Feedback between bottom-up and top-down control of stream biofilm mediated through eutrophication effects on grazer growth

Abstract Algal biofilms in streams are simultaneously controlled by light and nutrient availability (bottom-up control) and by grazing activity (top-down control). In addition to promoting algal growth, light and nutrients also determine the nutritional quality of algae for grazers. While short-term...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Iannino, Patrick Fink, Markus Weitere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00856-9