Pelagic energy flow supports the food web of a shallow lake following a dramatic regime shift driven by water level changes
Zhigang Mao, Xiaohong Gu, Yong Cao, Juhua Luo, Qingfei Zeng, Huihui Chen, Erik Jeppesen
Topics & Concepts
MacrophyteFood webPelagic zoneTrophic levelBenthic zoneEnvironmental sciencePhytoplanktonZooplanktonEcologyEcosystemMicrobial loopRegime shiftDominance (genetics)Alternative stable stateLake ecosystemEutrophicationBiomass (ecology)OceanographyNutrientBiologyGeologyGeneBiochemistryIsotope Analysis in EcologyMarine and coastal ecosystemsAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics