Bioenergetics in ecosystems
Chapter of ENERGETIC MODELS in Encyclopedia of fish physiology: from genome to environment, volume 3
Edited by: Anthony P. Farrell
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Abstract
A bioenergetics model for a fish can be defined as a quantitative description of the fish’s energy budget. Bioenergetics modeling can be applied to a fish population in a lake, river, or ocean to estimate the annual consumption of food by the fish population; such applications have proved to be useful in managing fisheries. In addition, bioenergetics models have been used to better understand fish growth and consumption in ecosystems, to determine the importance of the role of fish in cycling nutrients within ecosystems, and to identify the important factors regulating contaminant accumulation in fish from lakes, rivers, and oceans.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Bioenergetics in ecosystems |
| DOI | 10.1016/B978-0-12-374553-8.00153-2 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Academic Press |
| Publisher location | San Diego, CA |
| Contributing office(s) | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Encyclopedia of fish physiology: from genome to environment |
| First page | 1675 |
| Last page | 1680 |
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