Food quality of detritus derived from the filamentous cyanobacterium Oscillatoria limnetica for Daphnia galeata

TY - JOUR

T1 - Food quality of detritus derived from the filamentous cyanobacterium Oscillatoria limnetica for Daphnia galeata

AU - Repka, S.

AU - Van der Vlies, M.

AU - Vijverberg, J.

N1 - Reporting year: 1998 Metis note: 2428; CL; AFW ; AqE; file:///L:/Endnotedatabases/NIOOPUB/pdfs/Pdfs1998/Repka_ea_2428.pdf

PY - 1998

Y1 - 1998

N2 - Detritus derived from the filamentous cyanobacterium Oscillatoria limnetica was fed to Daphnia galeata. Detritus supported growth and reproduction comparable to that on the green alga Scenedesmus obliquus. The live filaments of O.limnetica were, however, of lower food quality. Biochemical parameters of these food types, thought to be important in Daphnia nutrition, were also determined. It is concluded that detritus can be a good quality food for Daphnia, making eutrophic lakes better food environments than generally assumed. [KEYWORDS: Fresh-water; humic lake; zooplankton; cladocerans; phosphorus; bacteria; copepods; algal; discrimination; decomposition]

AB - Detritus derived from the filamentous cyanobacterium Oscillatoria limnetica was fed to Daphnia galeata. Detritus supported growth and reproduction comparable to that on the green alga Scenedesmus obliquus. The live filaments of O.limnetica were, however, of lower food quality. Biochemical parameters of these food types, thought to be important in Daphnia nutrition, were also determined. It is concluded that detritus can be a good quality food for Daphnia, making eutrophic lakes better food environments than generally assumed. [KEYWORDS: Fresh-water; humic lake; zooplankton; cladocerans; phosphorus; bacteria; copepods; algal; discrimination; decomposition]

U2 - 10.1093/plankt/20.11.2199

DO - 10.1093/plankt/20.11.2199

M3 - Article

SN - 0142-7873

VL - 20

SP - 2199

EP - 2205

JO - Journal of Plankton Research

JF - Journal of Plankton Research

IS - 11

ER -