scholarly journals Space use of juvenile and subadult yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in the Detroit River using acoustic telemetry: incorporating variable detection ranges in vegetated areas

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan K. Matley ◽  
Natalie V. Klinard ◽  
Sarah M. Larocque ◽  
Amy A. Weinz ◽  
Scott F Colborne
Keyword(s):  
Early Life ◽  
Acoustic Telemetry ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Aquatic Vegetation ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Space Use ◽  
Activity Space ◽  
Detection Range ◽  
Detroit River

Understanding the space use of fishes in early life stages provides information that can contribute to effective fisheries management; however, it can be difficult to track fish in shallow, densely vegetated areas. Using acoustic telemetry, 60 subadult yellow perch (Perca flavescens) were tagged and monitored in a vegetated area of the Detroit River (May-Nov 2018). Variable detection range from submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) was incorporated in estimates by applying a spatio-temporal correction to aid with interpretation of seasonal changes in activity space. Although subadult yellow perch were commonly detected in the array, demonstrating the importance of SAV habitat (mean detection residency index: 0.85), 60% of individuals were not detected following August, the period with highest activity space estimates, likely due to seasonal movements and predation. Individuals were more commonly detected during the daylight hours compared to night, but activity peaked at crepuscular periods. This study provided spatial information about the often-overlooked early life history of yellow perch, increasing the ecological information available for a species of management and conservation interest in the Great Lakes.

scholarly journals Larval dispersal underlies demographically important intersystem connectivity in a Great Lakes yellow perch (Perca flavescens) population

2016 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 416-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reed M. Brodnik ◽  
Michael E. Fraker ◽  
Eric J. Anderson ◽  
Lucia Carreon-Martinez ◽  
Kristen M. DeVanna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Larval Dispersal ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Lake Erie ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
River System ◽  
Juvenile Stage ◽  
Detroit River ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
Western Lake ◽  
Western Lake Erie

Ability to quantify connectivity among spawning subpopulations and their relative contribution of recruits to the broader population is a critical fisheries management need. By combining microsatellite and age information from larval yellow perch (Perca flavescens) collected in the Lake St. Clair – Detroit River system (SC-DRS) and western Lake Erie with a hydrodynamic backtracking approach, we quantified subpopulation structure, connectivity, and contributions of recruits to the juvenile stage in western Lake Erie during 2006–2007. After finding weak (yet stable) genetic structure between the SC-DRS and two western Lake Erie subpopulations, microsatellites also revealed measurable recruitment of SC-DRS larvae to the juvenile stage in western Lake Erie (17%–21% during 2006–2007). Consideration of precollection larval dispersal trajectories, using hydrodynamic backtracking, increased estimated contributions to 65% in 2006 and 57% in 2007. Our findings highlight the value of complementing subpopulation discrimination methods with hydrodynamic predictions of larval dispersal by revealing the SC-DRS as a source of recruits to western Lake Erie and also showing that connectivity through larval dispersal can affect the structure and dynamics of large lake fish populations.

Factors affecting the early life history of yellow perch,Perca flavescens

1985 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melbourne C. Whiteside ◽  
C. Michael Swindoll ◽  
William L. Doolittle
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Early Life History ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Mercury and selenium distribution in key tissues and early life stages of Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens)

2019 ◽  
Vol 254 ◽  
pp. 112963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Khadra ◽  
Dolors Planas ◽  
Philippe Brodeur ◽  
Marc Amyot
Keyword(s):  
Early Life ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Early Life Stages

Factors Influencing Year-Class Strength of Percids: A Summary and a Model of Temperature Effects

1977 ◽  
Vol 34 (10) ◽  
pp. 1900-1909 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. F. Koonce ◽  
T. B. Bagenal ◽  
R. F. Carline ◽  
K. E. F. Hokanson ◽  
M. Nagięć
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Temperature Regime ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Lake Erie ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Early Life History ◽  
Direct Effects ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Class Strength

Factors regulating year-class strength in the percid genera Stizostedion and Perca are summarized. Some index of water temperature regime correlates significantly with year-class strength of percids in many water bodies. Moderate synchrony of year-class strength is noted for walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum) in several lakes in North America. A probablistic model is proposed to explain the basis of temperature dependence of year-class strength in percids, but tests of the model using Lake Erie data indicated that observed correlations between temperature and year-class strength of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) and walleye may not be the result of direct effects of the temperature regime on survivorship of early life-history phases. Key words: Percidae, year-class strength, temperature, probalistic model, early life history

scholarly journals Short term temperature fluctuations affect embryonic and larval development of yellow perch (Perca flavescens)

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 168-176
Author(s):  
Osvaldo J Sepulveda Villet
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Temperature ◽  
Larval Development ◽  
Incubation Period ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Cold Shock ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
Embryonic And Larval Development

Early life stages of fishes are critical stages due to their importance in enhancing recruitment. Given the high mortality through the embryonic and larval stages, managers have started investigating factors that impact these stages. Environmental factors, such as water temperature, have been found to play a larger role in early life survival. Climate change predications will be more apparent in northern temperate systems like the Great Lakes. Yellow perch Perca flavescens are an important sport fish in the region whose populations have been declining since the 1980s. Yellow perch recruitment is highly erratic due to the species dependence on spring water temperatures. With warming waters occurring earlier in the seasons, it is unsure how wild yellow perch will adapt. The objective of this study was to determine how variations in temperature regimes during the egg incubation period would impact embryonic and larval development in yellow perch. Four different temperature treatments were used in this study: steady temperature at 16°C, a gradient starting at 12°C increasing by 1-2°C every 3-4 days, a heat shock on day six of 20°C for 16 hours to mimic a heat wave event, and finally, a cold shock on day six of 10°C temperatures for 16 hours to mimic a cold snap event. The results of this study confirm that water temperatures severely impact embryonic development and incubation periods of yellow perch, having a significant impact on the percent of failed larvae at the end of the incubation period (P= 0.0005), with the cold shock affecting the lowest percent of failed larvae (0.8%) while the steady treatment had the highest percent (22.9%). Temperature treatment did have a significant impact on the time it took for larvae to successfully hatch out (P<0.001), but no significant effect on observed mortality and estimated mortality (P= 0.96), percent of surviving larvae (P=0.35), or average growth rate of larvae (P=0.16).This study reveals that yellow perch are better adapted to withstand acute cold shifts in water temperature than acute warming events. Climate change could potentially hinder an already struggling Lake Michigan yellow perch population.

Evidence across multiple scales for offshore transport of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) larvae in Lake Michigan

2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (12) ◽  
pp. 2683-2693 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M Dettmers ◽  
John Janssen ◽  
Bernard Pientka ◽  
Richard S Fulford ◽  
David J Jude
Keyword(s):  
Early Life ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Lake Michigan ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Food Resources ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Early Life Stages ◽  
Offshore Transport ◽  
Spawning Sites

Most freshwater fishes have short pelagic early life stages. Lake Michigan presents an interesting scenario for yellow perch (Perca flavescens), a species with a long pelagic larval stage that may not be well adapted to lakes with an expansive pelagic environment and extensive offshore transport. We investigated the possibility that early life stages of yellow perch were transported well offshore from their nearshore spawning grounds and explored whether food resources were more or less favorable offshore. To determine the extent to which pelagic age-0 yellow perch moved offshore, we sampled at multiple scales ranging from local (<2 km) to across the lake (>120 km). Evidence of offshore movement by fish larvae occurred at each scale. Yellow perch larvae were quickly transported offshore from nearshore spawning sites and remained in the offshore pelagia to sizes of at least 30 mm. Zooplankton density was greater offshore than nearshore, suggesting that pelagic age-0 yellow perch find improved food resources offshore compared with their nearshore spawning sites. Currents operating at oceanographic scales likely influenced the offshore movement of pelagic age-0 yellow perch in Lake Michigan. These currents, coupled with prey availability for pelagic age-0 individuals, may influence the recruitment success of this species.

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%.

Metabolic Stores of Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens): Comparison of Populations from an Acidic, Dystrophic Lake and Circumneutral, Mesotrophic Lakes

1992 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 2474-2482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay A. Nelson ◽  
John J. Magnuson
Keyword(s):  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Glycogen Content ◽  
Physiological State ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Seasonal Effects ◽  
Life History Strategies ◽  
Dystrophic Lake ◽  
Lipid Contents

Little is known about the animals that occupy naturally acidic habitats. To better understand the physiological state of animals from temperate, naturally acidic systems, we compared metabolite stores and meristics of two yellow perch (Perca flavescens) populations in northern Wisconsin. One population originated from a naturally acidic, dystrophic lake (Acid-Lake-Perch, ALP) and had previously been shown to have enhanced tolerance to low pH. The second population came from two nearby interconnected circumneutral, mesotrophic lakes (Neutral-Lake-Perch, NLP). Perch were collected throughout the year to account for seasonal effects and to discern whether patterns of metabolite utilization differed between populations. ALP had smaller livers containing less glycogen and greater muscle glycogen content than NLP. The ALP also had significantly greater liver and visceral lipid contents, and females from this population committed a greater fraction of their body mass to egg production. We interpret these results as indicative of physiological divergence at the population level in yellow perch. These results are discussed as possible products of H+ -driven changes in metabolism and as possible products of different life history strategies between populations. Our results also show that perch living in acidic, dystrophic Wharton Lake are not acid stressed.

Out in the wash: spatial ecology of a temperate marine shallow rocky-reef species derived using acoustic telemetry

2015 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerom R. Stocks ◽  
Charles A. Gray ◽  
Matthew D. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Ecology ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Activity Space ◽  
Rocky Reef ◽  
Temperate Reef ◽  
Detection Frequency ◽  
Detection Depth ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Temperate Reef Fish

Characterising the movement and habitat affinities of fish is a fundamental component in understanding the functioning of marine ecosystems. A comprehensive array of acoustic receivers was deployed at two near-shore coastal sites in south-eastern Australia, to examine the movements, activity-space size and residency of a temperate rocky-reef, herbivorous species Girella elevata. Twenty-four G. elevata individuals were internally tagged with pressure-sensing acoustic transmitters across these two arrays and monitored for up to 550 days. An existing network of coastal receivers was used to examine large-scale movement patterns. Individuals exhibited varying residency, but all had small activity-space sizes within the arrays. The species utilised shallow rocky-reef habitat, displaying unimodal or bimodal patterns in depth use. A positive correlation was observed between wind speed and the detection depth of fish, with fish being likely to move to deeper water to escape periods of adverse conditions. Detection frequency data, corrected using sentinel tags, generally illustrated diurnal behaviour. Patterns of habitat usage, residency and spatial utilisation highlighted the susceptibility of G. elevata to recreational fishing pressure. The results from the present study will further contribute to the spatial information required in the zoning of effective marine protected areas, and our understanding of temperate reef fish ecology.

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