Analyzing the factors that enable fish to reproduce in the Gulf of Cadiz

(University of Seville) The Guadalquivir estuary showed the highest density of early stages fish and also of macro-zooplankton (fish prey). A higher concentration of organic matter (preferential food of the macrozooplanton in the Guadalquivir), provided by a greater flow of fresh water and correlated with total suspended solids, inorganic matter and turbidity, were the most typical characteristics of the Guadalquivir.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - August 13, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news