Shane BradtMonitoring to Assess Trophic Interactions between Alewife, Zooplankton, and Cyanobacteria – an online presentation on March 23, 2021 given by Nancy Leland of Lim-Tex.
Abstract
An ongoing evaluation of the trophic interactions between juvenile alewife and the plankton has revealed recurring changes to the structure of the zooplankton and cyanobacterial populations increasing exposure to cyanotoxins. Alewife feeding strategy included the consumption of cyanobacteria resulting in the bioaccumulation of microcystin (MC), anatoxin-a (ATX), and B-methyl-l-alanine (BMAA) in their muscle tissue.
