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Predatory and Mutualistic Interactions between Freshwater Minnows and their Predators
… (Nocomis leptocephalus; "chub"). Chubs provide spawning habitat for not only themselves, but for other minnows, collectively called "nest associates". In this work, I observe the predatory and potential mutualistic interactions between chubs, nest associates, and their predators. In Chapter 1, I …
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Effects of pumped storage project operations on the spawning success of centrarchid fishes in Leesville Lake, Virginia
… the Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Project on the spawning success of centrarchid fishes in the lower impoundment, Leesville Lake. Hydroelectric power generation operations at the Smith Mountain Dam power plant create high water velocities with daily flow reversals, and water level and temperature …
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The Exchange of Fine Muddy Sediment in Gravel-Bed Fluvial Systems
… to get captured within bluehead chub fish nests. It was determined that more deposition of mud occurred in the upstream half of the nest concluding that the primary pathway was hyporheic pumping through the nest. Capture efficiencies of the nests were also found to increase as the length of …