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Alga consumption of four dominant planktonic crustaceans in Lake Balaton (Hungary)

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Between 1981–83 the gut contents ofDaphnia galeata, D. cucullata, Eudiaptomus gracilis, andCyclops vicinus were examined with light and scanning electron microscope to obtain information on the feeding of these species in Lake Balaton. The twoDaphnia species feed mainly on abioseston, and it is assumed that their primary nutrient source was organic matter adsorbed onto the surfaces of the abioseston granules plus bacteria and detritus.E. gracilis feeds on algae, showing a preference for green algae and diatoms.C. vicinus is also a prodigious consumer of algae in Lake Balaton, utilizing the whole size spectrum of phytoplankton.

Concerning the trophic relationships between phytoplankton and zooplankton in Lake Balaton, that between diatoms and bothE. gracilis andC. vicinus is the most conspicouos. Convincing evidence for an extensive utilization of blue-green algae was not found. Though there is no firm evidence yet, it is likely that theDaphnia are dependent on organic matter adsorbed on the abioseston.

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  1. Balaton Limnological Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary

    László G.-Tóth & Nóra P. Zánkai

  2. Severtzov Institute of Evolutionary Animal Morphology and Ecology, Leninski prosp. 33, Moscow, USSR

    Olga M. Messner

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G.-Tóth, L., Zánkai, N.P. & Messner, O.M. Alga consumption of four dominant planktonic crustaceans in Lake Balaton (Hungary). Hydrobiologia 145, 323–332 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02530294

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