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The Role of Grazers in Phytoplankton Succession

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Plankton Ecology

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At times, freshwater zooplankton consume phytoplankton populations at rates similar to or faster than that at which they are growing (Hargrave and Geen, 1970; Gulati, 1975; Horn, 1981; Persson, 1985; Børsheim and Anderson, 1987). Such high losses certainly must help direct seasonal succession as they force a subset of algal species to suffer high mortality rates. Some studies have concluded that losses in general (Kalff and Knoechel, 1978; Reynolds, et al., 1982) and grazing losses in particular (Porter, 1973, 1976, 1977; Lynch and Shapiro, 1981; Crumpton and Wetzel, 1982; Kerfoot, 1987) are important in seasonal succession. In addition, the influence of zooplankton on algal succession is not limited to their selective effect on algal numbers. Zooplankton also interact indirectly with phytoplankton by making some nutrients more available to them (Gliwicz, 1975; Lehman, 1980a, b; Redfield, 1980; Lehman and Scavia, 1982; Sterner, 1986a). Zooplankton thus act not only as predators in the classic sense, but they also have an effect on the competition among algae (Elser et al., 1988).

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Sterner, R.W. (1989). The Role of Grazers in Phytoplankton Succession. In: Sommer, U. (eds) Plankton Ecology. Brock/Springer Series in Contemporary Bioscience. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74890-5_4

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