Contribution of omnivorous tilapia to eutrophication of a shallow tropical reservoir: evidence from a fish kill

L. R. M. Starling, Fernando; Lazzaro, Xavier; Gobbato Brandão Cavalcanti, Cristine; Cosme Arraes Moreira, Ricardo

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2427.2002.01013.x

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Contribution of omnivorous tilapia to eutrophication of a shallow tropical reservoir: evidence from a fish kill

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Authors:

Fernando L. R. M. Starling

Xavier Lazzaro

Cristine Gobbato Brandão Cavalcanti

Abstract

SUMMARY 1. We examined whether a large stock of tilapia (>750 kg ha −1 , in littoral areas >1300 kg ha −1 ), mostly Oreochromis niloticus (L.) and Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger), could contribute to the eutrophication of a tropical reservoir (Lago Paranoá, Brasília, Brazil) by enhancing P‐loadin...

Subject

Tilapia

Eutrophication

Animal science

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