Fish community change in Lake Superior, 1970-2000

• Published in: Canadian journal of fisheries and aquatic sciences Vol. 60; no. 12; pp. 1552 - 1574
• Main Authors: Bronte, Charles R, Ebener, Mark P, Schreiner, Donald R, DeVault, David S, Petzold, Michael M, Jensen, Douglas A, Richards, Carl, Lozano, Steven J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ottawa, Canada NRC Research Press 01.12.2003; National Research Council of Canada; Canadian Science Publishing NRC Research Press
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal populations; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Bioenergetics; Biological and medical sciences; Biomass; Comparative analysis; Contaminants; Coregonus artedi; Coregonus artedii; Coregonus clupeaformis; Eutrophication; Exploitation and management of natural biological resources (hunting, fishing and exploited populations survey, etc.); Fish; Fresh water ecosystems; Freshwater; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Geological surveys; Habitat utilization; Habitats; Indigenous species; Insecticides; Introduced species; Lakes; Marine; Marine ecosystems; Mortality; Nonnative species; Osmerus mordax; Overfishing; Petromyzon marinus; Petromyzontidae; Pisces; Predators; Prey; Salmon; Salmonidae; Salvelinus namaycush; Species composition; Species extinction; Stable isotopes; Sustainable fisheries; Synecology; Toxaphene; Trophic levels; Lake Superior; Great Lakes of America; North America; America; North America, Superior L; North America, Great Lakes; Agnatha; Salmonidae; Salvelinus namaycush; Population management; Coregonus clupeaformis; Change; Petromyzon marinus; Freshwater environment; Restocking; Aquatic environment; Vertebrata; Fishery; Animal community; Pisces; Stock

Changes in Lake Superior's fish community are reviewed from 1970 to 2000. Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) and lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) stocks have increased substantially and may be approaching ancestral states. Lake herring (Coregonus artedi) have also recovered, but under spo...