Debris from forests that washes into freshwater lakes supplements the diets of microscopic zooplankton and the fish that feed off them -- creating larger and stronger fish, new research shows------maintaining unbroken forests around lakes and rivers is critical to optimizing watercourse biodiveristy

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Forest loss starves fish: Forest debris that drains into lakes is important to freshwater food chains