Strategies of zooplanktivory shape the dynamics and diversity of littoral plankton communities : a mesocosm approach

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Helenius, Laura K., Padros, Anna Ayma, Leskinen, Elina, Lehtonen, Hannu, Nurminen, Leena
• Other Authors: Environmental Sciences, Tvärminne Zoological Station, Hannu Lehtonen / Principal Investigator, Leena Nurminen / Principal Investigator, Lake Ecosystem Dynamics, Marine Ecosystems Research Group
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Ltd 2016
• Subjects: Baltic Sea; feeding strategy; Gasterosteus aculeatus; mesocosm; Rutilus rutilus; zooplankton; ROACH RUTILUS-RUTILUS; PERCH PERCA-FLUVIATILIS; BREAM ABRAMIS-BRAMA; FRESH-WATER; FOOD-WEB; FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY; PREY SELECTION; PREDATION; FISH; Ecology; evolutionary biology; Brama; Copepods; Rotifer
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/162259

Planktivorous fish can exert strong top-down control on zooplankton communities. By incorporating different feeding strategies, from selective particulate feeding to cruising filter feeding, fish species target distinct prey. In this study, we investigated the effects of two species with different f...