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In Lake Tazenat, when the algal biomass was insufficient to support the Daphnia life cycle, the heterotrophic organisms were an essential food source. The filtered water was changed every 3 days (parallel to organic C analyses) and its possible content was verified once before the addition of Cladoceran, and 3 days later, in aliquots fixed in formalin.

and you may need to create a new Wiley Online Library account. Science 227, 1338–1340. Amsterdam: Elsevier Inc. Karl, D. M., and Björkman, K. M. (2015). Natural seston is an assemblage of a broad variety of particles that may have different biochemical compositions and physiological states, and it is very difficult to quantify the role of each component from direct measurements, particularly under conditions of food limitation. The number of neonates produced by the five individuals kept for the experiments was 67 (g1), 70 (g2) and 44 (g3), the full life span of the daphnids was not reached and the individual numbers of eggs carried by the Daphnia did not decrease.