Top-down regulation of filamentous cyanobacteria varies among a raptorial versus current feeding copepod across multiple prey generations

摘要

Although considered a key functional trait, little is known about how zooplankton feeding mode affects top-down regulation of phytoplankton communities. Indeed, copepods are expected to promote the dominance of toxic phytoplankton by selective removal of their edible competitors; however, empirical evidence comparing the effect among calanoid and cyclopoid copepods is lacking.