Grazing rates of a calanoid copepod ( Paralabidocera antarctica ) in a continental Antarctic lake

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Swadling, KM, Gibson, JAE
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer-Verlag 2000
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Ecology; Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology); Antarctic; Vestfold Hills; Vestfold; Ace Lake; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000050449; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/18586

The presence of crustaceans in some Antarctic lakes adds a level of complexity to the food webs of these environments. The grazing pressure of the crustaceans on phytoplankton and other protists, and the role they play in controlling food web structure, has not yet been examined in any detail. This...