Some Limnological Conditions Relative to Winter Kill of Fish in Ice-Covered Representative Farm Ponds in Eastern South Dakota

An aquatic environment involves many complex relationships biologically, physically, and chemically. Many of these relationships are difficult to measure or are little understood. In nature, aquatic environments accommodate many types of aquatic life. Ecological disturbances may cause the environment to become unfit for economically important forms of life. Human interferences often causes polluted waters and naturally occurring disturbances are common. A disturbance of this kind is one of the major problems of fisheries management in the northern Great Plains area – seasonal anaerobosis of fish or other aquatic animals and plants, commonly known as winter kill. Winter kill is usually a result of dissolved oxygen depletion in the water, although under certain conditions lethal agents may cause death. The basic causes involved in winter kill are known, but many limnological relationships remain unsolved. There have been very few studies on winter conditions of lakes in relation to winter kill. Due to the many questionable or unknown factors relating to winter kill and the major problem in fisheries management it creates, this study was undertaken to gain a better understanding of the winter-kill phenomenon.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Open Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Wildlife Management

Year

1960

Author dc:creator

• Johnson, Jerome L.

• Natural Resources and Conservation

Statement dc:rights

• <p>No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only<br /><a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/</a></p>

Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/143

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:openprairie.sdstate.edu:etd-1143