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View article: Cladoceran Chydorus sphaericus and Colonial Cyanobacteria: Potentially a Toxic Relationship?
Cladoceran Chydorus sphaericus and Colonial Cyanobacteria: Potentially a Toxic Relationship? Open
Chydorus sphaericus is often a dominant cladoceran zooplankton species in water bodies experiencing harmful cyanobacterial blooms. However, its relationship with toxin-producing algae remains largely unexplored. In this study, the feeding …
Plastic contamination in fish digestive tracts in Amazonian rivers during a period of extreme low water Open
Microplastics (MPs) are frequently detected in the gastrointestinal tracts of aquatic organisms worldwide. We studied the contamination with plastic in an aquatic environment and in the gastrointestinal tracts of fish in two Amazonian rive…
View article: Crustacean Zooplankton Ingestion of Potentially Toxic Microcystis: In Situ Estimation Using mcyE Gene Gut Content Detection in a Large Temperate Eutrophic Lake
Crustacean Zooplankton Ingestion of Potentially Toxic Microcystis: In Situ Estimation Using mcyE Gene Gut Content Detection in a Large Temperate Eutrophic Lake Open
Grazing by zooplankton can regulate bloom-forming cyanobacteria but can also transfer toxin-producing cells, as well as toxic metabolites, to the food web. While laboratory investigations have provided extensive knowledge on zooplankton an…
The Challenge of Understanding—From Protozoa to Ecosystems Open
We live in the information age, but we still do not fully understand how the surrounding nature exchanges, collects, and manages information—both at the ecosystem and cellular levels. Still, it is crucial to possess a dynamic and developin…
View article: The comparison of the feeding of European perch Perca fluviatilis L. larvae in littoral and pelagic habitats of northern temperate lakes
The comparison of the feeding of European perch Perca fluviatilis L. larvae in littoral and pelagic habitats of northern temperate lakes Open
We studied the feeding of European perch Perca fluviatilis L. larvae in littoral and pelagic habitats of four different lakes â one Latvian (Auciema) and three Estonian (Akste, Kaiavere, and Prossa). Altogether, 162 perch larvae (81 from…
The influence of macrophyte ecological groups on food web components of temperate freshwater lakes Open
Aquatic macrophyte taxonomic composition, species abundance and cover determine the physical structure, complexity and heterogeneity of aquatic habitats - the structuring role of macrophytes. These traits influence richness, distribution, …
View article: Prey selection and growth in 0+ Eurasian perch <i>Perca fluviatilis</i> L. in littoral zones of seven temperate lakes
Prey selection and growth in 0+ Eurasian perch <i>Perca fluviatilis</i> L. in littoral zones of seven temperate lakes Open
We studied the relationships between the planktonic food base and feeding patterns of juvenile mid‐summer/early autumn Eurasian perch Perca fluviatilis L., a common predatory freshwater fish in large parts of Europe and Asia. The feeding o…
View article: Factors influencing the pigment composition and dynamics of photoautotrophic picoplankton in shallow eutrophic lakes
Factors influencing the pigment composition and dynamics of photoautotrophic picoplankton in shallow eutrophic lakes Open
Photoautotrophic picoplankton (0.2–2 μm) can be a major contributor to primary production and play a significant part in the ecosystem carbon flow. However, the understanding about the dynamics of both eukaryotic and prokaryotic components…
Modelling how bottom-up and top-down processes control the major functional groups of biota in a large temperate shallow lake Open
Ecosystem models that measure the impact of quantitative interactions between trophic levels are widely used tools in ecosystem studies and fishery management. We constructed a mass-balance trophic model using an Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) …
Effects of trophic status, water level, and temperature on shallow lake metabolism and metabolic balance: A standardized pan‐European mesocosm experiment Open
Important drivers of gross primary production (GPP) and ecosystem respiration (ER) in lakes are temperature, nutrients, and light availability, which are predicted to be affected by climate change. Little is known about how these three fac…