Fingerprints of planktivory : paleolimnological evidence of past fish community structure and dynamics

Planktivorous fish affect the species composition, size and morphology of their zooplankton prey by size selective predation. Remains of cladocerans are deposited in the lake sediments and this microfossil community hence reflects the historical changes in the planktivore fish community. Most earlie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Åhlén, Emma
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap 2012
Subjects:
PCC
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-53561
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7459-395-2