECHINULATA; HOLOPEDIUM GIBBERUM;

EID: 77955541803     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq052     Document Type: Article

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