Analysis of larval fish collected at four stations in a 330-ha cooling reservoir indicated Dorosoma spp. were most numerous at all stations, followed by Lepomis spp. and Percina Macrolepida. Largest numbers and greatest diversity of larval fish were found at the station least affected by thermal effluent; the mid-lake station provided the smallest numbers and least diversity. The two warmwater stations were intermediate, with similar numbers and diversity.
Diversity and abundance of zooplankton between stations were similar to those of fish. The most abundant zooplankter (Bosmina) was generally selected against by Dorosoma, Lepomis and Micropterus spp. larvae except when the larvae were quite small ((10mm). Cyclopoid copepods were most often selected by all larvae.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504520 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Mitterer, Lana Gayle |
| Contributors | Pearson, William D., Fitzpatrick, Lloyd C., Stanford, Jack Arthur, 1947-, Schlueter, Edgar A. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 94 leaves : ill., Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas - Dallas County |
| Rights | Public, Mitterer, Lana Gayle, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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