Article
Evidence of coprophagy in freshwater zooplankton
Freshwater Biology
(2004)
Abstract
1. Vertical transport of nutrients in sedimenting faecal material is greatly reduced by coprophageous organisms. Unfortunately, nearly all work on faecal production, sedimentation and coprophagy has dealt with copepods in marine ecosystems. Here, we report the first evidence of coprophagy in freshwater zooplankton from oligotrophic and eutrophic lakes. We used 14C‐labelled algae and faecal material to estimate the rates of algal clearance and coprophagy.
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Publication Date
2004
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2004.01234.x
Citation Information
Wayne A. Wurtsbaugh. "Evidence of coprophagy in freshwater zooplankton" Freshwater Biology Vol. 49 Iss. 7 (2004) p. 913 - 918 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/wayne_wurtsbaugh/229/