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Article ; Online: Indicator species reveal the physical and biological singularity of esker ecosystems

Hasan, Akib / Montoro Girona, Miguel / Imbeau, Louis / Lento, Jennifer / Hof, Anouschka R. / Grosbois, Guillaume

Ecological Indicators. 2023, p.110612-

2023 , Page(s) 110612–

Abstract: Eskers are complex geological formations shaped with a linear accumulation of sand and gravel under the glaciers during the last ice age and that provide crucial resources such as drinking water, sand/gravel, outdoor recreational sites, and productive ... ...

Abstract	Eskers are complex geological formations shaped with a linear accumulation of sand and gravel under the glaciers during the last ice age and that provide crucial resources such as drinking water, sand/gravel, outdoor recreational sites, and productive forests. Surrounding sand and gravel and connection with the groundwater influences the physicochemical properties of lakes on esker which can benefit different biotic communities in the food web. The sustainable management of resources provided by eskers requires baseline ecological knowledge of these ecosystems. However, very little information exists about the ecology of freshwater ecosystems on eskers. This study uses a food web approach to identify the environmental variables, biological diversity, and indicator species associated with esker lakes to better understand their ecological functioning and biodiversity patterns to benefit their sustainable management and conservation. Fifty lakes were sampled in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region (Canada), half on eskers and half on the surrounding boreal clay belt to include the most abundant lake ecosystems of the region. Physicochemical, environmental, and anthropogenic variables measured in the two lake types showed that esker lakes differed markedly from clay lakes. Nutrient concentrations, conductivity, and macrophyte cover were significantly lower in esker lakes than in clay lakes, whereas dissolved oxygen saturation and concentration showed the opposite trend. Three interconnected trophic levels of the esker lake food webs-waterbird, fish, and macroinvertebrate communities-were characterized for biological diversity and the associated species. We found a significantly lower Shannon diversity index for waterbirds (mean ± standard deviation; 0.7 ± 0.2), fish (0.4 ± 0.3), and a tendency for a lower value for macroinvertebrates (0.9 ± 0.3) in esker lakes than the clay lakes (1.1 ± 0.4, 0.9 ± 0.3, and 1.3 ± 0.5, respectively). Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) and Canada goose (Bucephala clangula) were associated significantly with esker lakes and identified as indicator species for esker lakes. In contrast, ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) and hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) were associated significantly with clay lakes. Perlidae was similarly associated with esker lakes as an indicator for macroinvertebrates. Anthropogenic activities such as forest harvesting have altered the waterbird community, and recreational activities around the lakes have modified the fish and macroinvertebrate communities. We conclude that esker lakes differ from other regional lakes and are associated with specific environmental and biological variables and indicator species. The biological diversity in esker lakes is lower than that of clay lakes for all studied trophic levels of the food web, but these waterbodies provide preferential habitats for some species. This research provides the first baseline ecological information necessary to establish sustainable management and conservation strategies for this vulnerable ecosystem.
Keywords	Aythya ; Branta canadensis ; Bucephala ; Perlidae ; biodiversity ; clay ; dissolved oxygen ; ducks ; ecosystems ; environmental knowledge ; fish ; food webs ; forests ; freshwater ; gravel ; groundwater ; indicator species ; lakes ; macroinvertebrates ; macrophytes ; sand ; standard deviation ; surface water ; water birds ; Canada ; Biological conservation ; Ecological indicators ; Forest management
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Publishing place	Elsevier Ltd
Document type	Article ; Online
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ZDB-ID	2036774-0
ISSN	1872-7034 ; 1470-160X
ISSN (online)	1872-7034
ISSN	1470-160X
DOI	10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110612
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Article ; Online: Integrating hydrological connectivity and zooplankton composition in Arctic ponds and lakes

Blackburn‐Desbiens, Pénélope / Grosbois, Guillaume / Power, Michael / Culp, Joseph / Rautio, Milla

Freshwater Biology. 2023 Dec., v. 68, no. 12 p.2131-2150

2023

Abstract: Arctic landscapes are characterised by their numerous ponds and lakes. With increased climate warming and consequent changes in hydrological connectivity, the ecology of many of these waterbodies is expected to change. We sampled 13 ponds and 22 lakes ... ...

Abstract	Arctic landscapes are characterised by their numerous ponds and lakes. With increased climate warming and consequent changes in hydrological connectivity, the ecology of many of these waterbodies is expected to change. We sampled 13 ponds and 22 lakes for zooplankton and various limnological and physical environmental variables in the vicinity of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut (69.1169° N, 105.0597° W), with the aim of testing how well the degree of hydrological connectivity explained patterns in species composition and abundance and contributed to crustacean production. Ponds were hydrologically isolated while the lakes were arranged in four lake chains and ranged from the headwaters to highly inter‐connected lakes receiving water from one to 768 upstream lakes. In all sites combined, 77 zooplankton species were found, including 56 rotifers, six copepods, 11 cladocerans, two fairy shrimp species, a mysid, and a tadpole shrimp. We show that the zooplankton communities differed between hydrologically isolated (ponds) and connected (lakes) systems, with 17 species unique to ponds and 20 to lakes. Furthermore, the communities were more similar within lake chains and hence in lakes closer to each other. In ponds, distances between waterbodies had no impact on community similarity. Zooplankton abundance was higher in lakes (255 ind/L) than in ponds (65 ind/L) due to the higher number of rotifers that accounted for nearly 80% of the zooplankton abundance in lakes. In ponds, rotifers, cladocerans, and copepods were equally abundant. In terms of biomass, cladocerans represented 65% of total biomass in all waterbodies except for a chain of deep lakes that had abundant fish communities. In these lakes, cladoceran abundance and biomass were low and probably limited by fish predation. Zooplankton production was higher in ponds (4.6 mgC m⁻³ day⁻¹) than in lakes (1.7 mgC m⁻³ day⁻¹), and within lakes was lowest in the chain composed of large lakes (1.3 mgC m⁻³ day⁻¹). The high production in ponds was closely linked to high zooplankton biomass and further explained by high gross primary production supported by relatively high nutrient concentrations in these shallow systems. Our study emphasises that hydrological connectivity is key to shaping zooplankton communities, although fish presence also appears to affect them. It shows that isolated ponds (that currently account for c83% of all waterbodies on southern Victoria Island) are hotspots of aquatic biological productivity that probably play an essential role in Arctic freshwater landscapes. Finally, our study provides critical baseline information on the current composition of Arctic zooplankton communities important for estimating climate change impacts.
Keywords	Anostraca ; Cladocera ; Copepoda ; Malacostraca ; Notostraca ; Rotifera ; biomass ; climate ; climate change ; fish ; freshwater ; gross primary productivity ; lakes ; limnology ; predation ; species diversity ; surface water ; zooplankton ; Arctic region ; Nunavut
Language	English
Dates of publication	2023-12
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Publishing place	John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Document type	Article ; Online
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ZDB-ID	121180-8
ISSN	0046-5070
ISSN	0046-5070
DOI	10.1111/fwb.14181
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Article ; Online: Dominance of net autotrophy in arid landscape low relief polar lakes, Nunavut, Canada.

Ayala-Borda, Paola / Bogard, Matthew J / Grosbois, Guillaume / Prėskienis, Vilmantas / Culp, Joseph M / Power, Michael / Rautio, Milla

Global change biology

2024 Volume 30, Issue 2, Page(s) e17193

Abstract: The Arctic is the fastest warming biome on the planet, and environmental changes are having striking effects on freshwater ecosystems that may impact the regional carbon cycle. The metabolic state of Arctic lakes is often considered net heterotrophic, ... ...

Abstract	The Arctic is the fastest warming biome on the planet, and environmental changes are having striking effects on freshwater ecosystems that may impact the regional carbon cycle. The metabolic state of Arctic lakes is often considered net heterotrophic, due to an assumed supply of allochthonous organic matter that supports ecosystem respiration and carbon mineralization in excess of rates of primary production. However, lake metabolic patterns vary according to regional climatic characteristics, hydrological connectivity, organic matter sources and intrinsic lake properties, and the metabolism of most Arctic lakes is unknown. We sampled 35 waterbodies along a connectivity gradient from headwater to downstream lakes, on southern Victoria Island, Nunavut, in an area characterized by low precipitation, organic-poor soils, and high evaporation rates. We evaluated whether lakes were net autotrophic or heterotrophic during the open water period using an oxygen isotopic mass balance approach. Most of the waterbodies were autotrophic and sites of net organic matter production or close to metabolic equilibrium. Autotrophy was associated with higher benthic primary production, as compared to its pelagic counterpart, due to the high irradiance reaching the bottom and efficient internal carbon and nutrient cycling. Highly connected midstream and downstream lakes showed efficient organic matter cycling, as evidenced by the strong coupling between gross primary production (GPP) and ecosystem respiration, while decoupling was observed in some headwater lakes with significantly higher GPP. The shallow nature of lakes in the flat, arid region of southern Victoria Island supports net autotrophy in most lakes during the open water season. Ongoing climate changes that lengthen the ice-free irradiance period and increase rates of nutrient evapoconcentration may further promote net autotrophy, with uncertain long-term effects for lake functioning.
MeSH term(s)	Lakes ; Nunavut ; Ecosystem ; Canada ; Autotrophic Processes ; Carbon Cycle ; Carbon/metabolism ; Water
Chemical Substances	Carbon (7440-44-0) ; Water (059QF0KO0R)
Language	English
Publishing date	2024-02-20
Publishing country	England
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	1281439-8
ISSN	1365-2486 ; 1354-1013
ISSN (online)	1365-2486
ISSN	1354-1013
DOI	10.1111/gcb.17193
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Article: Content, composition, and transfer of polyunsaturated fatty acids in an Arctic lake food web

Grosbois, Guillaume / Power, Michael / Evans, Marlene / Koehler, Geoff / Rautio, Milla

Ecosphere. 2022 Jan., v. 13, no. 1

2022

Abstract: Freshwater fish production depends on the production and use of polyunsaturated fatty acids (n‐3 and n‐6 PUFA) from lower trophic levels. Here, we aimed to identify the main trophic pathways that support PUFA content in different fish species (mean 39.7 ... ...

Abstract	Freshwater fish production depends on the production and use of polyunsaturated fatty acids (n‐3 and n‐6 PUFA) from lower trophic levels. Here, we aimed to identify the main trophic pathways that support PUFA content in different fish species (mean 39.7 mg/g dry weight) used in the subsistence fishery of the Inuit community in Greiner Lake near Cambridge Bay (Nunavut, Canada). We used stable isotope and taxon‐specific PUFA stocks, to show that the lake food web was divided into distinctive pelagic and littoral benthic food webs and that different fish species obtained their PUFA from different sources within those food webs. The most concentrated fish in n‐3 PUFA was Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) that obtained nutritionally valuable PUFA compounds by feeding on pelagic zooplankton rich in the essential fatty acids EPA and DHA and on littoral prey with lower PUFA content. The pelagic consumer, lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis), that fed on mysids and zooplankton was also rich in n‐3 PUFA. The least concentrated in n‐3 PUFA was lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) that obtained PUFA from low n‐3 PUFA sticklebacks (Pungitius pungitius) and macroinvertebrates and from n‐3 PUFA‐rich littoral mysids. The benthic PUFA were entirely made of n‐6 fatty acids and no n‐3 PUFA were detected. We further quantified that from the mean daily phytoplankton production of 319 mg C·m⁻²·d⁻¹, 2.9% was assimilated by zooplankton (9.4 mg C·m⁻²·d⁻¹) and thereby made available to pelagic fish. The food webs to which fish belonged were supported by PUFA produced in the pelagic and benthic zones but likely complemented by inputs from the watershed. The description of the main PUFA pathways of the Greiner Lake food webs explains for the first time the trophic interactions and underlying mechanisms responsible for the health of the fish community in a high‐Arctic lake.
Keywords	Coregonus clupeaformis ; Inuit ; Malacostraca ; Pungitius pungitius ; Salvelinus alpinus ; Salvelinus namaycush ; fish communities ; fish production ; fisheries ; freshwater fish ; lakes ; littoral zone ; macroinvertebrates ; omega-3 fatty acids ; omega-6 fatty acids ; pelagic fish ; phytoplankton ; stable isotopes ; watersheds ; zooplankton ; Arctic region ; Nunavut
Language	English
Dates of publication	2022-01
Publishing place	John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Document type	Article
Note	JOURNAL ARTICLE
ZDB-ID	2572257-8
ISSN	2150-8925
ISSN	2150-8925
DOI	10.1002/ecs2.3881
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Article: Active and colorful life under lake ice.

Grosbois, Guillaume / Rautio, Milla

Ecology

2017 Volume 99, Issue 3, Page(s) 752–754

MeSH term(s)	Antarctic Regions ; Color ; Ice ; Lakes ; Water Microbiology
Chemical Substances	Ice
Language	English
Publishing date	2017-12-19
Publishing country	United States
Document type	Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
ZDB-ID	1797-8
ISSN	0012-9658
ISSN	0012-9658
DOI	10.1002/ecy.2074
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Article: Does the type of silvicultural practice influence spruce budworm defoliation of seedlings?

Lavoie, Janie / Montoro Girona, Miguel / Grosbois, Guillaume / Morin, Hubert

Ecosphere. 2021 Apr., v. 12, no. 4

2021

Abstract: Spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem)) is the main defoliator in the boreal forest of North America, and its outbreaks have major ecological and economic consequences and represent a challenge for forest management. Numerous studies have ... ...

Abstract	Spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem)) is the main defoliator in the boreal forest of North America, and its outbreaks have major ecological and economic consequences and represent a challenge for forest management. Numerous studies have addressed the effects of this defoliator on mature trees, whereas the effects of spruce budworm on regeneration remain elusive. Furthermore, intensive exploitation practices during the last decades have left a large area of the Canadian boreal forest in an early development stage. In this context, it becomes vital to understand those factors affecting the severity of spruce budworm‐related defoliation on regeneration. Here, we determine the defoliation severity of black spruce and balsam fir seedlings in both mature pure black spruce and black spruce–balsam fir stands subjected to two different silvicultural treatments (clear‐cutting and partial cutting). Defoliation intensity varied between stand types, silvicultural treatments, species, and height classes. Seedlings in black spruce–balsam fir stands experienced twice the defoliation of those in pure black spruce stands (black spruce seedlings 10% vs. 23%; balsam fir seedlings 29% vs. 47%, respectively). Harvesting methods also influenced seedling defoliation. Under clear‐cutting, black spruce seedlings (24%) were three times as defoliated as black spruce seedlings in partial cutting stands (8%), whereas balsam fir seedlings in clear‐cutting plots experienced twice the defoliation (42%) of balsam fir seedlings in partial cutting plots (20%). The level of defoliation also increased with seedling height. This study will help silvicultural strategies adapt to the effects of natural disturbance regimes. As the intensity and severity of defoliator outbreaks are expected to increase under climate change, these results will help guide forest management strategies to select harvesting methods that will limit the effects of defoliation on conifer regeneration.
Keywords	Abies balsamea ; Choristoneura fumiferana ; Picea mariana ; boreal forests ; clearcutting ; climate change ; conifers ; defoliating insects ; defoliation ; early development ; forest management ; seedlings ; North America
Language	English
Dates of publication	2021-04
Publishing place	John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Document type	Article
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ZDB-ID	2572257-8
ISSN	2150-8925
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Article ; Online: Indicator species reveal the physical and biological singularity of esker ecosystems

Hasan, Akib / Montoro Girona, Miguel / Imbeau, Louis / Lento, Jennifer / Hof, Anouschka R. / Grosbois, Guillaume

Ecological Indicators

2023 Volume 154

Abstract	Eskers are complex geological formations shaped with a linear accumulation of sand and gravel under the glaciers during the last ice age and that provide crucial resources such as drinking water, sand/gravel, outdoor recreational sites, and productive forests. Surrounding sand and gravel and connection with the groundwater influences the physicochemical properties of lakes on esker which can benefit different biotic communities in the food web. The sustainable management of resources provided by eskers requires baseline ecological knowledge of these ecosystems. However, very little information exists about the ecology of freshwater ecosystems on eskers. This study uses a food web approach to identify the environmental variables, biological diversity, and indicator species associated with esker lakes to better understand their ecological functioning and biodiversity patterns to benefit their sustainable management and conservation. Fifty lakes were sampled in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region (Canada), half on eskers and half on the surrounding boreal clay belt to include the most abundant lake ecosystems of the region. Physicochemical, environmental, and anthropogenic variables measured in the two lake types showed that esker lakes differed markedly from clay lakes. Nutrient concentrations, conductivity, and macrophyte cover were significantly lower in esker lakes than in clay lakes, whereas dissolved oxygen saturation and concentration showed the opposite trend. Three interconnected trophic levels of the esker lake food webs—waterbird, fish, and macroinvertebrate communities—were characterized for biological diversity and the associated species. We found a significantly lower Shannon diversity index for waterbirds (mean ± standard deviation; 0.7 ± 0.2), fish (0.4 ± 0.3), and a tendency for a lower value for macroinvertebrates (0.9 ± 0.3) in esker lakes than the clay lakes (1.1 ± 0.4, 0.9 ± 0.3, and 1.3 ± 0.5, respectively). Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) and Canada goose (Bucephala clangula) were ...
Keywords	Biodiversity ; Biological conservation ; Ecological indicators ; Food webs ; Forest management ; Macroinvertebrates
Subject code	333
Language	English
Publishing country	nl
Document type	Article ; Online
ZDB-ID	2036774-0
ISSN	1872-7034 ; 1470-160X
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Article ; Online: Efficiency of crustacean zooplankton in transferring allochthonous carbon in a boreal lake.

Grosbois, Guillaume / Vachon, Dominic / Del Giorgio, Paul A / Rautio, Milla

Ecology

2020 Volume 101, Issue 6, Page(s) e03013

Abstract: Increased incorporation of terrestrial organic matter (t-OM) into consumer biomass (allochthony) is believed to reduce growth capacity. In this study, we examined the relationship between crustacean zooplankton allochthony and production in a boreal lake ...

Abstract	Increased incorporation of terrestrial organic matter (t-OM) into consumer biomass (allochthony) is believed to reduce growth capacity. In this study, we examined the relationship between crustacean zooplankton allochthony and production in a boreal lake that displays strong seasonal variability in t-OM inputs. Contrary to our hypotheses, we found no effect of allochthony on production at the community and the species levels. The high-frequency seasonal sampling (time-for-space) allowed for estimating the efficiency of zooplankton in converting this external carbon source to growth. From the daily t-OM inputs in the lake (57-3,027 kg C/d), the zooplankton community transferred 0.2% into biomass (0.01-2.36 kg C/d); this level was of the same magnitude as the carbon transfer efficiency for algal-derived carbon (0.4%). In the context of the boundless carbon cycle, which integrates inland waters as a biologically active component of the terrestrial landscape, the use of the time-for-space approach for the quantifying of t-OM trophic transfer efficiency by zooplankton is a critical step toward a better understanding of the effects of increasing external carbon fluxes on pelagic food webs.
MeSH term(s)	Animals ; Carbon ; Crustacea ; Food Chain ; Lakes ; Zooplankton
Chemical Substances	Carbon (7440-44-0)
Language	English
Publishing date	2020-04-01
Publishing country	United States
Document type	Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
ZDB-ID	2010140-5
ISSN	1939-9170 ; 0012-9658
ISSN (online)	1939-9170
ISSN	0012-9658
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Article: Why Do Beavers Leave Home? Lodge Abandonment in an Invasive Population in Patagonia

Feldman, Mariano J / Girona, Miguel Montoro / Grosbois, Guillaume / Pietrek, Alejandro G

Forests. 2020 Oct. 31, v. 11, no. 11

2020

Abstract: Research Highlights: Lodge abandonment by beavers is apparently a common phenomenon in Patagonia, but it is still poorly understood and we ignore what drives it. In relatively slow growth Nothofagus forests, resource depletion can impact abandonment ... ...

Abstract	Research Highlights: Lodge abandonment by beavers is apparently a common phenomenon in Patagonia, but it is still poorly understood and we ignore what drives it. In relatively slow growth Nothofagus forests, resource depletion can impact abandonment while water availability may be a major driver in the semiarid steppe. Background and Objectives: North American beaver (Castor canadensis) was introduced in 1946 on the island of Tierra del Fuego (TDF) in southern Argentina. Since then, beavers have become a major disturbance affecting not only forest but also treeless steppe landscapes. Our goal was to determine the factors affecting lodge abandonment by beavers in two habitats of TDF: forest and steppe. Materials and Methods: A total of 47 lodges were surveyed between February and March from 2012 to 2014 in both habitat types, 22 in the forest and 25 in the steppe. To explain factors involved in lodge abandonment by beavers, we measured the following variables: water level variation, stream gradient, vegetation cover adjacent to shore and forest structure. Results: We recorded 24 abandonments events, with a similar proportion of lodges abandoned in both habitats. Our results revealed that lodge abandonment was mostly linked to water level fluctuations irrespective of habitat type. The water level at the entrances of the lodge generally decreased in abandoned lodges. Variables that characterize understory cover had some influence on lodge abandonment in the forest, and no effect in the steppe. Conclusions: Water level variation was associated with lodge abandonment in both habitats, and we found some evidence of resource depletion in the forest. However, we caution that changes in water level may be not only due to extrinsic factors but rather to beaver’s own activities or to a decay in pond maintenance following abandonment.
Keywords	Castor canadensis ; Nothofagus ; deterioration ; forests ; habitats ; invasive species ; landscapes ; materials ; methodology ; objectives ; research ; steppes ; streams ; understory ; vegetation cover ; water ; Argentina
Language	English
Dates of publication	2020-1031
Publishing place	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Document type	Article
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ZDB-ID	2527081-3
ISSN	1999-4907
ISSN	1999-4907
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Article: Efficiency of crustacean zooplankton in transferring allochthonous carbon in a boreal lake

Grosbois, Guillaume / Vachon, Dominic / del Giorgio, Paul A / Rautio, Milla

Ecology. 2020 June, v. 101, no. 6

2020

Abstract: Increased incorporation of terrestrial organic matter (t‐OM) into consumer biomass (allochthony) is believed to reduce growth capacity. In this study, we examined the relationship between crustacean zooplankton allochthony and production in a boreal lake ...

Abstract	Increased incorporation of terrestrial organic matter (t‐OM) into consumer biomass (allochthony) is believed to reduce growth capacity. In this study, we examined the relationship between crustacean zooplankton allochthony and production in a boreal lake that displays strong seasonal variability in t‐OM inputs. Contrary to our hypotheses, we found no effect of allochthony on production at the community and the species levels. The high‐frequency seasonal sampling (time‐for‐space) allowed for estimating the efficiency of zooplankton in converting this external carbon source to growth. From the daily t‐OM inputs in the lake (57–3,027 kg C/d), the zooplankton community transferred 0.2% into biomass (0.01–2.36 kg C/d); this level was of the same magnitude as the carbon transfer efficiency for algal‐derived carbon (0.4%). In the context of the boundless carbon cycle, which integrates inland waters as a biologically active component of the terrestrial landscape, the use of the time‐for‐space approach for the quantifying of t‐OM trophic transfer efficiency by zooplankton is a critical step toward a better understanding of the effects of increasing external carbon fluxes on pelagic food webs.
Keywords	Crustacea ; biomass ; carbon ; carbon cycle ; lakes ; landscapes ; organic matter ; seasonal variation ; zooplankton
Language	English
Dates of publication	2020-06
Publishing place	John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Document type	Article
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