An assessment of the effect of rotenone on selected non-target aquatic fauna:

Dalu, Tatenda; Wasserman, Ryan J; Jordaan, Martine; Froneman, P William; Weyl, Olaf L F

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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RU South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)

RU Department of Zoology and Entomology

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