The Role of Aquatic Plants in Structuring Daphnia Food Quality & Quantity

The Problem

• Little is known about the effects of algaecide treatments on in situ phytoplankton communities over time.
• These effects have the potential to alter lake foodwebs, as well as have implications for lake management.

Research Question

• How does an algaecide treatment alter a lake’s phytoplankton community composition over time?

Approach

Intensive sampling of 1-lake – Summer 2008

Funding:

MSU Center for Water Sciences