TY  - JOUR
A1  - Sommer, Ulrich
A1  - Adrian, Rita
A1  - Domis, Lisette Nicole de Senerpont
A1  - Elser, James J.
A1  - Gaedke, Ursula
A1  - Ibelings, Bas
A1  - Jeppesen, Erik
A1  - Lurling, Miquel
A1  - Molinero, Juan Carlos
A1  - Mooij, Wolf M.
A1  - van Donk, Ellen
A1  - Winder, Monika
ED  - Futuyma, DJ
T1  - Beyond the Plankton Ecology Group (PEG) Model mechanisms driving plankton succession
JF  - Annual review of ecology, evolution, and systematics
JF  - Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics
N2  - The seasonal succession of plankton is an annually repeated process of community assembly during which all major external factors and internal interactions shaping communities can be studied. A quarter of a century ago, the state of this understanding was described by the verbal plankton ecology group (PEG) model. It emphasized the role of physical factors, grazing and nutrient limitation for phytoplankton, and the role of food limitation and fish predation for zooplankton. Although originally targeted at lake ecosystems, it was also adopted by marine plankton ecologists. Since then, a suite of ecological interactions previously underestimated in importance have become research foci: overwintering of key organisms, the microbial food web, parasitism, and food quality as a limiting factor and an extended role of higher order predators. A review of the impact of these novel interactions on plankton seasonal succession reveals limited effects on gross seasonal biomass patterns, but strong effects on species replacements.
KW  - lakes
KW  - oceans
KW  - seasonal patterns
KW  - pelagic zone
KW  - light
KW  - overwintering
KW  - grazing
KW  - parasitism
KW  - food quality
Y1  - 2012
SN  - 978-0-8243-1443-9
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-110411-160251
SN  - 1543-592X
VL  - 43
IS  - 2-4
SP  - 429
EP  - 448
PB  - Annual Reviews
CY  - Palo Alto
ER  -