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Empirical assessment of potential interactions between walleye and smallmouth bass

2011; Wiley; Volume: 27; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1439-0426.2011.01789.x

1439-0426

Melissa R. Wuellner, David W. Willis, Brian G. Blackwell, John P. Lott,

Fish biology, ecology, and behavior

Journal of Applied IchthyologyVolume 27, Issue 5 p. 1173-1180 Empirical assessment of potential interactions between walleye and smallmouth bass M. R. Wuellner, M. R. Wuellner Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USASearch for more papers by this authorD. W. Willis, D. W. Willis Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USASearch for more papers by this authorB. G. Blackwell, B. G. Blackwell South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, Webster, SD, USASearch for more papers by this authorJ. P. Lott, J. P. Lott South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, Pierre, SD, USASearch for more papers by this author M. R. Wuellner, M. R. Wuellner Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USASearch for more papers by this authorD. W. Willis, D. W. Willis Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USASearch for more papers by this authorB. G. Blackwell, B. G. Blackwell South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, Webster, SD, USASearch for more papers by this authorJ. P. Lott, J. P. Lott South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, Pierre, SD, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 July 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0426.2011.01789.xCitations: 9 Author's address: Melissa R. Wuellner, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, South Dakota State University, Box 2140B, Brookings, SD 57007-1696, USA.E-mail: [email protected] 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 Summary The expansion of smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu throughout North America has created substantial changes in some food webs and created novel interactions with native predators in many systems through competition and predation, causing declines in native predator populations. In this study, we examined potential interactions between smallmouth bass (introduced) and walleye Sander vitreus (a native predator) in two Missouri River reservoirs and four natural lakes in South Dakota, USA, using historical standardized sampling data, which indexed four fitness-related factors (relative abundance, size structure, condition, and growth) of both species. Of the 24 total relationships tested among all water bodies, three (13%) were determined to be significant (size structure in Pickerel Lake: P = 0.06; condition in Lake Kampeska: P = 0.06, and growth at Brant Lake: P = 0.02). Of these three, two relationships were negative as would be expected if negative interactions exist between these two species (size structure in Pickerel Lake: r = −0.61; condition in Lake Kampeska: r = −0.61); the remaining relationship was positive (growth at Brant Lake: r = 0.75). Further, no water body consistently demonstrated significant negative interactions in all relationships tested. 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