@article{44cad5cc826d4480abbfbb6f36a9d639,
title = "Following the edge of the flood: use of shallow-water habitat by larval silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix in the upper Mississippi river system",
abstract = "We examined the use of “edge of flood” habitats by larval silver carp during the extensive flooding that occurred in Pool 26 of the Upper Mississippi River near Alton, IL, USA and St. Louis, MO, USA during the summer of 2015. We captured over 12,700 individual fishes including eight taxa, over 12,000 of which (> 95%) were larval silver carp between 5 and 21 mm standard length. Peak catch rates occurred near the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers. These findings suggest that larval silver carp have an affinity for edge of the flood habitat and further study is needed to better understand how this affects the dynamics of this invasive species in the Mississippi River. The high catch rates observed at the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers suggests that the Illinois River is an important source of larval silver carp to the Upper Mississippi River.",
keywords = "Silver Carp, flooding, larval fish, shallow water, upper mississippi river system",
author = "Chick, {John H.} and Colaninno, {Carol E.} and Beyer, {Autumn M.} and Brown, {Kelly B.} and Dopson, {Curtis T.} and Enzerink, {Ariana O.} and Goesmann, {Stephanie R.} and Tom Higgins and Knutzen, {Nigel Q.} and Laute, {Erin N.} and Long, {Paula M.} and Ottenfeld, {Paige L.} and Uehling, {Abigail T.} and Ward, {Lillian C.} and Maxson, {Kristopher A.} and Ratcliff, {Eric N.} and Lubinski, {Benjamin J.} and Gittinger, {Eric J.}",
note = "Funding Information: Silver Carp ; upper mississippi river system ; larval fish ; shallow water ; flooding National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates 787 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers{\textquoteright} Upper Mississippi River Restoration 1 This project was supported through a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates project (Award No. 1460787) and the Long Term Resource Monitoring element of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers{\textquoteright} Upper Mississippi River Restoration (through USGS Opportunity G14AC00021). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020, {\textcopyright} 2020 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.",
year = "2020",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1080/02705060.2020.1742809",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "35",
pages = "95--104",
journal = "Journal of Freshwater Ecology",
issn = "0270-5060",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
number = "1",
}