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Oreochromis
Juvenile
Lates
Chironomids
Man
Lates
Caridina
Nilotica
Detritus/Phytoplankton
Lake Victoria 1989
Figure 31.2. (continued)
(b) Food web structure of Lake Victoria after introduction of the Nile Perch, Modified from Leveque (1995).
Rastrineobola
argentea
Zooplankton
Transcribed Image Text:Oreochromis Juvenile Lates Chironomids Man Lates Caridina Nilotica Detritus/Phytoplankton Lake Victoria 1989 Figure 31.2. (continued) (b) Food web structure of Lake Victoria after introduction of the Nile Perch, Modified from Leveque (1995). Rastrineobola argentea Zooplankton
1. Examine the food webs for Lake Victoria, East Africa (fig 31.2 a,b) before and after the
introduction of the Nile perch (Leveque 1995). Calculate the mean food chain length, percent of
trophic groups at various levels, and connectance for each food web.
Oreochromis
Insectivorous
Fish
Chironomids
Chaoborous
Man
Piscivorous
Fish
Zooplanktivorous
Haplochromines
Rastrineobola
Zooplankton
Detritus/Phytoplankton
Lake Victoria in the 1970s
Detritivorous
Phytoplanktivorous
Haplochromines
Figure 31.2.
(a) Food web structure of Lake Victoria before introduction of the Nile Perch. [continued on next page)
Molluscivorous
Fish
Molluscs
Transcribed Image Text:1. Examine the food webs for Lake Victoria, East Africa (fig 31.2 a,b) before and after the introduction of the Nile perch (Leveque 1995). Calculate the mean food chain length, percent of trophic groups at various levels, and connectance for each food web. Oreochromis Insectivorous Fish Chironomids Chaoborous Man Piscivorous Fish Zooplanktivorous Haplochromines Rastrineobola Zooplankton Detritus/Phytoplankton Lake Victoria in the 1970s Detritivorous Phytoplanktivorous Haplochromines Figure 31.2. (a) Food web structure of Lake Victoria before introduction of the Nile Perch. [continued on next page) Molluscivorous Fish Molluscs
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