Zooplankton as an Indicator of the Ecosystem Response to Bigheaded Carp Suppression via Commercial Harvest in the Illinois River (2010 – 2017)

• Main Authors: Chara-Serna, Ana, Maxson, Kristopher A., Anderson, Alison M., Zalay, Brian D., Casper, Andrew F.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Illinois Natural History Survey 2019
• Subjects: Zooplanankton; Bigheaded Carp; Ecosystem Response; Illinois River; Coulter; Pendleton; Copepods; Rotifer
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/102304

Current levels of Asian carp harvest lead to measurable increases in zooplankton abundance and biomass meaning zooplankton are an indicator of ecosystem response to carp suppression. However, diversity especially of large bodied cladocerans and copepods does not. This suggests that the most benefici...