The structuring role of fish in Greenland lakes:an overview based on contemporary and paleoecological studies of 87 lakes from the low and the high Arctic

Lakes in Greenland are species-poor ecosystems and many are fishless. We studied the structuring role of fish in lakes in high- and low-Arctic Greenland. Major differences were observed in the trophic structure of the 87 lakes studied. Pelagic zooplankton biomass was on average 3-4-fold higher in th...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Hydrobiologia
Main Authors: Jeppesen, Erik, Lauridsen, Torben L., Christoffersen, Kirsten S., Landkildehus, Frank, Geertz-Hansen, Peter, Amsinck, Susanne Lildal, Sondergaard, Martin, Davidson, Thomas A., Riget, Frank
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Arctic lakes
Trophic structure
Fish
Zooplankton
Phytoplankton
Ciliates
Heterotrophic nanoflagellates
Picoalgae
Bacterioplankton
STICKLEBACK GASTEROSTEUS-ACULEATUS
NEW-ZEALAND LAKES
TOP-DOWN CONTROL
SALVELINUS-ALPINUS
MASS REMOVAL
TROPHIC INTERACTIONS
CRUSTACEAN PLANKTON
NUTRIENT STATE
SHALLOW
Arctic
Greenland
New Zealand
Tadpole
Arctic charr
Salvelinus alpinus
Online Access:https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/the-structuring-role-of-fish-in-greenland-lakes(49034dec-bb75-419d-96d8-3f2cbd108b59).html
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3279-z

Similar Items