Natural eutrophication and fish kill in a shallow freshwater lake

V. P. Venugopalan; K. Nandakumar; R. Rajamohan; R. Sekar; K. V.K. Nair

Natural eutrophication and fish kill in a shallow freshwater lake

V. P. Venugopalan, K. Nandakumar, R. Rajamohan, R. Sekar, K. V.K. Nair^*

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Abstract

We record our observations on natural eutrophication and associated fish kill in a natural lake, caused entirely by roosting aquatic birds. Phosphate import via bird droppings led to monospecific blooming of the green alga Chlorella sp. in the lake void of any human interference, paving the way for bottom hypoxia and large-scale fish kill.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	915-917
Number of pages	3
Journal	Current Science
Volume	74
Issue number	10
Publication status	Published - 25 May 1998
Externally published	Yes

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