Effects of fish density and relative abundance on competition between larval lake herring and lake whitefish for zooplankton
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Abstract
Competition for zooplankton between larval lake herring (Coregonus artedi) and lake whitefish (C. clupeaformis) was compared in mesocosm experiments in a small lake. Both species were combined in test enclosures at relative abundances of 1:1 or 1:4 lake herring to lake whitefish at densities of 500; 1, 000; and 2, 000 fish per cage, and were allowed to feed ad libitum on available zooplankton. After 60 days, at 500 fish per cage and a 1:1 ratio, lake whitfish were significantly larger than lake herring. At 1, 000 and 2, 000 fish per cage, lake herring and lake whitefish exhibited similar depressed growth rates. Survival was lower (30-50%) in the nets with 2, 000 fish than in the lower fish densities. We suspect that diet similarities of juvenile lake herring and lake whitefish in addition to the larger size and more aggressive behavior of larval lake whitefish resulted in the depressed growth and poorer survival for lake herring.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
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| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Effects of fish density and relative abundance on competition between larval lake herring and lake whitefish for zooplankton |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung |
| Publisher location | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Contributing office(s) | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Description | p. 163-171 |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Biology and Management of Coregonid Fishes -- 1993 |
| First page | 163 |
| Last page | 171 |
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