@article{95734e767b344c9d97fa4e752449a956,
title = "Influence of turbulence and in-stream structures on the transport and survival of grass carp eggs and larvae at various developmental stages",
abstract = "Understanding the response of grass carp to flow and turbulence regimes during early life stages is fundamental to monitoring and controlling their spread. A comprehensive set of hydrodynamic experiments was conducted with live grass carp eggs and larvae, to better understand their drifting and swimming patterns with 3 different in-stream obstructions: (1) a gravel bump, (2) a single cylinder, and (3) submerged vegetation. The hydrodynamic behavior of eggs and larvae with each obstruction was continuously monitored for about 85 consecutive hours. Transient spatial distributions of the locations of eggs and larvae throughout the water column were generated for each flow scenario. Results show that the active swimming capabilities of larvae allow them to seek areas of low turbulence and low shear stresses, and that eggs are susceptible to damage by high levels of turbulence, which was further corroborated with tests in an oscillating grid-stirred turbulence tank. Our study seeks to better inform field collection of grass carp during early life stages, and to guide the design of alternative approaches to control the dispersal of this invasive species in North America.",
keywords = "Grass carp, Mortality, Swimming behavior, Transport of eggs and larvae, Turbulence",
author = "Prada, {Andres F.} and George, {Amy E.} and Stahlschmidt, {Benjamin H.} and Jackson, {Patrick Ryan} and Chapman, {Duane C.} and Tinoco, {Rafael O.}",
note = "Funding Information: Research was funded by the Cooperative Agreement G18AS00001 for CESU-affiliated Partner with U.S. Geological Survey- Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit. We thank C. Byrd, S. Erwin, and two anonymous reviewers for their comments as part of the peer-review of the manuscript. We thank the facilities staff of the University of Illinois, and C-Y Tseng for his assistance with PIV measurements. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Data presented herein is available at https://doi.org/10.5066/P926SZLN . Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Funding Information: Research was funded by the Cooperative Agreement G18AS00001 for CESU-affiliated Partner with U.S. Geological Survey- Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit. We thank C. Byrd, S. Erwin, and two anonymous reviewers for their comments as part of the peer-review of the manuscript. We thank the facilities staff of the University of Illinois, and C-Y Tseng for his assistance with PIV measurements. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Data presented herein is available at https://doi.org/10.5066/P926SZLN. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019, The Author(s).",
year = "2020",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/s00027-019-0689-1",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "82",
journal = "Aquatic Sciences",
issn = "1015-1621",
publisher = "Springer",
number = "1",
}