High predation is of key importance for dominance of small-bodied zooplankton in warm shallow lakes: evidence from lakes, fish exclosures and surface sediments

C Iglesias, N Mazzeo, M Meerhoff, G Lacerot… - Hydrobiologia, 2011 - Springer
The mean body size of limnetic cladocerans decreases from cold temperate to tropical
regions, in both the northern and the southern hemisphere. This size shift has been …

Fish assemblages associated with Egeria in a tropical reservoir: investigating the effects of plant biomass and diel period

FM Pelicice, AA Agostinho, SM Thomaz - Acta Oecologica, 2005 - Elsevier
Studies investigating fish/macrophyte associations in the neotropics are rare. Aquatic
vegetation enhances structural complexity of the environment, potentially influencing …

Avaliação da vulnerabilidade ambiental de reservatórios à eutrofização

MCB Figueirêdo, AS Teixeira, LFP Araújo… - Engenharia sanitária e …, 2007 - SciELO Brasil
Esse trabalho apresenta uma ferramenta de análise da vulnerabilidade de reservatórios à
eutrofização, visando subsidiar ações de controle e remediação desse processo. Foram …

Effects of lateral connectivity on zooplankton community structure in floodplain lakes

A Goździejewska, K Glińska-Lewczuk, K Obolewski… - Hydrobiologia, 2016 - Springer
Hydrological conditions are responsible for the changes in lateral connectivity between the
main river channel and the floodplain lakes, a factor controlling zooplankton abundance and …

Biology and ecomorphology of stream fishes from the rio Mogi-Guaçu basin, Southeastern Brazil

KM Ferreira - Neotropical Ichthyology, 2007 - SciELO Brasil
The córrego Paulicéia is a direct tributary of the rio Mogi-Guaçu, located in Santa Rita do
Passa Quatro, State of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil. This stream runs inside a savannah …

Effect of using different types of organic animal manure on plankton abundance, and on growth and survival of Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger) in ponds

J Kang'ombe, JA Brown, LC Halfyard - Aquaculture Research, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of using different types of organic
manure on the plankton abundance, and growth and survival of Tilapia rendalli juveniles in …

How free-floating macrophytes influence interactions between planktivorous fish and zooplankton in tropical environments? An in-lake mesocosm approach

NG Dos Santos, LR Stephan, A Otero, C Iglesias… - Hydrobiologia, 2020 - Springer
In tropical climates, free-floating aquatic plants may dominate shallow lakes and affect
trophic interactions between zooplankton and their predators have been presented as an …

Zooplankton community and tributary effects in free‐flowing section downstream a large tropical reservoir

JL Portinho, G Perbiche‐Neves… - International Review of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed to evaluate the zooplankton structures and environmental conditions in the
interface reservoir‐downstream river and tributaries. Zooplankton structure and …

Effects of eutrophication on size and biomass of crustacean zooplankton in a tropical reservoir

RM Pinto-Coelho, JF Bezerra-Neto - Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2005 - SciELO Brasil
This is a long-term study (1993-1998) on the effects of increasing eutrophication on the
crustacean zooplankton structure in a eutrophic reservoir. The study first demonstrates that …

A comparative study on the use of Pennisetum clandestinum and Moringa oleifera as protein sources in the diet of the herbivorous Tilapia rendalli

SN Hlophe, NAG Moyo - Aquaculture international, 2014 - Springer
The efficacy of kikuyu grass and moringa leaves as protein sources in Tilapia rendalli
(11.5±1 g) diets was compared. Nine diets (30% CP 20 MJ kg− 1) were formulated by …