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Habitat relationships of native and non-native fishes of the Willamette River, Oregon

Creator:: Williams, Joshua E.
Abstract:: The Willamette River flows north between the Cascade Mountains and Coast Range of western Oregon within a 29,728-km² basin. The fish community in the geologically young basin consists of 36 native species, but introductions of non-native fishes have added 33 additional species for a total of 69 fish species. During...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: macrochirus and western mosquitofish Gambusia affinus. Several species used the inundated floodplain for

Seasonal floodplain wetlands as fish habitat in Oregon and Washington

Creator:: Baker, Cynthia F.
Abstract:: To begin to understand freshwater seasonal floodplain fish communities in the context of human alteration of the physical system, species introductions and wetland restoration efforts, I studied fish assemblages in fifteen seasonal floodplain wetlands within four geographic regions (coastal, upper Columbia River estuary, Puget Sound and eastern Oregon/Washington) in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Patch dynamics of desert fishes in the arid wetlands of western Utah

Creator:: Sáenz, Jessica
Abstract:: The conservation of declining desert fish species requires the identification of relations between fish population dynamics and their environments. Dynamic occupancy modeling, an approach that requires less information than traditional mark-recapture studies, may help identify important factors affecting population processes and aid desert fish conservation and restoration efforts. I used...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Poeciliopsis occidentalis) and an aggressive exotic predator, the western mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis

Characterization of stream fish assemblages and land use associations within a southern Ohio National Forest

Creator:: LaRue, Michelle L.
Abstract:: Seasonally, in 1998 and 1999, I examined spatial and temporal variation in fish assemblages of agricultural, forested, and acid mine drainage tributaries within the Wayne National Forest (WNF) in southern Ohio. Land use and natural disturbance explained patterns in stream fish assemblages. Creek chub and green sunfish were present in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Fish and amphibian use of intermittent streams within the upper Willamette Basin, Oregon

Creator:: Colvin, Randall William
Abstract:: In the fall through spring of 2002/03 and 2003/04, the composition of fish and amphibian communities were examined in intermittent streams in the upper Willamette river basin in western Oregon. I recorded standard aquatic habitat variables and water nutrient concentrations (nitrate and phosphate) and correlated them with fish and amphibian...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: mosquitofish common all Gambusia affinis Brook trout absent tribs Salvelinusfontinalis Brown trout absent tribs

Habitat selection of hatchery and wild juvenile salmonids in Eagle Creek Basin, Oregon

Creator:: Brignon, William R.
Abstract:: To best manage Eagle Creek National Fish Hatchery and minimize any negative impacts that the current hatchery program may be having on Endangered Species Act-listed salmonids in the Eagle Creek Basin, I determined if wild fish are being displaced from preferred habitats by hatchery salmonids Oncorhynchus spp. This thesis had...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Classification of Icelandic watersheds and rivers to explain life history strategies of Atlantic salmon

Creator:: Gudjonsson, Sigurdur
Abstract:: A hierarchical classification system of Iceland's watersheds and rivers is presented. The classification is based on Iceland's substrate, climate, water, biota, and human cultural influences. The geological formations of Iceland are very different in character depending on their age and formation history. Three major types of formations occur: Tertiary, Plio-Pleistocene,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The physiology ecology and run diversity of adult Pacific lamprey, Entosphenus tridentatus, during the freshwater spawning migration

Creator:: Clemens, Benjamin J.
Abstract:: Pacific lamprey, Entosphenus tridentatus, have shown recent and rapid declines in abundance. These anadromous fish return to streams where they mature, spawn and die. It has been inferred that Pacific lamprey enter freshwater and reside for ~ 1 year before spawning. This long exposure to the freshwater environment may affect...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Patterns of genetic inheritance and variation through ontogeny for hatchery and wild stocks of Chinook salmon

Creator:: Hulett, Patrick L.
Abstract:: Although differences between selective pressures in hatcheries and streams have been theorized to cause genetic divergence between hatchery and wild salmonids, evidence of this is lacking. This study was initiated to document the presence or absence of genetic change in hatchery and wild stocks by characterizing genetic traits in fish...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Formation and maintenance of fish assemblages in a high desert Oregon stream

Creator:: Pearsons, Todd N.
Abstract:: Considerable controversy exists about how fish assemblages are organized. I explicitly took fish movement into account while I studied the effects of disturbance, habitat complexity, and predation at different times of the summer to understand the major factors influencing assemblage structure in a high desert Oregon stream. The effects of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis (Meffe 1984; Minckley and Meffe 1987). Benthic species such as sculpins

Microhabitat associations and behavioral dynamics of co-occurring native Pacifastacus leniusculus and invasive Procambarus clarkii crayfish in Oregon's southern Willamette Valley

Creator:: Hanshew, Brett Alan
Abstract:: Biological invasions are the second largest threat to biodiversity following habitat loss, and studying invasions has been a focus of ecological the past two decades. Despite the intense research, many basic questions remain empirically unanswered, particularly in the realm of behavior. The purpose of this research was to explore the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Fish assemblage organization in the Amazon River floodplain : species richness, spatial distribution and recruitment processes

Creator:: Petry, Paulo
Abstract:: The composition and distribution of fish assemblages was examined in a floodplain lake system in the Amazon basin. Quantitative samples were collected during the 1992-1993 flooding season at Marchantaria Island, Solimoes River. A total of 25,819 specimens representing 8 orders, 30 families, 101 genera and 139 species of fish were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The use of molecular biological methods to assess the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals and natural hormones on growth in the sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus)

Creator:: Knoebl, Iris
Abstract:: The work presented in this dissertation examines possible modes of action for growth inhibition by anthropogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) as well as endogenous hormones associated with growth in fish. Using the sheepshead minnow (SHM) (Cyprinodon variegatus) as a model, I developed methods to examine perturbations in the endocrine axis...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Influences of Thermal and Trophic Heterogeneity on Phenology, Growth, and Resource Use by Juvenile Coho Salmon

Creator:: Campbell, Emily Y.
Abstract:: Ecological resources available to freshwater fish shift spatially, temporally and across life stages. To better understand how spatial-temporal availability of resources influence fish, I examined the phenologies of hatching and emergence of Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in streams with contrasting and strongly defined seasonal thermal variability. The study streams included...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Microhabitat utilization by juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in relation to stream discharges in the lower American River of California

Creator:: Jackson, Terry A.
Abstract:: Habitats for juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) were observed at a high flow during the spring of 1989 and at a low flow during the spring of 1991 in the lower American River of California. Parameters of microhabitats in eight macrohabitats were measured. Mean column water velocity and total water...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Mosquitofish" Tule perch Riffle sculpin Pacific lamprey Threadfin shad" Golden shiner" Fathead minnow

Ecological Effects of Reservoir Water Level Management and Implications for Juvenile Chinook Salmon

Creator:: Murphy, Christina A.
Abstract:: Large dams and their respective reservoirs can provide renewable energy and water security, but also profoundly alter riverine ecosystems. In the Pacific Northwest, dams and reservoirs cause discontinuities in river networks that have been particularly problematic for anadromous fishes. As barriers to the upstream and downstream migration of anadromous fishes,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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Habitat relationships of native and non-native fishes of the Willamette River, Oregon

Seasonal floodplain wetlands as fish habitat in Oregon and Washington

Patch dynamics of desert fishes in the arid wetlands of western Utah

Characterization of stream fish assemblages and land use associations within a southern Ohio National Forest

Fish and amphibian use of intermittent streams within the upper Willamette Basin, Oregon

Habitat selection of hatchery and wild juvenile salmonids in Eagle Creek Basin, Oregon

Classification of Icelandic watersheds and rivers to explain life history strategies of Atlantic salmon

The physiology ecology and run diversity of adult Pacific lamprey, Entosphenus tridentatus, during the freshwater spawning migration

Patterns of genetic inheritance and variation through ontogeny for hatchery and wild stocks of Chinook salmon

Formation and maintenance of fish assemblages in a high desert Oregon stream

Microhabitat associations and behavioral dynamics of co-occurring native Pacifastacus leniusculus and invasive Procambarus clarkii crayfish in Oregon's southern Willamette Valley

Fish assemblage organization in the Amazon River floodplain : species richness, spatial distribution and recruitment processes

The use of molecular biological methods to assess the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals and natural hormones on growth in the sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus)

Influences of Thermal and Trophic Heterogeneity on Phenology, Growth, and Resource Use by Juvenile Coho Salmon

Microhabitat utilization by juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in relation to stream discharges in the lower American River of California

Ecological Effects of Reservoir Water Level Management and Implications for Juvenile Chinook Salmon

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