Zooplankton as an Indicator of the Ecosystem Response to Bigheaded Carp Suppression via Commercial Harvest in the Illinois River (2010 – 2017)
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...
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Format: | Report |
Language: | English |
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Illinois Natural History Survey
2019
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/102304 |