Zooplankton Assemblages in the Ohio River: Seasonal, Tributary, and Navigation Dam Effects

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Thorp, James H., Black, A. Ross, Haag, Kim H., Wehr, John D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1994
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Low Head; Copepods; Rotifer
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f94-164; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f94-164

Ohio River Zooplankton were collected monthly or quarterly for 1 yr from littoral and pelagic (main channel) areas in three navigation pools (constricted and floodplain) with four intrapool locations (lower pool and above, below, and within major tributaries). Total densities were minimal (1.64/L) w...