A mesocosm experiment investigating the effects of substratum quality and wave exposure on the survival of fish eggs

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 509-517

  Stoll, Stefan ^a,b   Probst, Wolfgang Nikolaus ^a,c   Eckmann, Reiner ^a   Fischer, Philipp ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Common bream Abramis brama; Egg attachment; Egg survival; Periphytic biofilm; Spring water level increase; Surface waves

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; CYPRINID; EGG; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HATCHING; MESOCOSM; PERIPHYTON; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SHALLOW WATER; SPAWNING; SPRING WATER; SURVIVAL;

ABRAMIS BRAMA; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA;

EID: 77956779670     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-010-0152-9     Document Type: Article

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