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Record 1 2022-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Ecology (General)
  • Fish
  • Aquaculture
DEF

... the sudden [death] of fish [that] occurs in summer, usually as a direct result of low dissolved oxygen reflecting heavy biological oxygen demand, warm water, and/or low water levels.

Key term(s)
  • fish summer kill
  • summer fishkill

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Poissons
  • Aquaculture
DEF

[Mort] subite de poissons qui apparaît en été, généralement provoquée par de faibles concentrations en oxygène dissous[, pouvant refléter] une demande biologique en oxygène très forte, une température de l'eau élevée et/ou de bas niveaux d'eau.

Spanish

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