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Growth of White Crappies in Response to Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Conditions in a Kentucky Reservoir

1999; Wiley; Volume: 19; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1577/1548-8675(1999)019 2.0.co;2

1548-8675

Robin Hale,

Soil erosion and sediment transport

North American Journal of Fisheries ManagementVolume 19, Issue 2 p. 591-598 Management Brief Growth of White Crappies in Response to Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Conditions in a Kentucky Reservoir R. Scott Hale, Corresponding Author R. Scott Hale [email protected] Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, 1 Game Farm Road, Frankfort, Kentucky, 40601 USAPresent address: Inland Fisheries Research Unit, Ohio Division of Wildlife, 10517 Canal Road, SE, Hebron, Ohio 43025, USA.Correspondence author: E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author R. Scott Hale, Corresponding Author R. Scott Hale [email protected] Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, 1 Game Farm Road, Frankfort, Kentucky, 40601 USAPresent address: Inland Fisheries Research Unit, Ohio Division of Wildlife, 10517 Canal Road, SE, Hebron, Ohio 43025, USA.Correspondence author: E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 08 January 2011 https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8675(1999)019 2.0.CO;2Citations: 12 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Abiotic factors that may regulate growth, recruitment, and mortality of warmwater fishes in reservoirs of the Midwest and southeast United States are poorly understood. I examined the effect of reservoir temperature on the growth of white crappies Pomoxis annularis in a Kentucky reservoir to test the hypothesis that warm summer epilimnion temperatures may constrain white crappie growth and describe annual patterns of seasonal growth. Each year reservoir stratification reduced epilimnion volume as summer progressed and prevented white crappie use of cooler hypolimnetic waters due to low dissolved oxygen conditions below the thermocline. Water temperature at the 3-m depth explained significant portions of variability in growth of both juvenile (age-1) and adult (age-2) white crappies during 1989–1993. Higher temperatures resulted in slower instantaneous growth rates, and growth usually decreased during Jul and Aug. Seasonal growth rates differed between juvenile and adult white crappies. Juveniles grew more rapidly than adults and completed most of their annual growth during April–Jul. Growth rates of adults peaked during Jun–Jul in 3 of 5 years and 1 and 2 months later during the other years. Minor length differences in April among five year-classes of each age did not result in growth advantages during April–Oct. Some somatic growth was detected during Oct–April for three of four year-classes. These results supported the hypothesis that typical summer temperatures in some warmwater reservoirs may suppress growth of white crappies. Defining relations between seasonal growth patterns and water temperature and dissolved oxygen conditions in reservoirs will help set expectations for fisheries and provide direction for management strategies. References M. S. Allen and L. E. 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