Diel variability in fish assemblages in coastal wetlands and tributaries of the St. Lawrence River: a cautionary tale for fisheries monitoring

Both coastal wetlands and tributaries of waterbodies provide important and distinct habitat for freshwater fishes. While diel migration into and out of these systems is known to occur for some species, the resulting changes in fish assemblage composition and dominance are less well understood. To evaluate diel changes in the fish assemblages of a coastal wetland and tributary, fish community surveys were completed at ten locations during the …