. Elements of ecology. Ecology. Limitation by Nutrients in Nature 291 In fertilized Loch Craiglin plaice accomplished 2 years' normal growth in 1 year (Fig. ), and flounders accomplished 5 to 6 years' growth in less than 2 years. Growth of phytoplankton resulting from the fertilization of ponds may produce further efi^ects of ecological importance. Dense "blooms" automatically cause the disappearance of benthic plants by. Apr. June Aug. Oct. Dec. Feb. Apr. June Aug. Oct. Dec. Feb. Apr. Age 1 year 2 years Fig. Diagram showing the greater growth of the flounder, Pleuronectes fl
. Elements of ecology. Ecology. Limitation by Nutrients in Nature 291 In fertilized Loch Craiglin plaice accomplished 2 years' normal growth in 1 year (Fig. ), and flounders accomplished 5 to 6 years' growth in less than 2 years. Growth of phytoplankton resulting from the fertilization of ponds may produce further efi^ects of ecological importance. Dense "blooms" automatically cause the disappearance of benthic plants by. Apr. June Aug. Oct. Dec. Feb. Apr. June Aug. Oct. Dec. Feb. Apr. Age 1 year 2 years Fig. Diagram showing the greater growth of the flounder, Pleuronectes flesus, in Loch Craiglin (upper curve) after fertilizer was added compared with normal growth in an unfertilized loch {lower curve). (Data from Gross, 1947.) cutting off the light from the bottom. Bottom vegetation is generally undesirable in farm ponds that contain both prey and predator species of fish because its presence allows too many small fish to escape capture by the large fish. On the other hand, the growth of the planktonic algae must not be allowed to proceed to such a point dur- ing the summer that the decomposition of the algal material after the growing season will exhaust the oxygen supply and kill the fish during the winter. For this reason the addition of fertilizers must be cur- tailed in northern regions where the winter is long. Carefully con- trolled experiments carried out in relation to practical fish farming have provided valuable quantitative data on nutritional and other ecological relationships involved in the aquatic environment. At the same time the failure of hasty or ill-conceived fish farm practices form an admirable illustration of the necessity for a thorough under- standing of ecological principles as a background for successful con- servation or cultivation of biological Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these ill
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