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The effect of Daphnia on filament length of blue-green algae

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Trophic Relationships in Inland Waters

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 53))

Abstract

Water from a hypertrophie lake rich in filamentous blue-green algae was passed through a continuous-flow system of aquaria containing Daphnia magna and a control system without Daphnia. Daphnia caused a significant decrease in the blue-green algal density, and a two-fold reduction in filament length. It is suggested that feeding activity of Daphnia may result in an increase in the availability of blue-green filaments to filter-feeding cladocerans.

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  1. Department of Hydrobiology, University of Warsaw, Nowy Swiat 67, 00-046, Warsaw, Poland

    Piotr Dawidowicz

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Dawidowicz, P. (1990). The effect of Daphnia on filament length of blue-green algae. In: Biró, P., Talling, J.F. (eds) Trophic Relationships in Inland Waters. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 53. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0467-5_30

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