The jellification of north temperate lakes.
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SUBMITTER: Jeziorski A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4262185 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
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The jellification of north temperate lakes.
Jeziorski Adam A Tanentzap Andrew J AJ Yan Norman D ND Paterson Andrew M AM Palmer Michelle E ME Korosi Jennifer B JB Rusak James A JA Arts Michael T MT Keller Wendel Bill WB Ingram Ron R Cairns Allegra A Smol John P JP
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20150101 1798
Calcium (Ca) concentrations are decreasing in softwater lakes across eastern North America and western Europe. Using long-term contemporary and palaeo-environmental field data, we show that this is precipitating a dramatic change in Canadian lakes: the replacement of previously dominant pelagic herbivores (Ca-rich Daphnia species) by Holopedium glacialis, a jelly-clad, Ca-poor competitor. In some lakes, this transformation is being facilitated by increases in macro-invertebrate predation, both f ...[more]
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