Direct and Indirect Effects of Gizzard Shad on Bluegill Growth and Population Size Structure
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
- Vol. 132 (1) , 47-56
Abstract
Competition with gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum has been shown to influence survival of larval bluegills Lepomis macrochirus as well as growth and size structure of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides, which prey on these planktivorous species. However, little is known about how the presence of gizzard shad influences bluegills beyond the larval stage. We examined bluegill–gizzard shad interactions across 10 reservoirs with and 10 without gizzard shad to determine direct and indirect effects of gizzard shad on bluegill population size structure. In the presence of gizzard shad, bluegills exhibited smaller adult (>3 years old) size structure. Benthic invertebrate densities were higher in non-gizzard shad reservoirs, which may have contributed to increased bluegill growth in these systems. In contrast, zooplankton densities were similar in reservoirs with and without gizzard shad. Turbidity was higher in reservoirs with gizzard shad, which may have reduced foraging success and growth of bluegil...Keywords
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