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Patterns of change in zooplankton community structures and the selective feeding of Bleak, Alburnus alburnus (L.) in the Serre Ponçon dam between 1980 and 1996

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The Serre Ponçon reservoir, in the southern French alps, filled when the dam was completed in 1960. It has meso-eutrophic characteristics. Two hydrobiological studies carried out in 1980 and in 1996 showed interspecific variation in zooplankton and fish communities. A strong development of B. longirostris, D. brachyurum and C. pulchella, characteristic of eutrophic environments, was apparent in 1996, while the population of Daphnia longispina, which was dominant in 1980, had declined. At the same time, strong growth of the bleak Alburnus alburnus, was observed. Research into prey selection over several seasons showed that prey size and density were often a determining factor for capture, e.g., in C. pulchella, D. longispina and C.v. vicinus. However, some small sized rare species such as B. longirostris were also much sought after.

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    Rémi Chappaz, David Doucende & Roxane Barthelemy

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Chappaz, R., Doucende, D. & Barthelemy, R. Patterns of change in zooplankton community structures and the selective feeding of Bleak, Alburnus alburnus (L.) in the Serre Ponçon dam between 1980 and 1996. Hydrobiologia 391, 127–134 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003572924800

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