Trophic Cascades in Lakes
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"Trophic Cascades in Lakes" is an influential ecological work that examines how changes at higher levels of lake food webs, such as predators, can indirectly shape lower trophic levels and overall lake ecosystem structure and function.
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| Trophic Cascades in Lakes canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
ecology book
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scholarly monograph ⓘ scientific book ⓘ |
| addresses |
human impacts on lake food webs
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lake ecosystem management ⓘ use of trophic cascades for water quality improvement ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
freshwater lakes
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temperate lake ecosystems ⓘ |
| contribution |
helped establish the concept of trophic cascades in lake ecology
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influenced lake management and biomanipulation strategies ⓘ provided empirical evidence for strong top-down effects in lakes ⓘ |
| describes |
cascading effects of predators on primary producers
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mechanisms of top-down control in lakes ⓘ multi-trophic interactions in aquatic food webs ⓘ |
| examines |
community and ecosystem responses to biomanipulation
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food web interactions in pelagic zones of lakes ⓘ how changes in predator abundance affect lower trophic levels ⓘ indirect effects of fish on phytoplankton via zooplankton ⓘ |
| field |
aquatic ecology
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ecology ⓘ food web ecology ⓘ limnology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ecosystem structure and function
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effects of higher trophic levels on lower trophic levels ⓘ phytoplankton biomass ⓘ role of fish predators in lakes ⓘ water clarity in lakes ⓘ zooplankton community structure ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
ecosystem-level approach
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food-web perspective ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
ecologists
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environmental scientists ⓘ graduate students in ecology ⓘ limnologists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
indirect ecological effects
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lake ecosystems ⓘ predator–prey interactions ⓘ top-down control ⓘ trophic cascades ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | top-down vs bottom-up regulation ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | influential ecological synthesis ⓘ |
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