Spatially explicit measures of production of young alewives in Lake Michigan: Linkage between essential fish habitat and recruitment |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Tomas?O?H??kEmail author Edward?S?Rutherford Shannon?J?Brines Doran?M?Mason David?J?Schwab Michael?J?McCormick Timothy?J?DeSorcie |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biology, SUNY College at Buffalo, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Abraka, 14222, NY, USA;(2) Department of Biological Sciences, DSUNY College at Buffalo, P.M.B. 1, Abraka, 14260, NY, USA |
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Abstract: | The identification and protection of essential habitats for early life stages of fishes are necessary to sustain fish stocks.
Essential fish habitat for early life stages may be defined as areas where fish densities, growth, survival, or production
rates are relatively high. To identify critical habitats for young-of-year (YOY) alewives (Alosa pseud oharengus) in Lake Michigan, we integrated bioenergetics models with GIS (Geographic Information Systems) to generate spatially explicit
estimates of potential population production (an index of habitat quality). These estimates were based upon YOY alewife bioenergetic
growth rate potential and their salmonine predators’ consumptive demand. We compared estimates of potential population production
to YOY alewife yield (an index of habitat importance). Our analysis suggested that during 1994–1995, YOY alewife habitat quality
and yield varied widely throughout Lake Michigan. Spatial patterns of alewife yield were not significantly correlated to habitat
quality. Various mechanisms (e.g., predator migrations, lake circulation patterns, alternative strategies) may preclude YOY
alewives from concentrating in areas of high habitat quality in Lake Michigan. |
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