Fish population and biomass estimates from mark-recapture for Lake Milicich, a shallow Waikato peat lake / by Brendan J. Hicks, Grant W. Tempero, and Warrick S. Powrie.
By: Hicks, Brendon J.
Contributor(s): Tempero, Grant W | Powrie, Warwick S.
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BookSeries: ERI report: no. 88Publisher: Hamilton, N.Z. : Environmental Research Institute, University of Waikato, 2017Description: 19 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm; 1 electronic resource.ISSN: 2350-3432.Subject(s): FRESHWATER FISH
| BIOMASS | FISH POPULATIONS | SHORTFINNED EELS | CATFISH | RUDD | GOLDFISH | PEAT LAKES | NEW ZEALAND | LAKE MILICICHOnline resources: Environmental Research Institute PDF | NIWA document server | National Digital Heritage Archive Open Access Summary: Lake Milicich is a shallow (2.3 m maximum depth), 2.01-ha peat lake with a catchment area of 54 ha in dairy and horticultural land uses. A single outlet drain leads to the Mangaotama Stream and the Waipa River. There are dense beds of the Machaerina (Baumea) articulata around most of the lake’s margin.
The aim of this research was to determine the fish species present in Lake Milicich and to estimate the abundance of the species as part of a wider restoration programme for the lake. We used Gee minnow traps and fyke and gill netting for mark-recapture to estimate the number of fish present in the lake. Population estimates were converted to biomass by multiplying fish number by mean weight for each species. Boat electrofishing was not possible because of the soft margins. ...
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A report prepared for the National Institute of Water and Atmosphere Ltd, Hamilton.
Lake Milicich is a shallow (2.3 m maximum depth), 2.01-ha peat lake with a catchment area of 54 ha in dairy and horticultural land uses. A single outlet drain leads to the Mangaotama Stream and the Waipa River. There are dense beds of the Machaerina (Baumea) articulata around most of the lake’s margin.
The aim of this research was to determine the fish species present in Lake Milicich and to estimate the abundance of the species as part of a wider restoration programme for the lake. We used Gee minnow traps and fyke and gill netting for mark-recapture to estimate the number of fish present in the lake. Population estimates were converted to biomass by multiplying fish number by mean weight for each species. Boat electrofishing was not possible because of the soft margins. ...
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