Research and Funding Research Projects
Bighead carp in the upper midwest river: competition with native filter-feeding fishes and potential threats to the Great Lakes
Major Goals and Objectives
- To determine the extent of dietary overlap between bighead carp and native filter-feeding fishes in the Mississippi and Illinois river systems
- To use data from the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program to examine whether specific environmental factors correlate with successful reproduction of bighead carp in the Upper Mississippi River System
- To test the effectiveness of an electric barrier in restricting the spread of bighead carp
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Research Information
Principal Investigator:
John Chick
John Chick
Initiation Date:
2002
2002
Completion Date:
2004
2004
Affiliation:
Illinois Natural History Survey
Illinois Natural History Survey
Our Work
Contacts
John Chick
chick@illinois.edu
chick@illinois.edu
