Title
The influence of benthic tundra pond vegetation and prey behaviour on zooplankton predation by the flatworm Mesostoma lingua.
Author ORCID Identifier
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1985
Publication Title
Canadian Journal of Zoology
Volume
63
Issue
7
First Page
1617
Last Page
1621
Abstract
At the Smoking Hills and Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, Mesostoma lingua, a common pond inhabitant, fed heavily on Daphnia pulex and Chironomus riparius, but not on Branchinecta paludosa or Diaptomus arcticus. The presence of alternative prey led to significant reductions in Daphnia predation rates, while the presence of the pond plants Cladophora insignis and Drepanocladus aduncus, which provide shelter and cover, significantly increased predation rates. The advantage of the moss and algal habitat was largely to the predator.-from Authors
DOI
10.1139/z85-239
Recommended Citation
MacIsaac, Hugh J. and Hutchinson, T. C., "The influence of benthic tundra pond vegetation and prey behaviour on zooplankton predation by the flatworm Mesostoma lingua." (1985). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 63, 7, 1617-1621.
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