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Restoration of Lakes, Streams, Floodplains, and Bogs in Europe

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The size-efficiency hypothesis predicts a decrease of phytoplankton biomass with increased size of zooplankton. To verify the extent of phytoplankton changes with small changes of zooplankton due to changes in the fish stock, three approaches to the estimation of size of zooplankton were developed: the average length of zooplankton, the percentage of cladocerans >0.71 mm in the total cladoceran biomass, and the length of the average biomass. The percentage of cladocerans >0.71 mm shows a statistically-significant correlation of their seasonal averages to the seasonal averages of chlorophyll concentration and, furthermore, a steeper long-term increase in chlorophyll than that of total phosphorus at a decrease of percentage of cladocerans >0.71 mm. The newly-developed method of estimating the length of average biomass from size classes of biomasses is more objective than that of the percentage of cladocerans >0.71 mm and includes both Cladocera and Copepoda. The values of the old and new method show highly-significant correlations. Both methods showed a long-term decrease of the size of zooplankton in two reservoirs over decades not related to the changes in biomass. The reason for this decrease and that of the lower efficiency of transport of energy in reservoirs as compared to fish ponds are discussed as well as weaknesses of the so-called biological indication.

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Hrbáček, J. (2010). Food Web and Trophic Interaction and Development. In: Eiseltová, M. (eds) Restoration of Lakes, Streams, Floodplains, and Bogs in Europe. Wetlands: Ecology, Conservation and Management, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9265-6_4

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