Piscivory by large eels on young‐of‐the‐year fishes: its potential as a biomanipulation tool
Strong piscivory by eels Anguilla anguilla , which were regularly stocked in the Bautzen Reservoir, Germany, as a biomanipulation tool, was observed, with the number of fishes per stomach containing fish being 2· 2 ± 1·3 (mean ± s . d .). The 0+ year perch Perca fluviatilis was the most frequent pre...
Published in: | Journal of Fish Biology |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2003
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00035.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1046%2Fj.1095-8649.2003.00035.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00035.x |
Summary: | Strong piscivory by eels Anguilla anguilla , which were regularly stocked in the Bautzen Reservoir, Germany, as a biomanipulation tool, was observed, with the number of fishes per stomach containing fish being 2· 2 ± 1·3 (mean ± s . d .). The 0+ year perch Perca fluviatilis was the most frequent prey item (54%), and 0+ year pikeperch Sander lucioperca was the most important prey in terms of biomass (45%). |
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