The role of carnivorous zooplankton in dynamics of trophic interaction of fish and plankton

Medvinskiĭ, A.B.; Tikhonova, I.A.; Li, B.L.; Malchow, H.

Biofizika 45(4): 746-750

2000


ISSN/ISBN: 0006-3029
PMID: 11040987
Document Number: 524894
A conceptual (minimal) model of the aquatic community is proposed, which includes phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish and fish larvae. It is shown that carnivorous zooplankton increases the system stability when the fish predation changes. As a result, the system collapse followed by algal bloom becomes less probable.

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