Silver carp biomass effects on the plankton community in paranoá reservoir (Brazil) and an assessment of its potential for improving water quality in lacustrine environments

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 83, Issue SPEC. ISS., 1998, Pages 499-508

  Starling, Fernando ^a   Beveridge, Malcolm ^b   Lazzaro, Xavier ^c   Baird, Donald ^b  

^a DCRH/CAESB   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomanipulation; Filter feeding planktivore; Silver carp; Tropical reservoir

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000723531     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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