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Eutrophication as a driver of r-selection traits in a freshwater fish
1State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China; Department of Deep-sea Sciences, Sanya Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, Hainan Province, China.
Abstract:
This study tested whether eutrophication could influence life-history traits of a cyprinid, Chanodichthys erythropterus, in 10 Chinese lakes. Using the von Bertalanffy growth model, the asymptotic length (L∞ ) and the growth performance index (IGRO ) were significantly affected by eutrophication. The gonado-somatic index (IG ) and relative fecundity (FR ) were significantly lower in mesotrophic lakes than in eutrophic and hypertrophic lakes. These results indicate that increasing eutrophication affects the life-history tactics of a freshwater fish.
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