Elimination of Yellow Perch from a Lake by Use of Derris Root
Barrows MB. 1939. Elimination of Yellow Perch from a Lake by Use of Derris Root. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 3(2):131-133
For a number of years officials of the National Park Service have realized that the Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) in Goose Lake of Yellowstone National Park were a potential threat to other waters which they might be either intentionally or accidentally transferred, and, further, that they were serving no good purpose as they were undersized and furnished little or no sport for fishermen. In 1936 a hydrographic survey of the lake and means of eliminating the perch were considered. It was decided that using derris root would be the best as aquatic vegetation would not be killed and insect life would suffer less than if chlorine or copper sulfate were used. In this article, how derris root was decided upon and methods of carrying out its use are described.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Barrows, Maynard
- Units
- YELL
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Ecology, Environmental Impact, extermination, Fish, General Wildlife Health Studies, Goose Lake, Habitats, Lakes and Ponds, Management, Natural Resource Management, Perca flacescens, poisons, Population Control, Wildlife Health, yellow perch