“…Algae and cyanobacteria, the foundation of aquatic food webs, are highly diverse in their taxonomy and functional traits. Storm‐induced changes to lake abiotic conditions and physical displacement of phytoplankton throughout the water column could drive the outcome of phytoplankton species competition and thus shape community composition (Huisman et al, 2004; Reynolds, Huszar, Kruk, Naselli‐Flores, & Melo, 2002; Smith, 1983) and food web dynamics (Ceulemans, Gaedke, Klauschies, & Guill, 2019; Ellner, Geber, & Hairston, 2011; Tirok & Gaedke, 2010). Traits such as size and morphology, life history, physiological responses, and adaptive capacity (Padisák, 2004; Reynolds, 2006) mediate phytoplankton survival, competition, growth, and reproduction (Litchman, de Tezanos Pinto, Klausmeier, Thomas, & Yoshiyama, 2010).…”