Effects of seasonal habitat limitations on the distribution and energetics of stocked salmonids in Lake Moomaw, Virginia

Lake Moomaw, a 1024 ha flood control reservoir in western Virginia, retains sufficient cold, oxygenated water (< 21°C, ⠥ 5.0 mg/L) to allow trout survival throughout most of the summer. However, trout habitat declines to an annual minimum in September. vertical gillnets and ultrasonic telemetr...

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Main Author: Hampton, Thomas M.
Other Authors: Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41380
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03032009-040959/