scholarly journals Redd Site Selection and Spawning Habitat Use by Fall Chinook Salmon, Hanford Reach, Columbia River : Final Report 1995 - 1998.

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Geist
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Chinook Salmon ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Columbia River ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Spawning Habitat ◽  
Hanford Reach

Suitability criteria analyzed at the spatial scale of redd clusters improved estimates of fall chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) spawning habitat use in the Hanford Reach, Columbia River

2000 ◽  
Vol 57 (8) ◽  
pp. 1636-1646 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R Geist ◽  
Julia Jones ◽  
Christopher J Murray ◽  
Dennis D Dauble
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Spatial Scale ◽  
Chinook Salmon ◽  
Oncorhynchus Tshawytscha ◽  
Columbia River ◽  
Water Velocity ◽  
Point Pattern ◽  
Spawning Habitat ◽  
Cluster Location ◽  
Hanford Reach

We improved our predictions of fall chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) habitat use by analyzing spawning habitat at the spatial scale of redd clusters. Spatial point pattern analyses indicated that redd clusters in the Hanford Reach, Columbia River, were consistent in their location from 1994 to 1995. Redd densities were 16.1 and 8.9 redds·ha-1 in 1994 and 1995, respectively, and individual redds within clusters were usually less than 30 m apart. Pattern analysis also showed strong evidence that redds were uniformly distributed within the clusters where interredd distances ranged from 2 to 5 m. Redd clusters were found to occur predominantly where water velocity was between 1.4 and 2 m·s-1, water depth was 2-4 m, and lateral slope of the riverbed was less than 4%. This habitat use represented a narrower range of use than previously reported for adult fall chinook salmon. Logistic regression analysis determined that water velocity and lateral slope were the most significant predictors of redd cluster location over a range of river discharges. Overestimates of available spawning habitat lead to nonachievable goals for protecting and restoring critical salmonid habitat. Better predictions of spawning habitat may be possible if cluster-specific characteristics are used.

Physicochemical Characteristics of the Hyporheic Zone Affect Redd Site Selection by Chum Salmon and Fall Chinook Salmon in the Columbia River

2002 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 1077-1085 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Geist ◽  
Timothy P. Hanrahan ◽  
Evan V. Arntzen ◽  
Geoffrey A. McMichael ◽  
Christopher J. Murray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinook Salmon ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Chum Salmon ◽  
Hyporheic Zone ◽  
Columbia River ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics

A Spatial Model to Assess the Effects of Hydropower Operations on Columbia River Fall Chinook Salmon Spawning Habitat

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 1379-1405 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Hatten ◽  
Kenneth F. Tiffan ◽  
Donald R. Anglin ◽  
Steven L. Haeseker ◽  
Joseph J. Skalicky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinook Salmon ◽  
Spatial Model ◽  
Columbia River ◽  
Spawning Habitat
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