Synergistic effects between omnivorous filter-feeding fish and nutrient enrichment on algal biomass

Aim: The Nile tilapia - Oreochromis niloticus(Linnaeus 1758) - is an exotic omnivorous filter-feeding fish that has been stocked for three decades in man-made lakes of Northeastern Brazil. Most experiments manipulating omnivorous filter-feeding fish in eutrophic lakes and reservoirs shows that their...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Henrique Teixeira, José Luiz Attayde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Limnologia 2015-06-01
Series:Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2015000200223&lng=en&tlng=en