Cyanobacterial bloom in lake triggers shift in aquatic food web dynamics.
The researchers studied how a bloom of Cyanobacteria in a eutrophic lake affected the food web. They found that during the bloom, Cyanobacteria dominated the phytoplankton community, while rotifers were the main zooplankton. Bacteroidetes also increased during the bloom. Microzooplankton grazed more on Cyanobacteria during the bloom, showing a preference for certain types of algae. This shows that the food web in the lake changed in response to the Cyanobacterial bloom.
