- Title
- An assessment of the effect of rotenone on selected non-target aquatic fauna:
- Creator
- Dalu, Tatenda, Wasserman, Ryan J, Jordaan, Martine, Froneman, P William, Weyl, Olaf L F
- Date
- 2015
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/143247
- Identifier
- vital:38214
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142140
- Description
- Rotenone, a naturally occurring ketone, is widely employed for the management of invasive fish species. The use of rotenone poses serious challenges to conservation practitioners due to its impacts on non-target organisms including amphibians and macroinvertebrates. Using laboratory studies, we investigated the effects of different rotenone concentrations (0, 12.5, 25, 37.5, 50, 100 μg L-1) on selected invertebrate groups; Aeshnidae, Belostomatids, Decapods, Ephemeroptera, Pulmonata and zooplankton over a period of 18 hours. Based on field observations and body size, we hypothesized that Ephemeropterans and zooplankton would be more susceptible to rotenone than Decapods, Belostomatids and snails.
- Format
- 14 pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- PloS one, Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Jordaan, M., Froneman, W.P. and Weyl, O.L., 2015. An assessment of the effect of rotenone on selected non-target aquatic fauna. PloS one, 10(11)., PloS one volume 10 number 11 1 13 November 2015 1932-6203
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Weyl, Olaf L F (Prof)
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Froneman, Pierre William (Prof)
RU South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)
RU Department of Zoology and Entomology
SDG 14. Life Below Water
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