African Tilapia in Lake Nicaragua

African Tilapia in Lake Nicaragua

The introduction of African tilapia into Lake Nicaragua in the 1980s depleted the ecosystem's native cichlid population. The lake's ecosystem may collapse unless measures are taken to control the proliferation of tilapia in Lake Nicaragua.

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Veröffentlicht in:Bioscience 1995-06, Vol.45 (6), p.406-411
Hauptverfasser: McKaye, Kenneth R., Ryan, Joseph D., Stauffer, Jay R., Lorenzo J. Lopez Perez, Vega, Gabriel I., van den Berghe, Eric P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biotic communities
Canals
Control
Ecological invasion
Ecosystems
Fish
Freshwater ecology
Freshwater ecosystems
Freshwater fishes
Geologic depressions
Government (Administrative Body)
History
Lakes
Lentic systems
Marine ecosystems
Species
Tilapia
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Zusammenfassung:The introduction of African tilapia into Lake Nicaragua in the 1980s depleted the ecosystem's native cichlid population. The lake's ecosystem may collapse unless measures are taken to control the proliferation of tilapia in Lake Nicaragua.
ISSN:0006-3568
1525-3244
DOI:10.2307/1312721