@article{fdi:010064221,
  title = {{M}aintaining economic value of ecosystem services whilst reducing environmental cost : a way to achieve freshwater restoration in {C}hina},
  author = {{L}in, {M}. {L}. and {L}i, {Z}. {J}. and {L}iu, {J}. {S}. and {G}ozlan, {R}odolphe and {L}ek, {S}. and {Z}hang, {T}. {L}. and {Y}e, {S}. {W}. and {L}i, {W}. and {Y}uan, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}reshwater fisheries are central to food security in {C}hina and this remains one of the most important priorities for the growing human population. {T}hus, combining ecosystem restoration with economics is pivotal in setting successful conservation in {C}hina. {H}ere, we have developed a practical management model that combines fishery improvement with conservation. {F}or six years, a ban on fertilizer and a reduction of planktivorous fish stocking along with the introduction of both mandarin fish {S}iniperca chuatsi and {C}hinese mitten crab {E}riocheir sinensis was apparent in {W}uhu {L}ake, a highly eutrophic lake located in the middle reaches of the {Y}angtze {R}iver. {A}nnual fish yield decreased slightly after the change in management, whereas fisheries income increased 2.6 times. {M}andarin fish and {C}hinese mitten crab accounted for only 16% of total fisheries production but for 48% of total fisheries income. {D}uring this six year period, water clarity increased significantly from 61 cm to 111 cm. {T}otal nitrogen, total phosphorus and chlorophyll decreased significantly from 1.14 to 0.84 mg/{L}, 0.077 to 0.045 mg/{L}, and 21.45 to 11.59 mu g/{L} respectively, and macrophyte coverage increased by about 30%. {O}ur results showed that the ecological status of shallow lakes could be rapidly reversed from eutrophic to oligotrophic using simple biomanipulation, whilst maintaining fisheries economic value. {I}t also offers a better approach to shallow fisheries lake management in {A}sia where traditionally the stocking of {C}hinese carp and use of fertilizers is still popular.},
  keywords = {{CHINE} ; {HUBEI} {PROVINCE} ; {WUHU} {LAC}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {O}ne},
  volume = {10},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {e0120298 [11 p.]},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0120298},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064221},
}