Responses of zooplankton body size and community trophic structure to temperature change in a subtropical reservoir.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the effects of global warming on trait variation and trophic structure is a crucial challenge in the 21st century. However, there is a lack of general patterns that can be used to predict trait variation and community trophic structure under the ongoing environmental change. We investigated the responses of body size and community trophic structure of zooplankton to climate related factors (e.g., temperature). Isotopic niche breadth was applied to investigate the community trophic structure across a 1-year study from a subtropical reservoir (Tingxi Reservoir) in southeastern China. Body size and community isotopic niche breadth of zooplankton were larger during water mixing than stratification periods and correlated significantly with water temperature change along the time s

SUBMITTER: Gao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6875572 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature