caa a22 4500 606227458 CHVBK 20210128101158.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10641-014-0330-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10641-014-0330-z The role of depth in regulating water quality and fish assemblages in oxbow lakes [Elektronische Daten] [D. Goetz, L. Miranda, R. Kröger, C. Andrews] We evaluated water quality and fish assemblages in deep (>3.0m; N = 7) and shallow (<1.5m; N = 6) floodplain lakes in the intensively cultivated Yazoo River Basin (Mississippi, USA) using indirect gradient multivariate procedures. Shallow lakes displayed wide diel oxygen fluctuations, some reaching hypoxic/anoxic conditions for extended periods of time, high suspended solids, and extreme water temperatures. Conversely, deeper lakes were represented by higher visibility, stable oxygen levels, and cooler water temperatures. Fish assemblages in shallow lakes were dominated by tolerant, small-bodied fishes and those able to breathe atmospheric oxygen. Deeper lakes had a greater representation of predators and other large-bodied fishes. Our evaluation suggests fish assemblages are reflective of oxbow lakes water quality, which is shaped by depth. Understanding the interactions between depth, water quality, and fish assemblages may facilitate development of effective management plans for improving conditions necessary to sustain diverse fish assemblages in agriculturally dominated basins. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014 Fish assemblage nationallicence Water quality nationallicence Depth nationallicence Tolerance nationallicence Goetz D. Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Box 9690, 39762, Mississippi State, MS, USA aut Miranda L. US Geological Survey, Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Box 9691, 39762, Mississippi State, MS, USA aut Kröger R. Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Box 9690, 39762, Mississippi State, MS, USA aut Andrews C. Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Box 9690, 39762, Mississippi State, MS, USA aut Environmental Biology of Fishes Springer Netherlands 98/3(2015-03-01), 951-959 0378-1909 98:3<951 2015 98 10641 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-014-0330-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-014-0330-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Goetz D. Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Box 9690, 39762, Mississippi State, MS, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Miranda L. US Geological Survey, Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Box 9691, 39762, Mississippi State, MS, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kröger R. Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Box 9690, 39762, Mississippi State, MS, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Andrews C. Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Box 9690, 39762, Mississippi State, MS, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Environmental Biology of Fishes Springer Netherlands 98/3(2015-03-01), 951-959 0378-1909 98:3<951 2015 98 10641