The exotic grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) has been used for almost a half a century
in the United States as a biological agent to control and manage aquatic plants. This long …

Artificial structure has been used in the United States since the 1930s to modify benthic
habitats in freshwater systems in attempts to enhance both sport and commercial fisheries …

We investigated the role of freshwater macrophytes as refuge by testing the hypothesis that
predators capture fewer prey in more dense and structurally complex habitats. We also …

The work reported herein was conducted as part of the Aquatic Plant Control Research
Program (APCRP), Work Unit 32944. The APCRP is sponsored by Headquarters, US Army …

Over 3,600 hectares of submersed aquatic vegetation in Lake Conroe, Texas, were
eliminated 1 year after 270,000 grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella were stocked in 1981 …

Winter mortality of age‐0 largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides is sometimes size
dependent, with smaller fish experiencing higher mortality. We conducted this study to …

Macrophyte harvesting often has been suggested as a way to improve fish growth and size
structure in lakes with high densities of submergent macrophytes and stunted fish …

Introduced species have created environmental benefits and unanticipated disasters so a
priori assessments of species introductions are needed for environmental management. A …

The diet composition of largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, and pumpkinseed sunfish,
Lepomis gibbosus, and its relation to environmental factors was studied in intermittent …

Variation in recruitment of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides was quantified in four
mainstream impoundments along an 800-km segment of the Tennessee River and …