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  <dc:contributor>James F. Harter</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Mark Beckstrand</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Rachael Katelyn Paul-Wilson</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Brian S. Hayes</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Russell W. Perry</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Collin D. Smith</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Summer M. Burdick</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2025</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;Objective&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Translocation is a tool being explored to restart extirpated populations or facilitate new populations of endangered spring-­dependent fish populations. Our objective was to provide information on habitat requirements for endangered White River Spinedace&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Lepidomeda albivallis&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;during all seasons of the year and the population demographics that are necessary to plan conservation translocations of this species&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Methods&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;We tagged and released White River Spinedace with passive integrated transponders during four twice-a-year events. Fish were subsequently recaptured or detected on six passive antennas placed throughout the Flag Springs Complex, Nevada. We evaluated movement data to understand seasonal habitat use patterns, used a Barker model to estimate monthly survival rates, adjusted counts to account for capture probability and estimate abundance, and applied reverse-time mark–recapture models to estimate recruitment to 70 mm total length.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Results&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;White River Spinedace were more active but used similar habitats during spawning seasons than during nonspawning seasons. Median life expectancy was about 5 months after tagging, and only 1% of adult White River Spinedace survived 3–4 years posttagging. The estimated population size in the Flag Springs Complex during our sampling period (November 2020 to June 2022) was fewer than a thousand White River Spinedace, and this estimate has been steady or slightly increasing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Conclusions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Complex spring habitats with water temperatures ranging about 13°C to 21°C that are free from piscivorous fish are appropriate for White River Spinedace. The White River Spinedace population at Flag Springs is small but stable or increasing in size.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1093/tafafs/vnaf007</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Oxford Academic</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Seasonal movements and demographics of the endangered White River Spinedace to inform restoration and translocation</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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