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T Hesthagen1, H M Berger, B M Larsen
1Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Tungesletta 2, 7005 Trondheim, Norway.
Abstract:
Abundance (catch per unit effort, n=3752) and population structure of perch Perca fluviatilis were studied in 30 acidic Norwegian lakes with relation to pH (4.3-5.9), calcium (0.41-2.44 mg litre(-1)), labile aluminium (24-255 microg litre(-1)) and total organic carbon (TOC, 1.7-13.8 mg C litre(-1)). Standard series of bottom gill-nets were used to sample fish populations. A multiple regression analysis showed that abundance was significantly correlated to TOC (P<0.05) and, to a smaller extent, to the Ca in lakes with concentrations between 0.41 and 1.70 mg litre(-1) (P=0.07). The lakes which were inhabited by pike were excluded from the analysis. Recruitment failure seems to be the main cause of reductions in perch numbers in the lakes studied. However, high mortality among adult individuals was also evident, and an episode of fish kill was observed in one of the lakes.
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