A light trap for sampling atherina boyeri larvae in lake trichonis, Greece

Abstract

In order to sample the larvae of Atherina boyeri in the large and deep lake (Lake Trichonis), we devised a simple Plexiglas™ light trap in which the light was produced by five colors of Cyalume™ light sticks. In trials during July 2006, 957 larvae were caught, with greater numbers of larvae recovered from the traps with the green and blue light sticks. These two colors also attracted large numbers of the dominant copepod, Eudiaptomus drieschi. © 2007, Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.