Ecological requirements for pallid sturgeon reproduction and recruitment in the Missouri River—Annual report 2014
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Abstract
The Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project is a multiyear, multiagency collaborative research framework developed to provide information to support pallid sturgeon recovery and Missouri River management decisions. The project strategy integrates field and laboratory studies of sturgeon reproductive ecology, early life history, habitat requirements, and physiology. The project scope of work is developed annually with collaborating research partners and in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Missouri River Recovery Program–Integrated Science Program. The project research consists of several interdependent and complementary tasks that involve multiple disciplines.
The project research tasks in the 2014 scope of work emphasized understanding of reproductive migrations and spawning of adult pallid sturgeon and hatch and drift of larvae. These tasks were addressed in three hydrologically and geomorphologically distinct parts of the Missouri River Basin: the Lower Missouri River downstream from Gavins Point Dam, the Upper Missouri River downstream from Fort Peck Dam and downstream reaches of the Milk River, and the Lower Yellowstone River. The project research is designed to inform management decisions related to channel re-engineering, flow modification, and pallid sturgeon population augmentation on the Missouri River and throughout the range of the species. Research and progress made through this project are reported to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers annually. This annual report details the research effort and progress made by the Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project during 2014.
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DeLonay, A.J., Chojnacki, K.A., Jacobson, R.B., Braaten, P.J., Buhl, K.J., Elliott, C.M., Erwin, S.O., Faulkner, J.D.A., Candrl, J.S., Fuller, D.B., Backes, K.M., Haddix, T.M., Rugg, M.L., Wesolek, C.J., Eder, B.L., and Mestl, G.E., 2016, Ecological requirements for pallid sturgeon reproduction and recruitment in the Missouri River—Annual report 2014: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2016–1013, 131 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161013.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project 2014 Scope of Work
- Hydroclimatic Conditions During 2014
- Assessments of Factors Affecting Pallid Sturgeon Spawning Success in the Missouri River and its Tributaries
- Assessments of Factors Affecting Embryo Incubation, Hatch, and First Drift
- Assessments of Factors Affecting Free-Embryo Drift Survival
- Missouri River Pallid Sturgeon Effects Analysis
- Conservation Genetics of Pallid Sturgeon and the Effects of Population Augmentation on Range-Wide Population Structure
- Summary and Conclusions
- References Cited
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Ecological requirements for pallid sturgeon reproduction and recruitment in the Missouri River—Annual report 2014 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2016-1013 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20161013 |
| Year Published | 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Columbia Environmental Research Center |
| Description | xv, 131 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri, Montana, Nebraska |
| Other Geospatial | Missouri River |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |