Size-selective filtration and taxon-specific digestion of plankton algae by silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Val.)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 342-343, Issue , 1997, Pages 223-228

  Vörös, Lajos ^a   Oldal, Imre ^b   Présing, Mátyás ^a   V Balogh, Katalin ^a  

^a BALATON LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b S Transdanubian Environ Insp   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Phytoplankton; Silver carp; Size selective filtration; Taxon specific digestion

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROCOCCALES; CHLOROPHYTA; CRYPTOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; CYPRINUS CARPIO; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS MOLITRIX; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS NOBILIS;

EID: 8544233505     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-5648-6_24     Document Type: Article

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