The utility of predatory fish in biomanipulation of deep reservoirs

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 104-111

  VaŠek, Mojmír ^a   Prchalová, Marie ^a   Peterka, Jiří ^a   Ketelaars, Henk A M ^b   Wagenvoort, Arco J ^c   Čech, Martin ^a   DraŠtík, Vladislav ^a   Říha, Milan ^a   Jůza, Tomአ^a   Kratochvíl, Michal ^a   Mrkvička, Tomአ^a,d   Blabolil, Petr ^a,e   Boukal, David S ^e,f   Duras, Jindřich ^g   Kubečka, Jan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b Evides Water Company   (Netherlands)

^c AqWa ^*  (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^f INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^g Vltava River Authority   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biomanipulation; Eutrophication; Piscivores; Recreational fishing; Top down control; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BENTHIVOROUS FISHES; BIOMANIPULATION; DE-STRATIFICATION; DEEP RESERVOIRS; FISH COMMUNITIES; LAKE SAND RESERVOIRS; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; PHOSPHORUS CONCENTRATION; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; PISCIVORES; PISCIVOROUS FISH; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; TOPDOWN; TROPHIC CASCADES; TROPHIC LEVEL;

CHLOROPHYLL; EUTROPHICATION; FISH; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BIOMASS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMANIPULATION; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEEP WATER; EUTROPHICATION; FISH; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PISCIVORY; POLLUTION EFFECT; PREDATOR; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 84872575662     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.12.100     Document Type: Article

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