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: 2000
• Subjects: Ace Lake; Antarctic; Vestfold; Vestfold Hills; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/2452/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/2452/1/Swadling_and_Gibson_2000.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000050449

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 ex- amined in any detail. Thi...