Period 8 American Shad by Caroline Douthit https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg en-us 2017-01-04 01:40:58 UTC 2017-01-21 20:01:38 UTC hello@padlet.com American SHAD https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145575422 It forms an important link in the food web
 ]]> 2017-01-05 18:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145575422 Scientific name https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145576012 Alosa Sapidissima]]> 2017-01-05 19:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145576012 Habitat https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145576695 -Coastal ocean waters
-Spawn in freshwater rivers and streams]]> 2017-01-05 19:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145576695 yes American Shad migrate to spawn in fresh water river and stream. https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145576996 2017-01-05 19:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145576996 Predator https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145577371 Bears, birds, and large fish]]> 2017-01-05 19:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145577371 about american shad https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145577749 https://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/shad.htm]]> 2017-01-05 19:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145577749 migration of american shad https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145761890 They migrate down stream after spawing.]]> 2017-01-06 18:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145761890 migration of american shad https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145763441
they migrate down stream after spawning. And they leave the Bay by Summer]]> 2017-01-06 18:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145763441 Bibliography https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145764082 Program, Chesapeake Bay. "Chesapeake Bay Program." Bay Blog RSS. Chesapeake Bay Program, 2012. Web. 6 Jan. 2017

"Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries." American Shad | VDGIF. VDGIF, 2017. Web. 06 Jan. 2017

Csebestyen. "Delaware River Basin Commission|American Shad Facts." Delaware River Basin Commission|American Shad Facts. DRBC, 14 Nov. 2014. Web. 06 Jan. 2017.







]]> 2017-01-06 18:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145764082 Herding/schooling of American shad https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145764825 The young shads gather in schools and swim to the ocean.]]> 2017-01-06 18:58:15 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145764825 Appearance https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145766069 -Thin metallic body
-Green and dark blue
-Forked tail
-Spots on shoulders

]]> 2017-01-06 19:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145766069 over harvesting https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145766298 by the late 1800 s, excessive harvesting took its toll on shad. This exploitation coupled with pollution. from an annual harvest of 17.5 million pounds at the turn of the century, chesapeake shad harvests dwindled to less than 2 million pounds by the 1970 s.]]> 2017-01-06 19:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145766298 https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145766969 2017-01-06 19:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145766969 commensalism relationships https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145789272 The American shad lays eggs inside the mussel's mouth. This can be a commensalistic relationship because the shad benefits from the mussel protecting the eggs, but the mussel get nothing.]]> 2017-01-06 21:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145789272 https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145792675 -]]> 2017-01-06 22:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/u0znvylnmahg/wish/145792675