Occurrence, Abundance, Movement, and Habitat Associations of Bonneville Cutthroat Trout in Tributaries to Bear Lake, Idaho–Utah.
In: North American Journal of Fisheries Management, Jg. 42 (2022-06-01), Heft 3, S. 684-700
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Bonneville Cutthroat Trout (BCT) Oncorhynchus clarkii utah in Bear Lake, Idaho–Utah, is an important endemic and recreational species and plays a vital ecological role in systems throughout the basin. Although the distribution and abundance of BCT have declined due to anthropogenic disturbances, production of wild BCT in Bear Lake has increased over the past decade as a result of extensive habitat improvement in spawning tributaries. The objective of this study was to assess the occurrence, distribution, and out‐migration of BCT in tributaries of Bear Lake. Surveys were conducted at 75 stream reaches across three study streams (i.e., St. Charles, Fish Haven, and Swan creeks) during 2019 and 2020. A total of 1,064 BCT was sampled from 55 of 75 total reaches (73%). Total length of BCT varied from 22 to 650 mm, and the average TL was 117 mm (SE = 2.2). Regression models were used to identify abiotic and biotic features associated with BCT distribution, abundance, and probability of out‐migration. Regardless of the tributary, elevation was negatively related to BCT occurrence and relative abundance. Other habitat characteristics associated with the presence and abundance of BCT were similar to those of other Cutthroat Trout species. For example, BCT were often associated with large substrates, instream cover, canopy cover, and heterogeneity in several habitat characteristics. The probability of a BCT out‐migrating was positively associated with fish length and age but negatively related to distance to Bear Lake and number of downstream irrigation diversions. Results from this study provide critical information on the ecology and early life history characteristics of BCT that can be used to guide additional conservation and management efforts (i.e., removal of nonnative fish species; continued habitat restoration efforts). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Occurrence, Abundance, Movement, and Habitat Associations of Bonneville Cutthroat Trout in Tributaries to Bear Lake, Idaho–Utah.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Heller, Megan R. ; Dillon, Jeffrey C. ; Quist, Michael C. |
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Zeitschrift: | North American Journal of Fisheries Management, Jg. 42 (2022-06-01), Heft 3, S. 684-700 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2022 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0275-5947 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1002/nafm.10754 |
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