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Presentation Type
Presentation
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Derek Crane, Marine Science
Major
Marine Science
Presentation Abstract
Oxbow lakes are common fluvial features found throughout many coastal and meandering river systems. Although these lakes have been previously overlooked in past river assessments across the southeast, they have increasingly been studied for their importance in the recruitment of fish populations in fluvial ecosystems. Oxbow lakes offer a refuge from predators and nursery habitat for young-of-year fish. Here, fishes were collected via boat electrofishing from twelve oxbow lake and backwater locations along the middle and upper Waccamaw River and from the Waccamaw River proper during June through September of 2021.We compared body condition utilizing the length and weight measurements of five commonly sampled species from oxbow and adjacent river habitats to investigate the difference in length-weight relationships and distribution between sample sites.
Location
Room 3 (BRTH 114)
Start Date
13-4-2022 4:10 PM
End Date
13-4-2022 4:30 PM
Disciplines
Oceanography
Recommended Citation
Wrobel, Dean, "Comparison of Body Condition in Commonly Sampled Species Found in Oxbow Lakes and Main River Habitats along the Upper and Middle Waccamaw River" (2022). Undergraduate Research Competition. 87.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2022/fullconference/87
Comparison of Body Condition in Commonly Sampled Species Found in Oxbow Lakes and Main River Habitats along the Upper and Middle Waccamaw River
Room 3 (BRTH 114)
Oxbow lakes are common fluvial features found throughout many coastal and meandering river systems. Although these lakes have been previously overlooked in past river assessments across the southeast, they have increasingly been studied for their importance in the recruitment of fish populations in fluvial ecosystems. Oxbow lakes offer a refuge from predators and nursery habitat for young-of-year fish. Here, fishes were collected via boat electrofishing from twelve oxbow lake and backwater locations along the middle and upper Waccamaw River and from the Waccamaw River proper during June through September of 2021.We compared body condition utilizing the length and weight measurements of five commonly sampled species from oxbow and adjacent river habitats to investigate the difference in length-weight relationships and distribution between sample sites.