Why biomanipulation can be effective in peaty lakes - Springer Link

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Hydrobiologia (2007) 584:305–316 DOI 10.1007/s10750-007-0594-9

SHALLOW LAKES

Why biomanipulation can be effective in peaty lakes Gerard ter Heerdt Æ Michiel Hootsmans

 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007 Abstract The effects of fish stock reduction (biomanipulation) was studied in an 85 ha shallow peaty turbid lake. The lake cleared in a 4week period in April–May 2004, which demonstrated that biomanipulation can be effective in peaty lakes. We demonstrated that it is possible to reduce the fish stock to