Role of predation in biological communities in naturally eutrophic sub-Arctic Lake Myvatn, Iceland

Effects of fish predation on consumers tend to be particularly strong in oligotrophic Arctic and sub-Arctic lakes. However, it remains unclear whether the fish influence the trophic structure and dynamics of naturally eutrophic lakes in these cold environments with simple food web structures. To stu...

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Published in:Hydrobiologia
Main Authors: Canedo-Argueles, Miguel, Sgarzi, Serena, Arranz, Ignasi, Quintana, Xavier D., Ersoy, Zeynep, Landkildehus, Frank, Lauridsen, Torben L., Jeppesen, Erik, Brucet, Sandra
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Arctic lakes
Trophic cascade
Predator control
Resource control
Anabaena
Fish predation
Climate change
SALVELINUS-ALPINUS
RIVER LAXA
BODY-SIZE
FISH
PHYTOPLANKTON
ZOOPLANKTON
PLANKTON
WATERS
FOOD
FLUCTUATIONS
Arctic
Arctic Lake
Laxa
Vatn
Iceland
Phytoplankton
Salvelinus alpinus
Zooplankton
Online Access:https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/78a68a5f-6ec1-47f4-b0b2-b390f5250a4d
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-016-3031-0

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