Distribution and Food Habits of Young-of-the-Year Fishes in a Backwater Lake of the Upper Mississippi River

Holland, Leslie E.; Huston, Mark

doi:10.1080/02705060.1985.9665094

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“…Use of similar habitats by age‐0 channel catfish has been reported for the Mississippi River (Phelps et al., ), but within backwater areas of the upper Mississippi River, where densities of larval fishes in backwater areas are higher than in main channel habitats (Sheaffer & Nickum, ). Age‐0 catfish have been reported to use main channel habitats more often than channel border habitats (Holland & Huston, ). These variations in habitat use between the upper Mississippi and the MMR may be due to the pooled nature of the upper Mississippi River, where locks and dams have altered discharge regimes and the distribution of desirable mesohabitats by influencing the large‐scale river features (Phelps et al., ).…”

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“…Letters indicate significant differences in growth rates among years (Sheaffer & Nickum, 1986). Age-0 catfish have been reported to use main channel habitats more often than channel border habitats (Holland & Huston, 1985). These variations in habitat use between the Age-0 blue catfish most often occupied shallow areas with sand substratum and relatively low water velocities (Figure 7).…”

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Age‐0 blue catfish habitat use and population demographics in the middle Mississippi River

Seibert

Phelps

2017

Fisheries Management Eco

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The demographics (e.g. hatch time, growth and mortality) and habitat (macrohabitat and mesohabitat) use of age‐0 blue catfish Ictalurus furcatus (Lesueur) were evaluated in the un‐impounded reach of the middle Mississippi River during 2003–2010. Each year, island complexes and adjacent main river habitats were trawled, and 7,373 age‐0 blue catfish (10–144 mm total length) were collected. Blue catfish hatch timing varied slightly across years and generally began in June and ended in August. Age‐0 blue catfish growth rates and instantaneous mortality rates differed among years. Catch rates of age‐0 blue catfish were highest in side channels and around islands, whereas main channel habitats were infrequently occupied. Regarding mesohabitat use, age‐0 blue catfish frequently occupied low velocity areas (i.e. 0.3–0.4 m/s) of shallow depth (i.e. 1–4 m) and sand substratum. This study has provided insight into age‐0 blue catfish population dynamics and has highlighted the importance of specific habitat characteristics in large rivers that may aid in recruitment of this species.

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Age‐0 blue catfish habitat use and population demographics in the middle Mississippi River

Seibert

Phelps

2017

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“…The landscape processes that connect mainstream rivers to their floodplain are being eliminated by river regulation and by the development of protective dikes and dams (Holland & Huston 1985;Neumann et al 1996). Water bodies that remain behind the flood protective dikes are often degraded because of the terrestrialisation process.…”

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The importance of surrogate habitats in lowland river floodplains for fish community composition

Ryšavá‐Nováková¹,

Ondračková²,

Jurajda³

2009

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Floodplain borrow pits created during dike construction for flood protection along regulated lowland rivers are suggested as convenient surrogate habitats for fish communities where natural floodplain features have been lost. Fish community structure and reproduction success in three borrow pits located in the channelised floodplain of the River Dyje, Czech Republic were studied over 3 years. Short-term floods supported the spawning of phytophilic and phyto-lithophilic species; batch spawners capitalised on late summer flood conditions. The highest species richness of 0+ juvenile fishes occurred at sites with extended periods of flooding, at least for 2 months. Flooded vegetation was inhabited mainly by juvenile cyprinids, while 0+ percids were distributed evenly along the littoral zone. Shoreline remained bare even during higher water levels before complete inundation because of the steep banks, and therefore fish were not able to benefit from higher water levels. Borrow pits appear to function as a substitute habitat for fish and their reproduction, but only if they are properly constructed with shallow areas providing appropriate nursing conditions for 0+ fish growth and survival.

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“…Th e inverse relation between BWS and MCB and SCB in Shannon's diversity may be attributed to a migratory link between habitats (Hohausova, 2000 ;Lusk et al, 2001 ). Backwater habitats in the UMRS and other large rivers also provide an important nursery area for many fi sh species that may lead to seasonal diff erences among habitats (Holland and Huston, 1985 ;Holland 1986 , Zigler andJennings, 1993 ). Meaningful diff erences in fi sh community structure among the three habitats do exist however.…”

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Spatial and temporal variability of fish communities of the Upper Mississippi River, USA

Yildirim

Pegg

2009

Animal Biol

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Fish community structure, morphological characteristics, functional composition, and life history attributes in relation to three aquatic habitats, backwater shoreline (BWS), main channel borders (MCB), and side channel borders (SCB) in Pool 4 of the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) were assessed. Fish communities were sampled annually using standardized electrofi shing techniques from 1994 to 2004. We found signifi cant diff erences in community composition and abundance, and the clearest pattern was that diversity and fi sh community structure in BWS were diff erent from those in both MCB and SCB. We also found morphological characteristics, functional composition, and life-history diff erences among the habitats, with fi sh communities from BWS having a number of diff erent characteristics from both MCB and SCB. Temporal changes in fi sh abundance, community structure, morphological, functional and life-history attributes from each habitat may refl ect both human impact and environmental factors on the Upper Mississippi River System. © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2009.

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Distribution and Food Habits of Young-of-the-Year Fishes in a Backwater Lake of the Upper Mississippi River

Cited by 37 publications

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Age‐0 blue catfish habitat use and population demographics in the middle Mississippi River

Age‐0 blue catfish habitat use and population demographics in the middle Mississippi River

The importance of surrogate habitats in lowland river floodplains for fish community composition

Spatial and temporal variability of fish communities of the Upper Mississippi River, USA

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