Abstract
Zooplankton usually are distributed throughout a lake or reservoir. Most forms are motile, and thus their distribution both vertically and horizontally may be quite variable. Species have different habitat preferences that further accentuate spatial and temporal heterogeneity. Zooplankton are major herbivores as well as important predators in aquatic ecosystems. Therefore, to understand lake metabolism it is necessary to evaluate the biomass and the role of zooplankton in the ecosystem.
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Wetzel, R.G., Likens, G.E. (1991). Collection, Enumeration, and Biomass of Zooplankton. In: Limnological Analyses. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4098-1_11
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