Season-specific responses of freshwater ciliate communities to top-down and bottom-up experimental manipulations
Usman Asghar, Indranil Mukherjee, Bettina Sonntag, Caio César Pires de Paula, Vojtěch Kasalický, Paul‐Adrian Bulzu, Anusha Priya Singh, Tanja Shabarova, Kasia Piwosz, Karel Šimek
The paper investigates how freshwater ciliate communities respond to top-down and bottom-up manipulations in spring and summer, revealing season-specific trophic interactions and community shifts.
bioRxiv · Mar 6, 2025 · PreprintEcology