Different carbon support for respiration and secondary production in unproductive lakes. Karlsson, J. Oikos, 116(10):1691–1696, October, 2007. 00034
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This study investigates the allocation of allochthonous organic carbon (AlloOC) to pelagic respiration and biomass production in unproductive lakes. Metabolic process rates and stable isotopic composition (δ13C) of crustacean zooplankton and respired CO2 were measured in the epilimnion of 13 forest lakes in northern Sweden. The δ13C of zooplankton was low (−31.2 to −38.0‰) compared to that of respired CO2 (−28.4 to −30.6‰), implying that the relative importance of AlloOC was lower for zooplankton (ca 40%) than for respiration (ca 80%). Combining δ13C and carbon flux data revealed that a large amount of metabolized AlloOC was lost in respiration, compared to the amount transferred to zooplankton (\textless3%). Thus, despite large respiratory losses, AlloOC was still important for zooplankton growth, implying a high supply of AlloOC in comparison to phytoplankton generated organic carbon in the lakes.
@article{karlsson_different_2007,
	title = {Different carbon support for respiration and secondary production in unproductive lakes},
	volume = {116},
	issn = {1600-0706},
	url = {http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.0030-1299.2007.15825.x/abstract},
	doi = {10.1111/j.0030-1299.2007.15825.x},
	abstract = {This study investigates the allocation of allochthonous organic carbon (AlloOC) to pelagic respiration and biomass production in unproductive lakes. Metabolic process rates and stable isotopic composition (δ13C) of crustacean zooplankton and respired CO2 were measured in the epilimnion of 13 forest lakes in northern Sweden. The δ13C of zooplankton was low (−31.2 to −38.0‰) compared to that of respired CO2 (−28.4 to −30.6‰), implying that the relative importance of AlloOC was lower for zooplankton (ca 40\%) than for respiration (ca 80\%). Combining δ13C and carbon flux data revealed that a large amount of metabolized AlloOC was lost in respiration, compared to the amount transferred to zooplankton ({\textless}3\%). Thus, despite large respiratory losses, AlloOC was still important for zooplankton growth, implying a high supply of AlloOC in comparison to phytoplankton generated organic carbon in the lakes.},
	language = {en},
	number = {10},
	urldate = {2017-02-06},
	journal = {Oikos},
	author = {Karlsson, Jan},
	month = oct,
	year = {2007},
	note = {00034},
	keywords = {\#nosource},
	pages = {1691--1696},
}

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