To control a fish you have to know why there are so many.– you have to understand its population dynamics. Since 2005 we have been studying several populations of common carp to understand mechanisms that regulate their abundance and describe them numerically using a model. Because carp populations are regulated by complex processes that incorporate extensive movement between lakes, intermittent but strong recruitment related to natural climatic instability, and unique behaviors of the adults, our model is also relatively complex. The model is being developed in collaboration with carp researchers from Australia and is currently being tested in a model chain of lakes.
To control a fish you have to know why there are so many.– you have to understand its population dynamics. Since 2005 we have been studying several populations of common carp to understand mechanisms that regulate their abundance and describe them numerically using a model. Because carp populations are regulated by complex processes that incorporate extensive movement between lakes, intermittent but strong recruitment related to natural climatic instability, and unique behaviors of the adults, our model is also relatively complex. The model is being developed in collaboration with carp researchers from Australia and is currently being tested in a model chain of lakes.