The influence of residential and cottage development on littoral zone fish communities in a mesotrophic north temperate lake

The species diversity of littoral zone fish communities in four areas of Lake Memphremagog was positively related to known phosphorus and primary production gradients along the north–south axis of the lake and to the associated north–south differences in macrobenthic and fish biomass. The highest diversity values were found consistently in the highly productive southern areas of the lake and the lowest values in the least productive northern areas.

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Spatial and temporal variation in littoral-zone fish communities: a new statistical approach

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ◽

10.1139/f96-183 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 53 (10) ◽

pp. 2167-2176 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

H D Rundle ◽

D A Jackson

Keyword(s):

Temporal Variation ◽

Littoral Zone ◽

Statistical Approach ◽

Fish Communities ◽

Spatial And Temporal Variation

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Yellow Perch Piscivory and Its Possible Role in Structuring Littoral Zone Fish Communities in Small Minnesota Lakes

Journal of Freshwater Ecology ◽

10.1080/02705060.2002.9663866 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 37-43 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Howard G. Fullhart ◽

Bradford G. Parsons ◽

David W. Willis ◽

Jeffrey R. Reed

Keyword(s):

Littoral Zone ◽

Yellow Perch ◽

Fish Communities ◽

Minnesota Lakes

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Temporal variation in juvenile fish communities of Kaunas reservoir littoral zone, Lithuania

Open Life Sciences ◽

10.2478/s11535-012-0080-x ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 858-866 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Valdemaras Žiliukas ◽

Vida Žiliukienė ◽

Rimantas Repečka

Keyword(s):

Littoral Zone ◽

Gasterosteus Aculeatus ◽

Juvenile Fish ◽

Fish Communities ◽

Perca Fluviatilis ◽

Rutilus Rutilus ◽

Diversity Indices ◽

Fish Diversity ◽

Roach Rutilus Rutilus ◽

Species Diversity Indices

AbstractThe aim of this study was to assess juvenile fish communities in terms of species composition, fish diversity and density in the littoral zone of the Kaunas reservoir before (in 1989–1990, period I) and after (in 1999–2000, period II, and in 2006–2007, period III) launching the Kruonis hydroelectric pumped plant (Kruonis HPP). During the whole research period, 20 fish species were caught. According to the frequency of occurrence, the three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus, European perch Perca fluviatilis and roach Rutilus rutilus were regarded as constant species in all investigated periods. Significant differences were established in juvenile fish community density between period I and periods II and III, whereas species richness (S) and species diversity indices (H′, J′) did not change significantly. The density of the shoreline community in period III was more than two times lower than in period I, probably due to higher fluctuations in water level of the reservoir, resulting from the Kruonis HPP operation.

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