Influence of Physicochemical Characteristics on Annual Growth Increments of Four Fishes from the Lower Mississippi River

Rutherford, D. Allen; Kelso, William E.; Bryan, Christopher; Constant, Glenn C.

doi:10.1577/1548-8659(1995)124<0687:iopcoa>2.3.co;2

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“…Enhanced growth in 1993 in largemouth bass (and in bluegill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus) was similarly detected in the upper Mississippi (Bartels, 1997;Gutreuter et al, 1999), although such was not the case for species less apt to use littoral areas (white bass, Morone chrysops, and black crappie, Pomoxis nigromaculatus). Prior to 1993, Rutherford et al (1995) found no effects of Mississippi River flooding on growth in a suite of species; in contrast, Cone et al (1986) did find that flooding enhanced growth in midwestern species. In other systems, Jackson (1993) saw flatheads respond favorably to overbank flooding, and Arterburn (2001) detected increased flathead recruitment during years of heightened discharge.…”

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Flooded flatheads: evidence of increased growth in Mississippi River Pylodictis olivaris (Pisces: Ictaluridae) following the Great Midwest Flood of 1993

Jones

Noltie

2007

Hydrobiologia

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Both the Mississippi and Missouri rivers experienced major flooding in the spring and summer of 1993, inundating much of their floodplains for long periods, and allowing fish access to vast but previously inaccessible benthic foraging areas. In response to the latter, we hypothesized that flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) would exhibit altered post-flooding growth as compared to like-aged fish whose lives were flood-free. To test this hypothesis, we obtained the left pectoral fin spines from hoop-netted Mississippi River flathead catfish collected in the vicinity of Crystal City, Missouri, USA, and conducted an individual-based back-calculated growth comparison of individuals captured pre-flood (1991) and post-flood (1996). For like-aged cohorts, our back-calculated length-at-age data clearly show that the post-flooding growth in 1996-collected fish was superior to that of the 1991-collected fish that had experienced less exceptional flow regimes. This outcome suggests that increased forage or/and foraging opportunities can be a consequence of flooding, and that flathead catfish are able to capitalize on this. The natural flooding regime of big rivers may thus be an important contributor to the growth and success of certain fish species; consequently, modifying the river's natural hydrograph and channel morphology may be detrimental.

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Flooded flatheads: evidence of increased growth in Mississippi River Pylodictis olivaris (Pisces: Ictaluridae) following the Great Midwest Flood of 1993

Jones

Noltie

2007

Hydrobiologia

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“…When flood waters recede, nutrients, organic matter, and organisms (e.g., insects, juvenile fishes) are transported back to the main channel. Most research focused on the FPC has been conducted on tropical systems (Junk et al, 1989), and although research on temperate floodplain systems has increased over the last 10-15 years (e.g., Rutherford et al, 1995;Schramm and Eggleton, 2006;Shoup and Wahl, 2009), comparatively little is known about how floodplain dynamics influence fish populations in temperate river systems. This study was conducted to describe recruitment, mortality, and growth, and to evaluate factors related to recruitment and growth of catostomids in four large Iowa river systems.…”

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Population Demographics of Catostomids in Large River Ecosystems: Effects of Discharge and Temperature on Recruitment Dynamics and Growth

Quist

Spiegel

2011

River Research & Apps

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Catostomids are among the most widespread and ecologically important groups of fishes in North America, particularly in large river systems. Despite their importance, little information is available on their population demographics and even less is known about factors influencing their population dynamics. The objectives of this study were to describe annual mortality, recruitment variation, and growth of eight catostomid species, and to evaluate the effects of discharge and temperature on year‐class strength and growth in Iowa rivers. Catostomids were sampled from 3‐km reaches in four nonwadable rivers during June–August 2009. Northern hogsucker, Hypentelium nigricans, golden redhorse, Moxostoma erythrurum, and shorthead redhorse, M. macrolepidotum, typically lived 6–8 years, had very stable recruitment, and had high total annual mortality (i.e., 40–60%). Golden redhorse exhibited the fastest growth of all species. Growth of northern hogsucker and shorthead redhorse was intermediate to the other catostomids. Highfin carpsucker, Carpiodes velifer, quillback, Carpiodes cyprinus, and white sucker, Catostomus commersonii, had high growth rates, low mortality (i.e., 25–30%), and relatively stable recruitment. River carpsucker, Carpiodes carpio, and silver redhorse, M. anisurum, had higher maximum ages (up to age 11), slower growth, lower total annual mortality (20–25%), and higher recruitment variability than the other species. Neither discharge nor temperature was strongly related to recruitment of catostomids. In contrast, several interesting patterns were observed with regard to growth. Species (e.g., carpsuckers, Carpiodes spp.) that typically consume prey items most common in fine substrates (e.g., chironomids) had higher growth rates in reaches dominated by sand and silt substrate. Species (e.g., northern hogsucker) that consume prey associated with large substrates (e.g., plecopterans) had much faster growth in reaches with a high proportion of rocky substrates. Temperature was weakly related to growth of catostomids; however, discharge explained a substantial amount of the variation in growth of nearly all species. Results of this study provide important information on the autecology of catostomids that can be used for comparison among species and systems. These data also suggest that connection of rivers with their floodplain is an important feature for catostomids in temperate river systems. Published in 2011 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…Obviously, river morphology and floodplain connectivity were probably important factors determining the effects of discharge on L. auritus growth in Georgia rivers. Rutherford et al (1995) found little relation between river flow and growth of centrarchids in the Mississippi River and stated that floodplain alterations in the Mississippi River basin may have resulted in less favourable conditions for floodplain‐dependent species such as centrarchids. Growth of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque) increased with higher flows in one section of the Kansas River that was characterized by good floodplain connectivity; however, no relation between growth increments and river flow in another section of the river that was more urbanized and less connected to the floodplain (Quist & Guy, 1998).…”

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Effects of river flows on growth of redbreast sunfishLepomis auritus(Centrarchidae) in Georgia rivers

Sammons

Maceina

2009

Journal of Fish Biology

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Effects of river discharge on growth of redbreast sunfish Lepomis auritus were investigated in nine rivers in Georgia, U.S.A. Fish were aged and annular total length increments (L(Tinc)) estimated from measurements from sectioned sagittal otoliths using the generalized regression model that held for the effects of decreasing L(Tinc) from annual age (X): L(Tinc)=b(o)-b(1)(X) +/-b(i)(D), where b(o), b(1) and b(i) were the regression coefficients for the intercept and slopes and D, discharge, was either a single or multiple measurements of annular or seasonal flow volume or variation in flow volume. For eight of nine rivers, higher or greater variation in flows from April to June was associated with greater L. auritus growth; in the last river, higher flows from January to March were associated with greater fish growth. Across all rivers, L. auritus growth increments were 22, 45 and 36% greater in a wet year v. a dry year at ages 1, 2 and 3 years, respectively. Based on the results of this study, increasing water withdrawals by an additional 30% in five Georgia rivers would reduce the predicted number of L. auritus recruiting to 203 mm (angler preferred size) by 19-62%.

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Influence of Physicochemical Characteristics on Annual Growth Increments of Four Fishes from the Lower Mississippi River

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Flooded flatheads: evidence of increased growth in Mississippi River Pylodictis olivaris (Pisces: Ictaluridae) following the Great Midwest Flood of 1993

Flooded flatheads: evidence of increased growth in Mississippi River Pylodictis olivaris (Pisces: Ictaluridae) following the Great Midwest Flood of 1993

Population Demographics of Catostomids in Large River Ecosystems: Effects of Discharge and Temperature on Recruitment Dynamics and Growth

Effects of river flows on growth of redbreast sunfishLepomis auritus(Centrarchidae) in Georgia rivers

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