Automated plankton monitoring suggests a key role of microzooplankton and temperature for predicting dynamics of phytoplankton size classes
Stefanie Eyring, Ewa Merz, Marta Reyes, Pinelopi Ntetsika, Stuart R. Dennis, Peter D. F. Isles, Sreenath P. Kyathanahally, Marco Baity‐Jesi, Sze‐Wing To, Agostino Merico, Francesco Pomati
The paper uses Random Forest models on four years of lake data to show temperature and microzooplankton grazing significantly influence phytoplankton size class dynamics.
ISME Communications · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology