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The Role of Fish Communities in Water Quality Management of a Large Shallow Lake

✍ Scribed by István Tátrai; Gábor Paulovits; Kálmán Mátyás; János Korponai

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
219 KB
Volume
88
Category
Article
ISSN
1434-2944

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Management measures of Lake Balaton such as wetland reconstruction at the main inflow to the lake along with the “unplanned” commercial fishery led to great changes in the density and biomass of fish populations. There was no significant difference in CPUE data between the two, eastern and western, basins. Biomass of total fish stock in Lake Balaton has decreased substantially, 2–3 times between 1991–1999, and ranges between 120–194 kg ha^−1^. Bottom‐up effects are more important than the top‐down effects due to the impact of internal nutrient load. Changes in the biomass and thus the activity of omnivorous fish in the lake lowered the intensity of various indirect effects and feedback mechanisms causing changes in the nutrient metabolism of the lake. Intensified fishery effort in Lake Balaton did not result in an increased stock of piscivores. The ratio of piscivores and omnivores remained at 5% during the whole study period. Despite this low piscivores to omnivores ratio, the water quality has improved in all basins.

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