| Impact ID | 5914 |
| Impact Type | Predation/Herbivory |
| Study Type | Observational |
| Study Location | Field |
| Impact Description | High-throughput sequencing analysis of gut contents indicated that bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) will rely on zooplankton in a mesotrophic lake and phytoplankton in a eutrophic lake. In a mesotrophic lake, the most abundant plankton classes in the gut contents of bighead carp was Diaptomidae and Chroococcales. In a eutrophic lake, the most abundant plankton classes in the gut contents of bighead carp was Chroococcales. As algae abundance increased in the water column, bighead carp consumed more phytoplankton. |
| Reference | 40671 |
| Great Lakes Region | No |
| Cost | |
| Location | Yangtze Delta, China |
