Thermal and hydrologic suitability of Lake Erie and its major tributaries for spawning of Asian carps

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 159-166

  Kocovsky, Patrick M ^a   Chapman, Duane C ^b   McKenna, James E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrologic models; Invasion; Invasive species; Thermal models

Indexed keywords

BIGHEAD CARP; FLOOD EVENT; GRASS CARP; HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS; HYDROLOGIC MODELS; INVASION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAKE ERIE; MICHIGAN; MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN; SILVER CARP; SUMMER TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDITION; THERMAL MODEL; WATER COLUMNS; WATER VELOCITIES;

FLOODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS;

LAKES;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CYPRINID; FLOODING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; INCUBATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAKE WATER; RIVER WATER; SPAWNING; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TRIBUTARY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE; LAKE MICHIGAN; MISSISSIPPI BASIN; UNITED STATES;

CTENOPHARYNGODON; CTENOPHARYNGODON IDELLA; CYPRINIDAE; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS NOBILIS;

EID: 84857138194     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2011.11.015     Document Type: Article

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