Abstract
Variation in recruitment and growth of age-0 yellow perch, Perca flavescens (Mitchill), was modelled across a range of nine eastern South Dakota glacial lakes to: (i) estimate factors influencing recruitment and growth dynamics during early ontogeny; and (ii) determine the relative importance of biotic versus abiotic processes in regulating recruitment and growth dynamics. Results provide a framework for future investigations and suggest that abiotic factors were more important in regulating recruitment of age-0 yellow perch, whereas biotic factors were more important in regulating growth. Recruitment was positively related to springtime water levels and temperature and negatively related to spawning stock biomass and springtime wind conditions. By contrast, growth was negatively related to abundance of conspecifics and potential competitors (i.e. bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque) and positively related to abundance of potential predators [i.e. walleye, Sander vitreus (Mitchill) and northern pike, Esox lucius Linnaeus].
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 372-381 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Fisheries Management and Ecology |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- abiotic factors
- biotic factors
- glacial lakes
- growth
- recruitment
- yellow perch
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Aquatic Science
- Ecology