Analysis of the Trophic Support Capacity of Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, for Piscivorous Fish
This investigation examined the adequacy of the forage base to meet current demand of piscivores in Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. Surplus production, or the maximum sustainable supply, of alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) and gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) were determined using data on the biomas...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28185 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-070199-124017/ |