Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Widespread changes in growth, diet and depth distribution of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) in the Great Lakes are linked to invasive dreissenid mussels

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Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Fera, Shannon A., Thesis advisor (ths): Dunlop, Erin, Thesis advisor (ths): Ridgway, Mark, Degree committee member (dgc): Dillon, Peter, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Recent declines in growth and condition of Great Lakes' lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) have been linked to ecosystem-wide changes stemming from the invasion of dreissenid mussels. To test the influence of invasive mussels on this commercially important coregonid species, we collected archived scale samples from ten Great Lake locations and analyzed long-term changes in… more
Full Text: Widespread changes in growth, diet and depth distribution of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) in the Great Lakes are linked to invasive dreissenid mussels A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the …