A quirk of silver carp behavior — an exaggerated startle response, causing them to leap from the water when boats approached — revealed their enormous, unexpected populations in the rivers of the Midwest. (discovermagazine.com)
It was covered with mesh, lest the subadult silver carp jump out. (discovermagazine.com)
Eleven experts estimated that if the carp become established in Lake Erie, bighead and silver carp biomass in Lake Erie could range from close to zero but up to over 25 metric - tons / km2 which is greater than the sum of walleye and yellow perch biomass in Lake Erie. (sciencedaily.com)