Freshwater Zooplankton Community Structure: Introduction of Large Invertebrate Predators and Large Herbivores to a Small Species Community
Two hypotheses have been proposed to explain the scarcity of small zooplankton species in fishless lakes, in which large zooplankton species dominate: (1) selective predation on small species by large invertebrate predators and (2) competitive suppression of small species by large herbivores. These...
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1988
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f88-207 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f88-207 |