Uniform temperature dependency in the phenology of a keystone herbivore in lakes of the Northern Hemisphere.

Spring phenologies are advancing in many ecosystems associated with climate warming causing unpredictable changes in ecosystem functioning. Here we establish a phenological model for Daphnia, an aquatic keystone herbivore based on decadal data on water temperatures and the timing of Daphnia populati...

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Main Authors: Dietmar Straile, Rita Adrian, Daniel E Schindler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3465311?pdf=render