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The role of benthivorous and planktivorous fish in a mesotrophic lake ecosystem

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Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 143))

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The effectiveness of fish removal as a tool for biomanipulation and restoration was studied from 1993 to 1997 in shallow Lake Pohjalampi (North Karelia, eastern Finland). The external nutrient loading into this lake was low and nearly stable throughout the study period. During a period of 5 years, a total of > 200 kg ha−1 of fish, mainly roach and bream, were caught and thus the total fish biomass was reduced by nearly 80%. However, in 1996 a very dense year-class of perch hatched and the number of planktivorous fish increased again. These changes in the fish community resulted in a decreased fish predation on benthic invertebrates, whereas the predation of fish on zooplankton increased. The responses in the prey communities were consistent with these changes: the biomass of benthic invertebrates increased and that of zooplankton decreased. At the same time, nutrient and chlorophyll a : concentrations declined. The decreasing chlorophyll a:P ratio indicated also that the nutrient cycling in the lake was reduced and despite the increased predation on herbivorous zooplankton the lake was shifted to a more oligotrophic state.

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  1. Karelian Institute, Department of Ecology, University of Joensuu, P.O.Box 111, FIN-80101, Joensuu, Finland

    Juha Karjalainen, Markus Leppä, Minna Rahkola & Kimmo Tolonen

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Karjalainen, J., Leppä, M., Rahkola, M., Tolonen, K. (1999). The role of benthivorous and planktivorous fish in a mesotrophic lake ecosystem. In: Walz, N., Nixdorf, B. (eds) Shallow Lakes ’98. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 143. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2986-4_8

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