Age, Trace Metal, Stable Isotope, and Fatty Acid Data Collected from Sturgeon Captured in the Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers, Minnesota and Wisconsin, 2015-2016. Data

Proposed invasive carp barriers may threaten populations of migratory fishes in the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway and the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area by preventing movements between rivers needed to fulfill life history requirements. Moreover, reproducing populations of invasive carp could alter aquatic food webs and negatively affect mussels and migratory fishes. In this study, nonlethal chemical techniques were used to determine the trophic positions and migratory histories of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) captured in the St. Croix and Mississippi rivers. Stable isotope analyses demonstrated differences in trophic position among sturgeon captured in different locations among the...

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Environmental Health, Lake sturgeon, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (MISS), Sr:Ca, All tags... St. Croix National Scenic Riverway (SACN), USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), age, biota, fatty acid, migratory history, none, pectoral fin ray, stable isotope, trace metals, Fewer tags