Table 1. Fish densities in the river in the three experiments.
Experiment I = low nase density; experiment II = intermediate nase density, and experiment III = high nase density. Values are the total number of individuals caught per m2 and calculated stock per m2 (large fish: Ricker, 1975; small fish: De Lury, 1951, given only in case of significant regression coefficients).
Experiment I | Experiment II | Experiment III | ||||
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Site A | Site B | Site B | ||||
July 2013 | June 2013 | July 2016 | ||||
Fish | Catch | Stock | Catch | Stock | Catch | Stock |
(ind m−2) | (ind m−2) | (ind m−2) | (ind m−2) | (ind m−2) | (ind m−2) | |
>15 cm | ||||||
Nase | 0.005 | 0.004 | 0.019 | 0.033 | 0.198 | 0.276 |
Chub | 0.003 | 0.005 | 0.003 | 0.005 | 0.032 | 0.062 |
Dace | 0.004 | 0.005 | 0.003 | 0.010 | 0.016 | 0.082 |
Other | 0.005 | 0.012 | 0.003 | 0.007 | 0.036 | 0.076 |
Total | 0.016 | 0.026 | 0.027 | 0.055 | 0.281 | 0.495 |
<15 cm | ||||||
Bullhead | 0.51 | 0.31 | 0.84 | 0.27 | 0.4 | |
Minnow | 0.48 | 0.68 | 0.25 | 0.4 | ||
Stone loach | 0.85 | 1.23 | 0.52 | 1.49 | 0.91 | 2.0 |
Total | 1.83 | 1.51 | 1.43 | 2.8 |