| These species are small-bodied, cold water species that are generalist feeders on planktivorous zooplankton and benthic organisms. |
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| These regions of high productivity promote the development of plankton, which feeds planktivorous fish such as anchovies. |
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| Similar declines have been noted for other planktivorous species of alcids in the North Pacific, and for Cassin's Auklets in British Columbia. |
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| We used planktivorous fish to establish contrasting zooplankton communities in the two ponds. |
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| This concurs with Calanus selection of oceanic winter habitats below depths where planktivorous fish can forage efficiently by sight. |
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| Acanthurids are diurnal fishes, seeking cover at night, and most are herbivorous except one genus, Naso, which is planktivorous. |
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| Moreover, dense populations of planktivorous fish are expected to feed selectively on larger prey. |
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| For instance, the introduction of Nile perch, a voracious predator, into Lake Victoria caused a precipitous decline of many small, planktivorous cichlids. |
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| The predatory impacts of Cercopagis pengoi, a planktivorous cladoceran were assessed by examining patterns in the distribution and population dynamics of macrozooplankton. |
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| The highly seasonal plankton blooms that typify the Antarctic continental shelf are paradoxical when considering the planktivorous diets of sponges. |
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| When planktivorous fish dominated the food web, large zooplankton were rare and nutrient enrichment produced positive values of NEP by all three methods. |
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| The leptocephalus is planktivorous as it drifts to coastal waters and develops into an elver, which feeds on aquatic insects, small crustaceans, and dead fish. |
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| In addition, a pair of antennal spines flare upon attack, transforming the larva into a prickly ball, difficult for small-mouthed planktivorous fishes to swallow. |
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| To allow zooplankton to thrive, planktivorous fish have been largely removed from some Broads, normally by electrofishing. |
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| In larger systems, such problems could be minimized and stocking of piscivorous fish would be possible, enabling natural development of planktivorous fish. |
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| Larger plants also create a favourable environment for predatory fish such as pike, which eat planktivorous fish, continuing to control their numbers. |
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