An experimental study of the effects of nutrient supply and Chaoborus predation on zooplankton communities of a shallow tropical reservoir (Lake Brobo, Côte d'Ivoire)

• Published in: Freshwater Biology
• Main Authors: Pagano, Marc, Koffi, Maryse Aka, Cecchi, Philippe, Corbin, Daniel, Champalbert, Gisèle, Saint‐Jean, Lucien
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2003
• Subjects: Reservoir Lake; Copepods; Rotifer
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.01096.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1046%2Fj.1365-2427.2003.01096.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.01096.x

Summary 1. Based on two mesocosm experiments and 10 in vitro predation experiments, this work aimed to evaluate the impact of nutrient supply and Chaoborus predation on the structure of the zooplankton community in a small reservoir in Côte d'Ivoire. 2. During the first mesocosm experiment (M1)...