Interesting. :) Do you have further reading on this point?
It seems that increased phytoplankton in lakes and rivers generally leads to more zooplankton. Do you think the dynamics are different in the oceans? I have a hard time believing that herbivorous fish could not only eat all the extra phytoplankton from fertilization but even some of the phytoplankton that was present pre-fertilization (which is what’s necessary to reduce zooplankton populations relative to pre-fertilization levels), but I could be wrong!
Interesting. :) Do you have further reading on this point?
It seems that increased phytoplankton in lakes and rivers generally leads to more zooplankton. Do you think the dynamics are different in the oceans? I have a hard time believing that herbivorous fish could not only eat all the extra phytoplankton from fertilization but even some of the phytoplankton that was present pre-fertilization (which is what’s necessary to reduce zooplankton populations relative to pre-fertilization levels), but I could be wrong!
Thanks for the information on freshwater systems. I believe the quote about saltwater systems was in this book.