Habitat Suitability Index Models: Rainbow trout
FWS/OBS
82/10.60
By: Robert F. Raleigh, Terry Hickman, R. Charles Solomon, and Patrick C. Nelson
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Abstract
A review and synthesis of existing information were used to develop riverine and lacustrine habitat models for rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri), a freshwater species. The models are scaled to produce an index of habitat suitability between 0 (unsuitable habitat) to 1 (optimally suitable habitat) for freshwater areas of the continental United States. Other habitat suitability models found in the literature are also included. Habitat suitability indexes (HSI's) are designed for use with the habitat evaluation procedures developed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Also included are discussions of Suitability Index (SI) curves as used in the Instream Flow Incremental Methodology (IFIM) and SI curves available for an IFIM analysis of Fallfish habitat.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Federal Government Series |
| Title | Habitat Suitability Index Models: Rainbow trout |
| Series title | FWS/OBS |
| Series number | 82/10.60 |
| Subseries | Habitat Suitability Index |
| Year Published | 1984 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Contributing office(s) | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | viii, 64 p. |
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