Differences in food web structure and composition between new and nearby older lakes in West Greenland suggest succession trajectories driven by glacier retreat

• Published in: Hydrobiologia
• Main Authors: Jeppesen, Erik, Davidson, Thomas A., Meerhoff, Mariana, De Meester, Luc, González-Bergonzoni, Iván, Vidal, Nicolás, Arndt, Hartmut, Jürgens, Klaus, Sommaruga, Ruben, Özkan, Korhan, Lauridsen, Torben L., Tserenpil, Sh
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Arctic; Climate change; Food webs; Glacier-fed lakes; Richness; Stable isotopes; Zooplankton; glacier; Greenland; Jakobshavn; Jakobshavn isbræ; Copepods
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/55ad2033-6baa-4f68-b490-629c33d64068; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05189-4; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85151417888&partnerID=8YFLogxK

With the retreat of glaciers, new ponds and lakes are often formed. These are gradually colonised and become more productive as vegetation develops in their catchments, creating more complex food webs. Near the Jakobshavn Isbræ in West Greenland, we studied trophic structure and food web complexity...