Evaluating short-term effects of omnivorous fish removal on water quality and zooplankton at a subtropical lake

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 655, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 159-169

  Catalano, M J ^a,d   Allen, M S ^a   Schaus, M H ^b   Buck, D G ^a   Beaver, J R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BSA Environmental Services Inc   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BACI analysis; Gizzard shad; Nutrient cycling; Omnivory; Subtropical lakes; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACI ANALYSIS; GIZZARD SHAD; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OMNIVORY; SUBTROPICAL LAKES;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; DEWATERING; ECOLOGY; LAKES; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; PORPHYRINS; REMOVAL; TROPICS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

QUALITY CONTROL;

BIOMANIPULATION; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CLUPEOID; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OMNIVORY; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WATER QUALITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

AVES; DOROSOMA CEPEDIANUM; DOROSOMATINAE;

EID: 77957108563     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0418-1     Document Type: Article

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