Ferske økosystemer mathilde og asger: Communities with the same total biomass but dominated by small fish have a higher metabolic rate and excretion rate than communities dominated by larger fish. What consequences for nutrient transport within the lake?

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Communities with the same total biomass but dominated by small fish have a higher metabolic rate and excretion rate than communities dominated by larger fish. What consequences for nutrient transport within the lake?

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Communities dominated by small, omnivores fish have faster turnover and greater transport of nutrients within the lake -> stronger flux from the littoral and benthic zone to the pelagic

Ferske økosystemer mathilde og asger

Communities with the same total biomass but dominated by small fish have a higher metabolic rate and excretion rate than communities dominated by larger fish. What consequences for nutrient transport within the lake?

Communities dominated by small, omnivores fish have faster turnover and greater transport of nutrients within the lake -> stronger flux from the littoral and benthic zone to the pelagic

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