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Is there light after depth? Distribution of periphyton chlorophyll and productivity in lake littoral zones
2014
Periphyton and phytoplankton contribute to the base of lake food webs, and both groups of microalgae are influenced by resources and physical forcing. Spatial variation in light availability interacts with the physical dynamics of the water column to create predictable depth gradients in resources and disturbance that may differentially affect periphyton vs phytoplankton. We characterized the depth distribution of chlorophyll and productivity of periphyton on sediments (epipelon) and phytoplankton in the euphotic zones of 13 oligomesotrophic lakes that span a large size gradient (0.017–32,600 km2 ). Epipelic chlorophyll usually increased with depth in the epilimnion. Light was the primary d…
Terrestrial carbohydrates support freshwater zooplankton during phytoplankton deficiency
2016
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