Mass flux calculations show strong allochthonous support of freshwater zooplankton production is unlikely.

Many studies have concluded terrestrial carbon inputs contribute 20-70% of the carbon supporting zooplankton and fish production in lakes. Conversely, it is also known that terrestrial carbon inputs are of very low nutritional quality and phytoplankton are strongly preferentially utilized by zooplan...

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Main Authors: Michael T Brett, George B Arhonditsis, Sudeep Chandra, Martin J Kainz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3383696?pdf=render