US Geological Survey - National Park Service Partnership Program

Comparing Trace Metal Concentrations in Water and Pectoral Fin Rays to Assess Lake Sturgeon Populations in Voyageurs National Park, MN

Primary Investigators

USGS Investigators: Jeff Ziegeweid

NPS Investigators: Ryan Maki

Project Details

Start Year: 2015

Category: Technical Assistance

Funding

2015
$50,000

Project Location

NPS Park: Voyageurs NP

USGS Center: Upper Midwest Water Science Center

States: MN

Project Publications

Method comparisons for determining concentrations of metals in water samples used in studies of fish migratory histories
Ratios of strontium to calcium measured in pectoral fin rays of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) captured in the lakes and rivers of Namakan Reservoir, Minnesota, United States and Ontario, Canada, 2007-15