The relationship between piscivory and growth of white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) and yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in headwater lakes of the Canadian Shield

2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (12) ◽  
pp. 2706-2715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Bertolo ◽  
Pierre Magnan
Keyword(s):  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Canadian Shield ◽  
White Sucker ◽  
Catostomus Commersoni ◽  
Piscivorous Fish ◽  
Headwater Lakes ◽  
Species Specific ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
The Relationship

We used data from a survey of 36 headwater lakes of the Canadian Shield to investigate the relationship between piscivory and growth, abundance, and longevity of white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) and yellow perch (Perca flavescens). The occurrence of northern pike (Esox lucius) and walleye (Sander vitreus) explained variations in the abundance of both white sucker and yellow perch, suggesting strong predation-induced mortality. The longevity of both species tended to be negatively related to increased piscivory. White sucker grew better and had a better condition in lakes with piscivores. Yellow perch showed only small among-lake differences in growth and condition. The superior competitive ability of white sucker over yellow perch could explain why yellow perch did not show improved growth or longevity where population densities were low in lakes with piscivores and white sucker. Furthermore, yellow perch growth was inversely related to the biomass of piscivorous fish in their first year of life. Stomach content data suggest that small yellow perch, which rely on zooplankton, might restrict their use of pelagic resources to reduce their predation risk by piscivores, thus reducing their growth. Our results show that the effects of piscivores can be species-specific and dependent on community structure.

Survival to hatching of fishes in sulfate-saline waters, Devils Lake, North Dakota

1995 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 464-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd M. Koel ◽  
John J. Peterka
Keyword(s):  
North Dakota ◽  
Sodium Sulfate ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Hatching Success ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
White Sucker ◽  
Catostomus Commersoni ◽  
Devils Lake ◽  
Common Carp Cyprinus Carpio ◽  
Species Survival

Laboratory-based bioassays were conducted to determine concentrations of sodium-sulfate type salinities that limit the hatching success of several fish species. Survival to hatching (SH) was significantly lower (P < 0.05) in sodium-sulfate type waters from Devils Lake, North Dakota, of ≥ 2400 mg/L total dissolved solids (TDS) than in fresh water of 200 mg/L. In waters of 200, 1150, 2400, 4250, and 6350 mg/L TDS, walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) SH was 41, 38, 7, 1, and 0%; northern pike (Esox lucius) SH was 92, 68, 33, 2, and 0%; yellow perch (Perca flavescens) SH was 88, 70, 73, 0, and 0%; white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) SH was 87, 95, 66, 0, and 0%; common carp (Cyprinus carpio) SH was 71, 69, 49, 63, and 25%.

Suitability of Vertical Slot and Denil Fishways for Passing North-Temperate, Nonsalmonid Fish

1985 ◽  
Vol 42 (11) ◽  
pp. 1815-1822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Schwalme ◽  
William C. Mackay ◽  
Dieter Lindner
Keyword(s):  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
High Water ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Coregonus Clupeaformis ◽  
White Sucker ◽  
Catostomus Commersoni ◽  
Vertical Slot ◽  
Vertical Slot Fishway ◽  
Longnose Sucker

A vertical slot fishway and two Denil fishways (of 10 and 20% slope) built into a weir on the Lesser Slave River (55°18′N, 115°45′W) were studied from May 12 to June 25, 1984, to determine how effectively these designs pass north-temperate, nonsalmonid fishes. Thousands of spottail shiner (Notropis hudsonius), substantial numbers (> 100) of northern pike (Esox lucius), longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus), white sucker (Catostomus commersoni), immature yellow perch (Perca flavescens), and lesser numbers of burbot (Lota lota), adult yellow perch, lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis), and trout-perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus) ascended the fishways. Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) and goldeye (Hiodon alosoides), although probably moving extensively through the river, did not use the fishways. Although high water levels allowed most fish to surmount the weir, of those that chose the fishway, pike strongly preferred to ascend the Denil fishways and the two sucker species preferred to ascend the vertical slot. Therefore, a combination of several different fishways may be required for the most efficient passage of a wide variety of species. Plasma glucose and lactate measurements on pike revealed that ascending the Denil fishways was only moderately stressful for these fish.

Distribution of Waterfowl Broods in Sudbury Area Lakes in Relation to Fish, Macroinvertebrates, and Water Chemistry

1992 ◽  
Vol 49 (S1) ◽  
pp. 122-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. K. McNicol ◽  
M. Wayland
Keyword(s):  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Acid Stress ◽  
White Sucker ◽  
Small Lakes ◽  
Catostomus Commersoni ◽  
Fishless Lakes ◽  
Invertebrate Prey ◽  
Acid Tolerant ◽  
Invertebrate Assemblages

We studied habitat selection by insectivorous waterfowl in 65 small lakes near Sudbury, Ontario. Data on environmental variables (pH, alkalinity, conductivity, calcium, total phosphorus, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and area), fish, and littoral macroinvertebrates indicated that the distribution of broods was influenced by differences in invertebrate prey assemblages in lakes with differing degrees of acid stress and types offish predation. Lakes ranged in pH from 4.2 to 7.7 (mean = 5.8); 40% were fishless, 43% were dominated by yellow perch (Perca flavescens) or white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) (YP/WS), and the remainder contained only small cyprinids, sticklebacks, or darters (C/S). Fishless lakes were more acid than lakes with fish. Compared with fishless lakes, C/S lakes had higher levels of DOC and YP/WS lakes were larger. Macroinvertebrate composition was strongly related to fish composition and suggested increasing predation along a gradient: fishless < C/S < YP/WS. pH-related variables distinguished lakes with a taxonomically rich benthos from those with a taxonomically poorer fauna. Insectivorous waterfowl selected fishless lakes over lakes with fish and C/S over YP/WS lakes. Lakes with species-rich, acid-sensitive invertebrate assemblages were not selected over those typified by species-poor, acid-tolerant ones.

Movement of Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) and White Sucker (Catostomus commersoni) in a Nearshore Great Lakes Habitat Subject to a Thermal Discharge

1976 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. M. Kelso
Keyword(s):  
Great Lakes ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Cooling Water ◽  
White Sucker ◽  
Thermal Discharge ◽  
Catostomus Commersoni ◽  
Discharge Area ◽  
Discharge Site

The thermal discharge from the Nanticoke Generating Station caused both yellow perch (Perca flavescens) and white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) to increase sharpness of turns, decrease distance between turns, and to orient into the current generated by the discharge. Conversely, fish released in thermally unaffected habitats referenced movement to the shoreline, turned less sharply, and swam greater distances between turns. The tendency for localization of movement was increased for both species when in the influence of the discharge. Swimming speeds were less for fish encountering the discharge; however, these fish had to contend with currents generated by the effluent thus making comparisons anomalous. Exposure of fish to elevated temperatures was brief and ranged from a few excursions into thermally elevated areas to approximately 9 h. Fish transplanted from unaffected areas to the discharge area showed behavior similar to fish caught and released at the discharge site. Two fish tracked when cooling water was discharged at ambient temperature suggested that current had a role in causing the observed changes in behavior.

scholarly journals Dynamics of One-Species Populations of Fishes in Ponds Subjected to Cropping and Additional Stocking

1970 ◽  
Vol 30 (1-8) ◽  
pp. 69-165
Author(s):  
Homer Buck ◽  
Charles F. Thoits
Keyword(s):  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Smallmouth Bass ◽  
Production Data ◽  
Fish Production ◽  
Pomoxis Annularis ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Related Population

This report is based on several years of intensive studies of the production and related population dynamics of six kinds of warmwater fishes maintained as single species in 1-acre ponds. Species involved included the largemouth bass, Micropteriis salmoides (Lacepede); smallmouth bass, M. dolomieiii Lacepede; bluegill, Lepomis macrochiriis Rafinesque; yellow perch, Perca flavescens (Mitchill); brown bullhead, Ictahiriis uebulosus (LeSueur); and the white crappie, Pomoxis annularis Rafinesque. Most production data published for these species have originated primarily from studies involving complex, multispecies populations. The principal aims of this investigation were to 1 ) increase our knowledge of the carrying capacities of ponds for warmwater fishes, 2) consider the relationship of carrying capacity to standing crop and to rate of production, and 3) measure the influence of controlled population increases and decreases on fish production.

Responses of Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum) and Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) Populations to Removal of White Sucker (Catostomus commersoni) from a Minnesota Lake, 1966

1977 ◽  
Vol 34 (10) ◽  
pp. 1633-1642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fritz H. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Species Interactions ◽  
Standing Crop ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Food Competition ◽  
Community Response ◽  
Stizostedion Vitreum ◽  
Catostomus Commersoni ◽  
Young Of The Year ◽  
Fish Species Diversity

In a northeastern Minnesota lake subject only to sportfishing, removal of 85% of the estimated standing crop (34 kg/ha) of adult white suckers, Catostomus commersoni in 1966 was followed by marked changes in community structure and interrelations. During 7 yr alter the removal: catch indices for adult suckers remained far below those before the sucker removal but juvenile suckers increased about 17-fold; yellow perch, Perca flavescens, increased about 15-fold; walleye Stizostedion vitreum vitreum, standing crop increased about one-third; mayflies increased in diet of adult perch and smaller invertebrates decreased; micro-crustaceans increased in diet of young-of-the-year and juvenile perch; young-of-the-year perch increased in diet of adult walleye; walleye angling yield increased from an average of 3.0 kg/ha before the removal to an average of 4.9 kg/ha in 1970–73; the rate of exploitation of adult walleye did not change with increase in angling effort; and the increased walleye harvest consisted mostly of fish recruited to the catch during the fishing season. The average annual harvest of walleye in 1970–73 exceeded estimated potential production for all fish by 81.5% and probably cannot be sustained. Removal of white suckers from lakes with limited fish species diversity appears to benefit percid populations. Key words: Percidae, species interactions, (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum), Perca flavescens, Catostomus commersoni, harvests, community response, community ecology, food, competition

Behavioral thermoregulation and locomotor activity of Perca flavescens

1979 ◽  
Vol 57 (11) ◽  
pp. 2239-2242 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Wallace Reynolds ◽  
Martha Elizabeth Casterlin
Keyword(s):  
Locomotor Activity ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Local Minimum ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Behavioral Thermoregulation ◽  
Major Peak ◽  
Nocturnal Activity ◽  
Preferred Temperature ◽  
Preferred Temperatures ◽  
The Relationship

Ten yearling yellow perch (Perca flavescens) were tested individually for 3-day periods in electronic shuttleboxes to determine their diel patterns of behavioral thermoregulation and of locomotor activity relative to a natural April photoperiod, and to determine the relationship between preferred temperatures and activity. The perch exhibited a diel rhythm of preferred temperature, with a predawn minimum of 16.7 °C and a dusk maximum of 23.8 °C. The 24-h mean was 20.2 °C; the diurnal mean was 21.5 °C and the nocturnal mean was 18.5 °C. Locomotor activity (quantified as mean photocell-monitored light-beam interruptions per hour) was crepuscular, with a major peak (25 units/h) at dusk, and a smaller peak (14.4 units/h) at dawn. Nocturnal activity was slightly greater (5.3 units/h) than diurnal activity (4.4 units/h). Locomotor activity relative to temperature exhibited a local minimum (0.4–6.2 units/h) at 22.2 °C.

Comparison of different models to predict the in situ embryonic developmental rate of fish, with special reference to white sucker (Catostomus commersoni)

1997 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 190-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Hamel ◽  
P Magnan ◽  
P East ◽  
M Lapointe ◽  
P Laurendeau
Keyword(s):  
Thermodynamic Model ◽  
Developmental Rate ◽  
Quadratic Equation ◽  
White Sucker ◽  
Catostomus Commersoni ◽  
Egg Hatching ◽  
Degree Day ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
The Relationship

We performed laboratory incubations of white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) eggs to determine (i) the incubation time to organogenesis, eyed egg, hatching, and swim-up phases at eight different temperatures (8.5-21.2°C), and (ii) the best model to describe the relationship between these incubation times and temperature. Seven models (degree-day, power-law, B e lehrádek's equation, quadratic equation, first- and second-order exponentials, and a thermodynamic model) all gave comparable and highly significant fits to our data (R2 > 0.90). We thus compared the in situ and predicted incubation times by (i) the degree-day model, because of its simplicity, and (ii) the thermodynamic model, because of its theoretical foundation. The degree-day model was at least as accurate as the thermodynamic model (overall mean difference between predicted and observed incubation times of 1.4 ± 1.0 and 1.2 ± 1.2 days for the thermodynamic and degree-day models, respectively). Given its high accuracy and simplicity of use, we conclude that the degree-day model should be used to predict the incubation times of white sucker. We also observed a synchronization of hatching in situ that suggested an influence of photoperiod in addition to that of water temperature.

Parasite effects on the survival, growth, and reproductive potential of yellow perch (Perca flavescens Mitchill) in Canadian Shield lakes

2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (11) ◽  
pp. 1980-1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
M W Johnson ◽  
Terry A Dick
Keyword(s):  
Visceral Fat ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Reproductive Potential ◽  
Fish Host ◽  
Canadian Shield ◽  
Relative Mass ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Host Sex ◽  
Shield Lakes

Three parasites of yellow perch, Perca flavescens, in four Canadian Shield lakes were studied for their effects on perch growth and mortality. Glugea sp. xenomas in cells of the intestinal wall and in visceral fat and Apophallus brevis metacercariae infecting the musculature reduced the growth of perch, causing mortality in younger and smaller fish. High numbers of Raphidascaris acus encysted in the liver of yellow perch correlated significantly with a reduction in visceral-fat mass in age 1+ females and age 0+ and 1+ males. A significant correlation in these subsamples indicates that host sex, size, trophic status, and relative mass of the liver are linked to R. acus density. Our data suggest that interactions among parasitic infections and age, size, and sex of the fish host can affect growth and survival of the host, especially during periods of low energy inputs and reproductive stress.

Within-population variability in egg characteristics of walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) and white sucker (Catostomus commersoni)

1997 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 1006-1014 ◽  
Author(s):  
T A Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Stizostedion Vitreum ◽  
White Sucker ◽  
Catostomus Commersoni ◽  
Female Age ◽  
Size And Age Structure ◽  
The Relationship

I examined variation in egg characteristics among individual females of sympatrically spawning walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) and white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) from Lake Manitoba. White sucker produced eggs of greater dry mass and energy content than walleye. Walleye egg dry mass varied between years and was positively related to both female length and age. The relationship between white sucker egg dry mass and female length varied between years. Egg energy density did not vary with respect to female length in either species. Egg energy density varied between years for walleye but not white sucker. Hatching success of walleye eggs was positively related to female age and negatively related to female length adjusted for age. Length and dry mass of walleye larvae at hatch increased with egg dry mass. Results suggest that the quality of eggs produced by walleye and white sucker populations may vary with the size and age structure of the populations and among spawning years.

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