Phytoplankton control by grazing zooplankton: A study on the spring clear‐water phase1
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We tested the hypothesis that a clear‐water period, regularly observed in many meso‐ and eutrophic lakes, is caused by grazing herbivorous zooplankton. Such a clear‐water phase occurs during mid‐May in the moderately eutrophic Schöhsee and involves a rapid increase in Secchi transparency, and a drop in chlorophyll and particulate organic carbon in size fractions <35 µ m. Maxima of zooplankton biomass and community grazing rates (170% of volume cleared per day) coincided with the greatest transparency. The algal decline was not related to nutrient depletion or climatic events. Before the clear‐water phase small phytoplankton contributed up to 88% of the primary production, but the contribution of large particles was more important after the zooplankton maximum. The effects of herbivory by zooplankton were examined in a series of time‐overlapping enclosure experiments. Concentrations of small (<35 µ m) particles were always higher in the bags lacking zooplankton than in the controls. A mass development of small algae occurred in the zooplankton‐free bags initiated during the clear‐water phase, although the presence of zooplankton stimulated the growth of large (>35 µ m) algae.
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Clear water phase occurrences have been limited to the late spring to early summer interval since the industry closure, the period during which aerobic metabolism contributes substantially to decomposition in the hypolimnion.
“These occurrences, described as the 'clear water phase' (Lampert et al. 1986), have been limited to the late spring to early summer interval since the industry closure, the period during which aerobic metabolism contributes substantially to decomposition in the hypolimnion.”
From Implications of redox processes for the rehabilitation of an urban lake, Onondaga Lake, New York (2008) · cites this paper as Lampert et al. 1986
Phytoplankton biomass depends both on nutrient availability and grazing pressure from large-bodied zooplankton like Daphnia.
“Phytoplankton biomass depends both on nutrient availability and grazing pressure from large bodied zooplankton like Daphnia (Brooks and Dodson 1965, Carpenter and Kitchell 1984, Lampert et al. 1986, McQueen et al. 1986).”
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The timing and extent of the spring clear water phase correlates with peak Daphnia abundance.
“In particular, the timing and extent of the spring clear water phase cor-relates with peak Daphnia abundance (Lampert et al. 1986, Sommer et al. 1986, Rudstam et al. 1993, Meijer et al. 1999).”
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“…used as test organisms in laboratory studies (Buikema et al., 1980), likely because of their widespread distribution in lentic ecosystems in the Northern Hemisphere and their key role in food webs as both grazers and prey for larger invertebrates and fi sh (Forró et al., 2008; Lampert et al., 1986).”
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- Authors
- Lampert, W., Fleckner, W., Rai, H., & Taylor, B. E.
- Affiliations
- Max Planck Society (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Taylor, Barbara E.
- ORCID
- Taylor, Barbara E.
- Venue
- Limnology and Oceanography
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1986-05
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 478-490
- ISSN
- 0024-3590 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-5590
- OpenAlex
- W2107084129
- Cited by
- 599
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- FWCI
- 11.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Limnology and Oceanography (publishedVersion)
- MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Water Resources and Management
- Keywords
- phytoplankton grazing, herbivorous zooplankton, clear-water phase, zooplankton grazing rates, Secchi transparency, chlorophyll, particulate organic carbon, primary production, eutrophic lakes
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