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The destruction of aquatic vegetation by carp

A comparison between Southern France and the United States

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The destruction of submerged vegetation by common carp, Cyprinus carpio L. is tested in six enclosures with different biomass (kg ha−1) of carp in a marsh of the Camargue, southern France. After 71 days, a strong negative relationship was found between the biomass of carp and the amount of aquatic vegetation present in the enclosures. The results are compared with similar studies in the United States. The absence of problem of vegetation destruction by carp in Europe, in contrast to North America, may be explained by lower biomass of these populations in Europe, and by a higher weight of carp in North America.

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Crivelli, A.J. The destruction of aquatic vegetation by carp. Hydrobiologia 106, 37–41 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00016414

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