An Experiment in Removing Coarse Fish from a Lake

Ricker, W. E.; Gottschalk, John S.

doi:10.1577/1548-8659(1940)70[382:aeircf]2.0.co;2

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“…However, our results are not surprising because dramatic decreases in sport fish abundance have been identified following the establishment of common carp (Cahn 1929), and successful common carp removal efforts have allowed successful recruitment and re-establishment of fish populations (Ricker & Gottschalk 1940;Rose & Moen 1953). However, our results are not surprising because dramatic decreases in sport fish abundance have been identified following the establishment of common carp (Cahn 1929), and successful common carp removal efforts have allowed successful recruitment and re-establishment of fish populations (Ricker & Gottschalk 1940;Rose & Moen 1953).…”

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Relationships among invasive common carp, native fishes and physicochemical characteristics in upper Midwest (USA) lakes

Weber

Brown

2011

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

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Common carp Cyprinus carpio is a widespread invasive species that, in high abundance, can impose numerous deleterious effects in aquatic ecosystems. Common carp increase turbidity and nutrient availability while reducing invertebrate prey resources and aquatic macrophytes, transforming shallow lakes from the clear-to turbidwater state. However, potential effects of common carp on native fish communities have received limited attention. We evaluated the relationships among relative abundances of nine native fishes and common carp for 81 lakes in eastern South Dakota and their associated physicochemical characteristics. Inverse threshold relationships among relative abundances of native fishes and common carp were identified for black bullhead Ameiurus melas, black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus, bluegill Lepomis macrochirus, white bass Morone chrysops and northern pike Esox lucius, while marginally significant relationships were detected for largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides and smallmouth bass M. dolomieu. Lakes where common carp relative abundance exceeded 0.6 fish per net night had low abundance of native fishes, whereas lower abundance of common carp resulted in variable abundance of native fishes. Lakes with abundance of common carp surpassing 0.6 fish per net night were also characterised by larger surface areas and watersheds and impaired water quality (higher dissolved solids and chlorophyll a concentrations and lower secchi depth). Our results are consistent with the biotic-abiotic constraining hypothesis that proposes biotic factors can regulate fish populations regardless of abiotic conditions. Thus, common carp abundance may need to be reduced and sustained below ecological thresholds to improve water quality and increase abundance of native fishes.

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Relationships among invasive common carp, native fishes and physicochemical characteristics in upper Midwest (USA) lakes

Weber

Brown

2011

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

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“…However, no quantitative evidence of this interaction is available on the UMR. Likewise, the destruction of macrophytes by undermining or undercutting by carp has been reported in several other systems (Ricker & Gottschalk, 1941;Cahn, 1929;Rose & Moen, 1952;Hendricks, 1955;Robel, 1961) but not in the UMR.…”

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“…Numerous reports (Cahn, 1929;Ricker & Gottschalk, 1941;Johnson, 1948;Rose & Moen, 1952;Forester, 1978) have documented the phenomenon of declining game fish populations with the invasion or proliferation of carp.…”

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Common carp in the Upper Mississippi River

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Farabee

et al. 1986

Hydrobiologia

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Since its escapement into the Upper Mississippi River (UMR) and rapid expansion in the late 1900's, the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, has become a major component of the river fishery. Mean annual harvest value for this species was $270000 between 1953 and 1977. Recent evidence suggests that common carp may not be as abundant in the river as they have been in the past. We summarized historical commerical information on common carp in the UMR to put its current harvest levels in perspective. A major factor responsible for recent low annual harvests has been PCB contamination of the river in the Lake Pepin area. Market and biological factors probably have also contributed to declining harvests. To help explain why common carp populations in the UMR may be declining, we reviewed literature pertaining to the ecology of the species, particularly that from the river, its tributaries, or midwestern lakes. We included information on how common carp are controlled by environmental factors, and how they interact with other biota. Most aspects of carp ecology in the UMR and other areas are similar. Exceptions relate primarily to their response to annual water level regimes of the river. We postulate that population declines and absent year classes in the UMR may be related to poor recruitment during high-or variable-water years.

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“…Submerged plants and macroinvertebrates are often abundant in these habitats and supply nutrients required by diving ducks for reproduction and migration (Rogers & Korschgen, 1966;Bartonek & Hickey, 1969;Hohman, 1985;Lovvorn, 1989;. Lake restoration efforts have often focused on controlling carp (Cyprinus carpio) to reduce physical disturbance of plant roots and sediments (Ricker & Gottschalk, 1940;Anderson, 1950;Weier & Starr, 1950;Cahoon, 1953;Buck et al, 1960;Kahl, 1991). Lake restoration efforts have often focused on controlling carp (Cyprinus carpio) to reduce physical disturbance of plant roots and sediments (Ricker & Gottschalk, 1940;Anderson, 1950;Weier & Starr, 1950;Cahoon, 1953;Buck et al, 1960;Kahl, 1991).…”

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Responses to food web manipulation in a shallow waterfowl lake

1994

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We evaluated effects of fish removal from a large, shallow lake that historically was an important feeding area for migrating diving ducks. In the decade before fish removal, turbidity was high, submerged macrophytes and benthic macroinvertebrates were not abundant, and waterfowl use was negligible. Zooplankton and benthic macroinvertebrates increased during the first three post-treatment years. Water clarity improved initially in response to cladoceran grazing, allowing expansion of submerged macrophytes. Subsequent increases in water transparency may have been related to decreased sediment resuspension and lower algal biomass owing to allelopathic inhibition or nutrient competition from submerged macrophytes. Use by migrating diving ducks increased dramatically, apparently owing to changes in macroinvertebrate and plant foods.

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An Experiment in Removing Coarse Fish from a Lake

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Relationships among invasive common carp, native fishes and physicochemical characteristics in upper Midwest (USA) lakes

Relationships among invasive common carp, native fishes and physicochemical characteristics in upper Midwest (USA) lakes

Common carp in the Upper Mississippi River

Responses to food web manipulation in a shallow waterfowl lake

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