Abstract
Abstract We evaluated the effects of stem density on the attraction of bluegills Lepomis macrochirus and largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides to mats of artificial vegetation in a 5-ha impoundment in southwestern Ohio. We also used field enclosures to examine the effects of artificial vegetation density on growth of age-0 bluegills and on predation risk of age-0 bluegills ( 50 mm TL) were similar among vegetation densities, whereas largemouth bass were more abundant near high-density mats. Lengths of age-0 bluegills did not differ significantly among stem densities, suggesting that selection of cover density did not depend on fish size. ...
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