Following the edge of the flood: use of shallow-water habitat by larval silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix in the upper Mississippi river system

Following the edge of the flood: use of shallow-water habitat by larval silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix in the upper Mississippi river system

We examined the use of “edge of flood” habitats by larval silver carp during the extensive flooding that occurred in Pool 26 of the Upper Mississippi River near Alton, IL, USA and St. Louis, MO, USA during the summer of 2015. We captured over 12,700 individual fishes including eight taxa, over 12,00...

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Main Authors: John H. Chick, Carol E. Colaninno, Autumn M. Beyer, Kelly B. Brown, Curtis T. Dopson, Ariana O. Enzerink, Stephanie R. Goesmann, Tom Higgins, Nigel Q. Knutzen, Erin N. Laute, Paula M. Long, Paige L. Ottenfeld, Abigail T. Uehling, Lillian C. Ward, Kristopher A. Maxson, Eric N. Ratcliff, Benjamin J. Lubinski, Eric J. Gittinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Freshwater Ecology
Subjects:
silver carp
upper mississippi river system
larval fish
shallow water
flooding
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02705060.2020.1742809

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02705060.2020.1742809

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