Impact ID8444
Impact TypePredation/Herbivory
Study TypeObservational
Study LocationField
Impact DescriptionSkistodiaptomus pallidus is an efficient omnivorous predator with the ability to prey on preferred rotifers and microzooplankton from large distances. It also consumes algae and practices cannibalism, which may allow populations to persist when resource availability is low.
Reference16983
Cost 
LocationBlack River, Ottawa, Canada

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