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r Comparisons of Manipulated Sites vs Natural and Application Sites <br />General estions <br />1. Are recruitment dynamics of sites with and without nonnative fish (larger than larvae) <br />similar? <br />2. Are native fish inputs into the riverine system from sites with and without nonnative fish <br />(larger than larvae) similar? <br />3. Is food production of sites with and without nonnative fish (larger than larvae) similar? <br />4. Are food inputs into the riverine system from sites with and without nonnative fish (larger <br />than larvae) similar? <br />Specific Questions <br />1. How does the timing of inundation affect: <br />a. larval fish drift into sites <br />b. juvenile and larger fish colonization, with specific reference to native vs nonnative fish <br />species <br />c. food production <br />d. transport of native and nonnative fishes from floodplains into the river <br />e. macrophyte development <br />2. How does the duration of inundation affect: <br />a. larval fish drift into sites <br />b. juvenile and larger fish colonization, with specific reference to native vs nonnative fish <br />species <br />c. food production <br />d. transport of native and nonnative fishes from floodplains into the river <br />e. macrophyte development <br />Rationale and Comparisons for the Questions Outlined Above: <br />1. General Questions <br />1 One of the main concerns with opening up flooded bottomland sites indiscriminantly is <br />that the current fish community, which is dominated by nonnative fishes may show <br />significant increases resulting in decreases or even the localized extirpation of the native <br />fish fauna. In order to determine how native vs nonnative fishes utilize inundated areas <br />13