We are interested in the feeding interactions between phytoplankton and zooplankton, how such interactions are modulated by environmental change, and what the consequences are for community structure, trophic transfer efficiency and the functioning of freshwater food webs.
Example studies:
Rani V, Horváth Z, Nejstgaard JC, Fierpasz Á, Pálffy K, Vad CF, 2024. Food density drives diet shift of the invasive mysid shrimp, Limnomysis benedeni. Ecology and Evolution 14: e11202 pdf
Patonai K, Endrédi A, Horváth Z, Borza P, Pálffy K, Dobosy P, Vad CF, 2024. Trophic impact of an invasive mysid shrimp depends on zooplankton community composition: a mesocosm experiment. Freshwater Biology 69: 623–634 pdf
Borza P, Rani V, Vad CF, 2023. Niche differentiation among facultative filter feeders: Insights from invasive Ponto-Caspian mysids. Current Zoology pdf
Vad CF, Schneider C, Fischer R, Kainz, MJ, Ptacnik R, 2021. From adverse to beneficial: Contrasting dietary effects of freshwater mixotrophs on zooplankton. Freshwater Biology 66: 2272–2282. pdf
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