Effects of omnivorous filter-feeding fish and nutrient enrichment on the plankton community and water transparency of a tropical reservoir

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 767-779

  Menezes, Rosemberg Fernandes ^a   Attayde, José Luiz ^a   Rivera Vasconcelos, Francisco ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Mesocosms; Nutrient enrichment; Omnivory; Oreochromis niloticus; Trophic cascades

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CALANOIDA; COPEPODA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; ROTIFERA; TILAPIA;

EID: 77951761447     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02319.x     Document Type: Article

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