Habitat Associations of Juvenile Burbot in a Tributary of the Kootenai River
| Autor: | Michael C. Quist, Zachary S. Beard, Tyler J. Ross, Ryan S. Hardy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology business.industry 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Drainage basin Aquatic Science Biology 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Substrate (marine biology) Fishery Stocking Habitat Aquaculture Tributary Juvenile Fish business Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 146:1008-1015 |
| ISSN: | 1548-8659 0002-8487 |
| Popis: | Burbot Lota lota in the lower Kootenai River, Idaho, have been the focus of extensive conservation efforts, particularly conservation aquaculture. One of the primary management strategies has been the release of Burbot into small tributaries in the Kootenai River basin, such as Deep Creek. Since 2012, approximately 12,000 juvenile Burbot have been stocked into Deep Creek; however, little is known about the habitat use of stocked Burbot. The objective of this study was to evaluate habitat associations of juvenile Burbot in Deep Creek. Fish and habitat were sampled from 58 reaches of the creek. Regression models suggested that Burbot moved little after stocking and were associated with areas of high mean depth and coarse substrate. This study provides additional knowledge on habitat associations of juvenile Burbot and suggests that managers should consider selecting deep habitats with coarse substrate for stocking locations.Received December 15, 2016; accepted May 22, 2017 |
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