Hydrological connectivity for riverine fish: measurement challenges and research opportunities

AH Fullerton, KM Burnett, EA Steel… - Freshwater …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, we first summarize how hydrologic connectivity has been studied for riverine
fish capable of moving long distances, and then identify research opportunities that have …

Assessing the habitat requirements of stream fishes: an overview and evaluation of different approaches

J Rosenfeld - Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
With the widespread decline and endangerment of freshwater fishes, there is a need to
clearly define habitat requirements for effective species management and habitat …

Central Valley salmon: a perspective on Chinook and steelhead in the Central Valley of California

JG Williams - San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science, 2006 - escholarship.org
This monograph presents an extensive review of the biology and management of Chinook
salmon and steelhead in the Central Valley of California. Relevant data and publications on …

Effect of a change in physical structure and cover on fish and fish habitat in freshwater ecosystems–a review and meta-analysis

KE Smokorowski, TC Pratt - Environmental Reviews, 2007 - cdnsciencepub.com
Aquatic resource managers are continually faced with construction or site development
proposals which, if allowed to proceed, would ultimately alter the physical structure and …

Information needs for assessing critical habitat of freshwater fish

JS Rosenfeld, T Hatfield - Canadian Journal of Fisheries and …, 2006 - cdnsciencepub.com
The core assumptions of critical habitat designation are a positive relationship between
habitat and population size and that a minimum habitat area is required to meet a recovery …

Nature and consequences of biological connectivity in mangrove systems

M Sheaves - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2005 - int-res.com
Mangroves are important nursery and feeding areas for fish. Their rich invertebrate faunas
render them productive feeding areas, while their shallow waters and structural complexity …

What can habitat preference models tell us? Tests using a virtual trout population

SF Railsback, HB Stauffer, BC Harvey - Ecological Applications, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat selection (“preference”) models are widely used to manage fish and wildlife. Their
use assumes that (1) habitat with high animal densities (highly selected habitat) is high …

Food and space revisited: The role of drift-feeding theory in predicting the distribution, growth, and abundance of stream salmonids

JJ Piccolo, BM Frank, JW Hayes - Environmental biology of fishes, 2014 - Springer
In this paper we review drift-feeding models for stream salmonids. We assess their historical
development and current state, and we propose areas for future research. Drift-feeding …

Effects of hydropeaking on nearshore habitat use and growth of age-0 rainbow trout in a large regulated river

J Korman, SE Campana - Transactions of the American Fisheries …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
We evaluated the effects of hourly variation in flow caused by power load following at Glen
Canyon Dam (“hydropeaking”) on the nearshore habitat use and growth of age-0 rainbow …

Successes, failures, and opportunities in the practical application of drift-foraging models

JS Rosenfeld, N Bouwes, CE Wall… - Environmental Biology of …, 2014 - Springer
Accurately measuring productive capacity in streams is challenging, and field methods have
generally focused on the limiting role of physical habitat attributes (eg channel gradient …