Importance of biotic interactions in large rivers: an experiment with planktivorous fish, dreissenid mussels and zooplankton in the St. Lawrence River

• Published in: River Research and Applications
• Main Authors: Thorp, James H., Casper, Andrew F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2003
• Subjects: Lawrence River; Copepods; Rotifer
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rra.703; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Frra.703; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/rra.703

Abstract Physical conditions are usually considered pre‐eminent in controlling river plankton, but biotic interactions may be important in slackwater areas. To begin testing this general hypothesis, we conducted a 12‐day, predator–prey experiment in 3500 litre mesh enclosures in a slackwater area of...