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Physiology and behavior Physiology and behavior

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Authors
Neal R. Foster

Contaminants Contaminants

No abstract available.
Authors
Wayne A. Willford

Potential impacts of water diversion on fishery resources in the Great Lakes Potential impacts of water diversion on fishery resources in the Great Lakes

Uses of Great Lakes water within the Great Lakes basin are steadily increasing, and critical water shortages elsewhere may add to the demands for diversions of water out of the basin in the near future. The impacts of such diversions on fish in the Great Lakes must be considered in the context of in-basin uses of the water, because in-basin uses already adversely affect the fishery...
Authors
Bruce A. Manny

Water quality in the Gillham Lake-Cossatot River system during dry and wet periods Water quality in the Gillham Lake-Cossatot River system during dry and wet periods

Water samples were collected in the Cossatot River-Gillham Lake system during an extended dry period and after heavy rains to determine the spatial variations in certain water quality characteristics. Of particular interest was the influence of the reservoir discharge on the water quality of the tailwater compared with the effects of four tributaries entering the tailwater below the...
Authors
Stephen B. Smith, Thomas E. Moen

Growth, reproduction, mortality, distribution, and biomass of freshwater drum in Lake Erie Growth, reproduction, mortality, distribution, and biomass of freshwater drum in Lake Erie

Predominant age-groups in the Lake Erie freshwater drum Aplodinotus grunnienspopulation were 3, 4, and 5 as determined from gill net, trap net, bottom trawl, and midwater trawl samples. Age and growth calculations indicated that females grew faster than males. However, the length-weight relation did not differ between sexes and was described by the equation: log W = −5.4383 + 3.1987 log...
Authors
Michael T. Bur

First evidence of successful natural reproduction by planted lake trout in Lake Huron First evidence of successful natural reproduction by planted lake trout in Lake Huron

Twenty-two lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) swim-up fry, 24-27 mm long, were captured with emergent fry traps and a tow net in northwestern Lake Huron on a small nearshore reef off Alpena, Michigan, between May 10 and June 1, 1982. These catches represent the first evidence of successful production of swim-up fry by planted, hatchery-reared lake trout in Lake Huron since the lake trout
Authors
Robert T. Nester, Thomas P. Poe

Bioaccumulation of toxic substances associated with dredging and dredged material disposal: a literature review Bioaccumulation of toxic substances associated with dredging and dredged material disposal: a literature review

A literature review of sediment bioassessment was conducted as the first step in the development of a more standardized and ecologically sound test procedure for evaluating sediment quality. Based on the review, the authors concluded that 1) a standardized laboratory bioassessment test should consist of flowthrough exposure of at least 10 days duration using more than one aquatic...
Authors
James G. Seelye, Michael J. Mac

Life cycle of a mayfly Hexagenia limbata in the St. Marys River between Lakes Superior and Huron Life cycle of a mayfly Hexagenia limbata in the St. Marys River between Lakes Superior and Huron

Length-frequency distribution curves of Hexagenia limbata nymphs collected in May, August, and October 1974 and May 1975 in the St. Marys River between Lakes Superior and Huron were bimodal for each sampling period. These curves, combined with interpretation of nymphal emergence period and mean surface water temperatures, indicate that the population of Hexagenia nymphs in the St. Marys...
Authors
Donald W. Schloesser, Jarl K. Hiltunen

Catches of larval rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) and alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) in plankton nets of different mesh sizes Catches of larval rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) and alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) in plankton nets of different mesh sizes

Four 0.5-m plankton nets (one each of 0.355-, 0.450-, 0.560-, and 0.750-mm mesh) were used to collect larvae of the alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) and rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) in northwestern Lake Huron and the St. Marys River. The number of larvae collected varied inversely with mesh size and the average length of larvae varied directly with mesh size. Numbers of each species...
Authors
Robert O’Gorman
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