Evaluating white perch (Morone americana) fecundity in select Chesapeake Bay tributaries in repsonse to pathology and fitness

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dc.contributor.advisorHarrell, Reginal Men_US
dc.contributor.authorShaner, Jacoben_US
dc.contributor.departmentMarine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciencesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-13T06:40:52Z
dc.date.available2021-02-13T06:40:52Z
dc.date.issued2020en_US
dc.description.abstractFecundity studies have emerged as a complement to generalized stock assessment methods in an effort to more accurately determine reproductive potential, as well as explain a lack of stock recovery in some cases. The Chesapeake Bay presents an interesting case study, in that widespread anthropogenic influence has created the potential to reduce reproductive fitness among resident species, including white perch (Morone americana). This study seeks to investigate white perch population fecundity in response to habitat quality, as well as disease and nutrition, through the use of stereological and automated counting methods to assess agreement between stock assessments and reproductive potential. Results indicate lack of impact on fecundity from degraded habitat, limited impact of individual nutrition, and no conclusive effect from disease. These findings, coupled with stable recruitment, indicate that white perch reproduction in the Chesapeake Bay is unaffected by increased population stress.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/k7d9-9zy1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/26772
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledNatural resource managementen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEcologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledBiological oceanographyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledChesapeake Bayen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledfecundityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledmycobacteriosisen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledreproductionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledstereologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledwhite perchen_US
dc.titleEvaluating white perch (Morone americana) fecundity in select Chesapeake Bay tributaries in repsonse to pathology and fitnessen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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