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Clay L. Pierce, Assistant Unit Leader, Fisheries
Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management Older Publications: Liao, H., C. L. Pierce, and J. G. Larscheid. 2002. Diet dynamics of the adult piscivorous fish community in Spirit Lake, Iowa, USA 1995-1997. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 11:178-189. pdf Quist, M. C., C. S. Guy, M. A. Pegg, P. J. Braaten, C. L. Pierce, and V. H. Travnicek. 2002. Potential influence of harvest on shovelnose sturgeon populations in the Missouri River system: a case for pro-active management. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 22:537-549. pdf Pegg, M. A., and C. L. Pierce. 2002. Classification of reaches in the Missouri and lower Yellowstone rivers based on flow characteristics. River Research and Applications 18:31-42. pdf Pegg, M. A., and C. L. Pierce. 2001. Growth rate responses of Missouri and lower Yellowstone River fishes to a latitudinal gradient. Journal of Fish Biology 59(6):1529-1543. pdf Pelham, M. E., C. L. Pierce, and J. G. Larscheid. 2001. Diet dynamics of the juvenile piscivorous fish community in Spirit Lake, Iowa, 1997-1998. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 10:198-211. pdf Pierce, C. L., M. D. Sexton, M. E. Pelham, H. Liao and J. G. Larscheid. 2001. Dynamics of the littoral fish assemblage in Spirit Lake, Iowa and implications for prey availability for piscivores. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 21:884-896. pdf Pierce, C. L., A. M. Corcoran, A. N. Gronbach, S. Hsia, B. J. Mularkey, and A. J. Schwartzhoff. 2001. Influence of diel period on electrofishing and beach seining assessments of littoral fish assemblages. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 21:918-926. pdf Pierce, C. L., M. D. Sexton, M. E. Pelham and J. G. Larscheid. 2001. Short-term variability and long-term change in the composition of the littoral zone fish community in Spirit Lake, Iowa. American Midland Naturalist 146(2):290-299. pdf Liao, H., C. L. Pierce, and J. G. Larscheid. 2001. Empirical assessment of indices of prey importance in the diets of predacious fish. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 130:583-591. pdf Pierce, C. L., and B. D. Hinrichs. 1997. Response of littoral invertebrates to reduction in fish density: simultaneous experiments in ponds with different fish assemblages. Freshwater Biology 37:397-408. pdf Pierce, C. L., J. B. Rasmussen, and W. C. Leggett. 1996. Back-calculation of fish length from scales: empirical comparison of proportional methods. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 125:889-898. pdf Liao, H., C. L. Pierce, D. H. Wahl, J. B. Rasmussen, and W. C. Leggett. 1995. Relative weight (Wr) as a field assessment tool: relationships with growth, prey biomass and environmental conditions. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 124:387-400. pdf Putman, J. H., C. L. Pierce, and D. M. Day. 1995. Relationships between environmental variables and size-specific growth rates of Illinois stream fishes. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 124:252-261. pdf Pierce, C. L., J. B. Rasmussen, and W. C. Leggett. 1994. Littoral fish communities in southern Quebec lakes: relationships with limnological and prey resource variables. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 51:1128-1138. pdf Welker, M. T., C. L. Pierce, and D. H. Wahl. 1994. Growth and survival of larval fishes: the role of zooplankton abundance and competition. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 123:703-717. pdf Pierce, C. L., J. B. Rasmussen, and W. C. Leggett. 1990. Sampling littoral fish with a seine: corrections for variable capture efficiency. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 47:1004-1010. pdf Pierce, C. L. 1988. Predator avoidance, microhabitat shift, and risk-sensitive foraging in larval dragonflies. Oecologia 77:81-90. pdf Pierce, C. L., K. A. Musgrove, J. Ritterpusch, and N. E. Carl. 1987. Littoral invertebrate abundance in bluegill spawning colonies and undisturbed areas of a small pond. Canadian Journal of Zoology 65:2066-2071. pdf Johnson, D. M., C. L. Pierce, T. H. Martin, C. N. Watson, R. E. Bohanan, and P. H. Crowley. 1987. Prey depletion by odonate larvae: combining evidence from multiple field experiments. Ecology 68:1459-1465. pdf Pierce, C. L., P. H. Crowley, and D. M. Johnson. 1985. Behavior and ecological interactions of larval Odonata. Ecology 66:1504-1512. pdf Crowley, P. H., C. L. Pierce, D. M. Johnson, and R. E. Bohanan. 1983. An enclosure for experimental manipulation of lentic, littoral, and benthic communities. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 2:59-66. pdf Pierce, C. L. and B. Thompson. 1981. A survey of water flow in drainage ditches and streams in South Central Minnesota. Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Sciences 46:10-12. pdf |
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