Award Date
1-1-1989
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Biological Science
First Committee Member
Larry J. Paulson
Number of Pages
83
Abstract
Procambarus clarkii are found in extremely low numbers throughout Lake Mead, AZ-NV. The crayfish are an important dietary component for game fish. Enhancement of the crayfish population would broaden the fishery forage base. Crayfish were stocked and monitored in a study cove on Saddle Island to determine if the Procambarus clarkii population could be enhanced. A trapping survey of the area after the following reproductive season yielded low numbers of crayfish. A comparison of pre-stocking and post-stocking catch per trap day (CPTD) values revealed no significant increase in the population. Procambarus clarkii population growth is limited by environmental factors in Lake Mead. If management plans indicate that a large crayfish population is needed for the Lake Mead fishery, stocking of Orconectes virilis is recommended.
Keywords
Clark; Enhancement; Monitoring; Population; Procambarus; Lake Mead
Controlled Subject
Forests and forestry; Aquatic sciences
File Format
File Size
2365.44 KB
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
Permissions
If you are the rightful copyright holder of this dissertation or thesis and wish to have the full text removed from Digital Scholarship@UNLV, please submit a request to digitalscholarship@unlv.edu and include clear identification of the work, preferably with URL.
Repository Citation
Hager, Mikell Beth, "Enhancement and monitoring of the Procambarus clarkii population in Lake Mead" (1989). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 72.
http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/94mc-rune
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
COinS