皇冠体育app Nile Perch invasion In Lake Victoria: Cause or consequence of the Haplochromine decline?

Alternative hypotheses and associated mechanisms to explain Lake Victoria'聮s Nile perch takeover and concurrent reduction in haplochromines

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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
17 April 2018
Document Type:
Journal Article
皇冠体育appme:
Climate and Environment
First published:
1 January 2016
Authors:
van Zwieten, P.A.M., Kolding, J, Plank, M.J., Hecky, R.E. and Bridgeman, T.B.
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MacIntyre, S, Seehausen, O, and Silsbe, G.M.

Abstract

皇冠体育app authors review alternative hypotheses and associated mechanisms to explain Lake Victoria鈥檚 Nile perch takeover and concurrent reduction in haplochromines through a re-analysis of long-term climate, limnological, and stock observations in comparison with size spectrum model predictions of co-existence, extinction, and demographic change.

This work is part of the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme

Citation

van Zwieten, P.A.M., Kolding, J., Plank, M.J., Hecky, R.E., Bridgeman, T.B., MacIntyre, S., Seehausen, O., Silsbe, G.M., 皇冠体育app Nile Perch invasion In Lake Victoria: Cause or consequence of the Haplochromine decline?, Canadian Journal Of Fisheries And Aquatic Sciences, vol.73, pp.622-643, 2016

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