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Zooplankton feeding on algae and bacteria under ice in Lake Druzhby, East Antarctica

Säwström, Christin LU ; Karlsson, Jan ; Laybourn-Parry, Johanna and Granéli, Wilhelm LU (2009) In Polar Biology 32(8). p.1195-1202
Abstract
The feeding of the cladoceran Daphniopsis studeri on algae and bacteria was investigated under ice in an ultra-oligotrophic Antarctic lake from late autumn (May) to early spring (October) in 2004. D. studeri fed on both algae and bacteria with estimated filtering rates of 0.048 and 0.061 l ind(-1) day(-1)), respectively. Algae seemed to be the major food resource for the D. studeri population, however at times of low algal densities the bacterioplankton represented an important alternative food resource. The D. studeri grazing impact on the algal and bacterial standing stock was in general low (0.6-4.6% removed per day), but during the winter period this organism can remove up to 34% of the bacterial production (BP). At times D. studeri... (More)
The feeding of the cladoceran Daphniopsis studeri on algae and bacteria was investigated under ice in an ultra-oligotrophic Antarctic lake from late autumn (May) to early spring (October) in 2004. D. studeri fed on both algae and bacteria with estimated filtering rates of 0.048 and 0.061 l ind(-1) day(-1)), respectively. Algae seemed to be the major food resource for the D. studeri population, however at times of low algal densities the bacterioplankton represented an important alternative food resource. The D. studeri grazing impact on the algal and bacterial standing stock was in general low (0.6-4.6% removed per day), but during the winter period this organism can remove up to 34% of the bacterial production (BP). At times D. studeri grazing can temporarily have a significant impact on the BP rates, though their impact was relatively low when compared to viral-induced bacterial mortality in the lake. (Less)
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Zooplankton, Algae, Antarctic lake, Bacteria, Feeding rates
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Polar Biology
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32
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8
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1195 - 1202
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Springer
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1432-2056
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10.1007/s00300-009-0619-0
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English
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  abstract     = {{The feeding of the cladoceran Daphniopsis studeri on algae and bacteria was investigated under ice in an ultra-oligotrophic Antarctic lake from late autumn (May) to early spring (October) in 2004. D. studeri fed on both algae and bacteria with estimated filtering rates of 0.048 and 0.061 l ind(-1) day(-1)), respectively. Algae seemed to be the major food resource for the D. studeri population, however at times of low algal densities the bacterioplankton represented an important alternative food resource. The D. studeri grazing impact on the algal and bacterial standing stock was in general low (0.6-4.6% removed per day), but during the winter period this organism can remove up to 34% of the bacterial production (BP). At times D. studeri grazing can temporarily have a significant impact on the BP rates, though their impact was relatively low when compared to viral-induced bacterial mortality in the lake.}},
  author       = {{Säwström, Christin and Karlsson, Jan and Laybourn-Parry, Johanna and Granéli, Wilhelm}},
  issn         = {{1432-2056}},
  keywords     = {{Zooplankton; Algae; Antarctic lake; Bacteria; Feeding rates}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{8}},
  pages        = {{1195--1202}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Polar Biology}},
  title        = {{Zooplankton feeding on algae and bacteria under ice in Lake Druzhby, East Antarctica}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-009-0619-0}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s00300-009-0619-0}},
  volume       = {{32}},
  year         = {{2009}},
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