@article{PAR00000043, title = {{T}rophic structure of fish assemblages from {M}amore {R}iver floodplain lakes ({B}olivia)}, author = {{P}ouilly, {M}. and {Y}unoki, {T}. and {R}osales, {C}. and {T}orres, {L}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he fish assemblage of the floodplain of the {M}amore {R}iver ({B}olivia) was estimated in eight lakes, corresponding to four habitat types, situated on an environmental gradient related to the river distance: lakes situated near the river, in the forested floodplain, at the floodplain edge and lakes isolated in the savanna. {T}his paper documents the diet of 71 fish species (among the 140 recorded) and compares the taxonomic and trophic structure of fish assemblages between four lake types. {T}he diet analysis was conducted to determine five trophic guilds: algivores/iliophages, herbivores, zooplanktivores, invertivores and piscivores. {T}he taxonomic and trophic structures of the fish assemblages were not similar in the different lake types of the {M}amore {R}iver. {T}he trophic structure of assemblages showed a coarse pattern of dominance of algivores/iliophages and invertivores, but different situations were observed in relative abundance of the trophic groups in relation to the spatial position of the lakes (except for piscivores). {L}akes close to the river appeared more favourable to the microphages (algivores/iliophages, zooplanktivores) although remote lakes appeared more favourable to the macrophages (invertivores, herbivores). {T}hese results support the general idea that fish distribution follows a pattern linked to the ecology of the species, and related to environmental characteristics of the lakes.}, keywords = {{B}olivia ; river floodplain ; tropical freshwater fishes ; distribution pattern ; diet}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}cology of {F}reshwater {F}ish}, volume = {13}, numero = {4}, pages = {245--257}, ISSN = {0906-6691}, year = {2004}, DOI = {10.1111/j.1600-0633.2004.00055.x}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00000043}, }