Community dynamics of water fleas in East African mountain lakes: integration of (paleo)limnology and (paleo)genetics Ghent University
Cladocera play key roles in aquatic food webs. Understanding the mechanisms that govern
their distribution is therefore invaluable to understand aquatic ecosystem functioning. This is particularly true for the unique tropical cold-water ecosystems on Africa’s highest mountains, which are isolated and show high sensitivity to global change. We will investigate processes shaping the communities and (genetic) diversity of Cladocera in lakes ...