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Phytoplankton Losses due to Zooplankton Grazing in a Drinking Water Reservoir
Author(s) -
Horn Wolfgang
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
internationale revue der gesamten hydrobiologie und hydrographie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1522-2632
pISSN - 0020-9309
DOI - 10.1002/iroh.19810660603
Subject(s) - zooplankton , grazing , phytoplankton , environmental science , oceanography , ecology , nutrient , biology , geology
Phytoplankton losses due to zooplankton grazing in the Saidenbach drinking water reservoir were calculated on the basis of laboratory experiments and field studies. The dependence of grazing rate and filtering rate on phytoplankton concentration, temperature and other factors is described.