No abstract

SynopsisSignificant changes in growth of bluegills, Lepomis macrochirus, largemouth bass. Micropterus salmoides, and black crappies, Pomosis nigromuculatus, were observed in Keowee Reservoir, South Carolina, during the 10 years (1968-1 977) following impoundment. During this period the reservoir filled, water temperatures were increased by heated effluent from a nuclear power plant, and threadfin shad, Dorosonm petenense, were stocked. Growth was apparently regulated by abundance and size of prey eaten by fish; elevated water temperatures had no measurable effect.

No abstract