Food web manipulation in a small, eutrophic Lake Wirbel, Poland: effect of stocking with juvenile pike on planktivorous fish

Prejs, Andrzej; Martyniak, Andrzej; Boroń, Sławomir; Hliwa, Piotr; Koperski, Paweł

doi:10.1007/978-94-017-2460-9_6

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“…Removal of 75-80% of the planktivorous and benthivorous fish stock over 1-2 years is recommended to avoid regrowth and stimulate growth of potentially piscivorous perch Hansson et al, 1998;Meijer et al, 1999). An alternative or supplementary method to fish removal is stocking of 0 + pike to control newly hatched plankti-benthivorous roach and bream (Prejs et al, 1994;Berg et al, 1997;Skov & Berg, 1999) though the results are ambiguous (C. Skov et al, unpublished data). Others have stocked pikeperch, walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) and largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) (Benndorf, 1995;Lathrop et al, 2002).…”

Section: Accelerating the Recovery Of Northern Temperate Lakesmentioning

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Restoration of shallow lakes by nutrient control and biomanipulation—the successful strategy varies with lake size and climate

Jeppesen

Meerhoff

Jacobsen³

et al. 2007

Hydrobiologia

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Major efforts have been made worldwide to improve the ecological quality of shallow lakes by reducing external nutrient loading. These have often resulted in lower in-lake total phosphorus (TP) and decreased chlorophyll a levels in surface water, reduced phytoplankton biomass and higher Secchi depth. Internal loading delays recovery, but in north temperate lakes a new equilibrium with respect to TP often is reached after <10-15 years. In comparison, the response time to reduced nitrogen (N) loading is typically <5 years. Also increased top-down control may be important. Fish biomass often declines, and the percentage of piscivores, the zooplankton:phytoplankton biomass ratio, the contribution of Daphnia to zooplankton biomass and the cladoceran size all tend to increase. This holds for both small and relatively large lakes, for example, the largest lake in Denmark (40 km 2 ), shallow Lake Arresø, has responded relatively rapidly to a ca. 76% loading reduction arising from nutrient reduction and top-down control. Some lakes, however, have proven resistant to loading reductions. To accelerate recovery several physico-chemical and biological restoration methods have been developed for north temperate lakes and used with varying degrees of success. Biological measures, such as selective removal of planktivorous fish, stocking of piscivorous fish and implantation or protection of submerged plants, often are cheap versus traditional physico-chemical methods and are therefore attractive. However, their long-term effectiveness is uncertain. It is argued that additional measures beyond loading reduction are less cost-efficient and often not needed in very large lakes. J. P. Jensen was deceased.

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Section: Accelerating the Recovery Of Northern Temperate Lakesmentioning

confidence: 93%

Restoration of shallow lakes by nutrient control and biomanipulation—the successful strategy varies with lake size and climate

Jeppesen

Meerhoff

Jacobsen³

et al. 2007

Hydrobiologia

389

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“…One way of reducing planktivores is to enhance piscivores such as pike in the system, e.g. by stocking 0+ year pike at [1000 ha -1 to control newly hatched roach and bream Abramis brama (Linnaeus) (Prejs et al, 1994;Berg et al, 1997). There have been extensive experimental studies conducted to determine the optimal conditions for maximizing the impact of these pike stockings, in particular in small eutrophic lakes, for example in Denmark (Skov & Berg, 1999;Skov et al, 2002bSkov et al, , 2003aJacobsen et al, 2004).…”

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A short review of pike ecology

Craig¹

2008

Hydrobiologia

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A brief review is provided in some advances in understanding the ecology of pike Esox lucius Linnaeus over the last 10 years. Based on longterm studies and manipulative, often short-term experiments (laboratory, field and mesocosms) several established theories have been supported, as well as new concepts developed. Despite their wide distribution pike show low levels of polymorphism and divergence indicative of a recent common ancestral population. Recent genetic studies, however, indicate a single refugium in North America compared to several refugia in Europe. Pike are found in rivers, lakes and weakly saline waters. Variables such as growth and mortality are mainly affected by factors such as temperature, water transparency, productivity, availability of prey and density of pike and other predators. In choice of habitat pike have been shown to support the ideal free-distribution theory. The importance of macrophyte habitat in the life history of pike has been reconfirmed and pike have been shown to be flexible in response to water clarity. Pike are extremely 'plastic' in choice of prey types, prey size and in response to prey behaviour (e.g. they are unaffected by shoal size). Predation by pike not only affects abundance and biomass of prey (including younger and smaller pike through cannibalism which plays a major role in population dynamics, other fishes and invertebrates) but also evolution and adaptation of their morphology (in particular body shape) and behaviours. There appears to be no relationship between stock and recruitment. Recruitment is influenced by several abiotic factors in lakes and rivers. Pike play a major role in structuring freshwater communities and have been used in stocking programmes to improve water quality (biomanipulation). Many new concepts have been developed in pike behaviour in maximizing these stocking programmes both in biomanipulation and fisheries management. Despite many recent advances in understanding the ecology of pike, particularly at the individual level, developments in quantifying and modelling the role of pike as a top predator in large ecosystems have been limited, probably due to the difficulties of sampling natural populations.

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“…It is a keystone predator able to control fish community composition through predation (Prejs et al, 1994;Berg et al, 1997). Due to its importance as top predator and fisheries resource for commercial and recreational fisheries (e.g.…”

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Contrasting pike (Esox lucius L.) movement and habitat choice between summer and winter in a small lake

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The objective of this study was to contrast movement rates and habitat choice of pike (Esox lucius Linnaeus) in mid-summer and mid-winter in a 25-ha lake (Kleiner Döllnsee, northeastern Germany) using radio-telemetry. Positional telemetry for consecutive 96-h was conducted by boat in July 2005 and by walking on surface ice in January/February 2006. Positions of pike (N = 11) were recorded with a GPS unit corrected by a reference station. Movement rates, distance to shore and habitat use were compared between summer and winter and relative to daytime and fish length. Pike moved significantly more in summer, and during summer had activity peaks in twilight periods. In winter, pronounced activity peaks at specific daytime periods were missing and pike chose habitats significantly closer to shore. In summer, submerged macrophyte beds were positively and pelagic areas negatively selected. In winter, pike negatively selected shallow open water in the littoral zone, and there was a tendency to avoid the pelagic. Movement rate and distance to shore were significantly and positively related to the size of pike.

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Food web manipulation in a small, eutrophic Lake Wirbel, Poland: effect of stocking with juvenile pike on planktivorous fish

Cited by 25 publications

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Restoration of shallow lakes by nutrient control and biomanipulation—the successful strategy varies with lake size and climate

Restoration of shallow lakes by nutrient control and biomanipulation—the successful strategy varies with lake size and climate

A short review of pike ecology

Contrasting pike (Esox lucius L.) movement and habitat choice between summer and winter in a small lake

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