Knowledge of spawning phenology may enhance selective barrier passage for wetland obligate fishes

Within the Laurentian Great Lakes, many native fishes use wetlands for spawning; however, these areas are also used by non-native common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that may impart negative ecological impacts. There is interest to manage common carp using barriers to decrease passage to specific habitats (e.g., their spawning sites), but these barriers could also exclude native wetland obligate spawners such as largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)…