Fin ray microchemistry of native fishes to evaluate upstream fish passage at Brandon Roads Lock and Dam in Illinois: 2017-2018

This dataset contains Sr:Ca of water and fin ray samples of native fish to evaluate upstream fish passage through a navigation lock in the Des Plaines River (Brandon Roads Lock and Dam). Fin ray samples from several native fish taxa (catostomids, ictalurids, centrarchids, and lepisosteids) were collected in two river reaches downstream of Brandon Roads Lock and Dam, and in a river reach upstream of Brandon Roads Lock and Dam. Fin ray Sr:Ca derived from microchemistry analyses of fin ray materials from a laser ablation transect is included as both edge values and entire transect (including edge). Edge values of Sr:Ca were used to characterize chemical signatures of residency for each of the rivers and make comparisons...

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Asian carp, Brandon Roads Lock and Dam, Brandon Roads Lock and Dam, Catostomidae, All tags... Centrarchidae, Chicago Area Waterway System, Des Plaines River, Des Plaines River, Ecology, Fish passage, Ictaluridae, Illinois River, Kankakee River, Lepisosteidae, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), biota, fin ray, invasive fishes, microchemistry, native species, otolith, Fewer tags