Zooplankton biomass to chlorophyll ratios in relation to trophic status within and between ten South African reservoirs: Causal inferences, and implications for biomanipulation

Water SA

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 513-522

  Hart, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biomanipulation; Eutrophication; Food quality; Food webs; Interactions; Plankton communities

Indexed keywords

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; CHLOROPHYLL; EUTROPHICATION; FISH; NUTRIENTS; QUALITY CONTROL; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

BIOMANIPULATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; EUTROPHIC RESERVOIRS; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD WEBS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENTS; PLANKTON COMMUNITIES; ZOOPLANKTIVOROUS FISH;

PLANKTON;

AUTOTROPHY; BIOMANIPULATION; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; CHLOROPHYLL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUTROPHICATION; FISH; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD WEB; GRAZING PRESSURE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SURROGATE METHOD; TROPHIC STATUS; ZOOPLANKTON;

SOUTH AFRICA;

DAPHNIA; PISCES;

EID: 80355129026     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v37i4.9     Document Type: Article

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