Dispersal provides trophic-level dependent insurance against a heatwave in freshwater ecosystems
C. F. Vad, A. Hanny-Endredi, P. Kratina, A. Abonyi, E. Mironova, D. S. Murray, L. Samchyshyna, I. Tsakalakis, E. Smeti, S. Spatharis, H. Tan, C. Preiler, A. Petrusek, M. M. Bengtsson, R. Ptacnik
The paper tests how dispersal from natural lakes affects community resilience to a heatwave in alpine lake plankton, finding that microorganism dispersal enhances recovery while zooplankton dispersal does not.
bioRxiv · Sep 20, 2022Ecology