Distribution, Habitat, and Abundance of the Topeka Shiner Notropis topeka (Gilbert) in Kansas

1959 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 210 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. L. Minckley ◽  
Frank B. Cross
Keyword(s):  
Notropis Topeka ◽  
Topeka Shiner

Landscape Influences on Stream Habitats and Biological Assemblages

2006 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Great Plains ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Groundwater Potential ◽  
Physical Habitat ◽  
Habitat Features ◽  
Notropis Topeka ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Topeka Shiner ◽  
Valley Segment

<em>Abstract.</em>—The Topeka shiner <em>Notropis topeka </em>is a small cyprinid listed as endangered in 1999 due to an 80% reduction in its former range across six Great Plains states. Conservation and recovery plans require information on structural indices of existing populations, distribution, and habitat relations at several spatial scales. We examined physical habitat associations of Topeka shiners at the valley segment and reach scales, and associations with fish species using stepwise logistic regression. Fish and habitat data were collected at 52 sites. Habitat features at the valley segment scale were acquired using data from a geographic information system. At the valley segment scale, Topeka shiners were associated with stream condition variables (stream size, groundwater potential, channel slope, streamflow, network position) and land-cover variables (% pasture, % trees). At the reach scale, Topeka shiners were associated with low grazing and small trees in riparian zones, low bank height, less submerged vegetation, and coarse substrates. Topeka shiners were associated with five fishes that inhabit small, intermittent, warmwater streams. Evidence of greater abundance of Topeka shiner populations in our region compared to other regions may be a result of the natural character of the streams and associated wetlands, which can influence the habitat variables associated with Topeka shiners at both scales. We identified management strategies that would be effective at conserving habitat of Topeka shiners at large and local scales.

Challenges to Reintroduction of a Captive Population of Topeka Shiner (Notropis topeka) into Former Habitats in Kansas

2016 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott W. Campbell ◽  
Cody S. Szuwalski ◽  
Vernon M. Tabor ◽  
Frank deNoyelles
Keyword(s):  
Captive Population ◽  
Notropis Topeka ◽  
Topeka Shiner

Fish-habitat modeling for gap analysis to conserve the endangered Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka)

2004 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 954-973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven S Wall ◽  
Charles R Berry, Jr. ◽  
Carmen M Blausey ◽  
Jonathan A Jenks ◽  
Chad J Kopplin
Keyword(s):  
Land Cover ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Habitat Modeling ◽  
Fish Distribution ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Stream Condition ◽  
Notropis Topeka ◽  
Topeka Shiner

Decision support tools that predict fish distribution over broad spatial scales are needed to assist in planning watershed management and endangered species recovery. We developed a geographical information system model with multivariate logistic regression to rank valley segments for probable occurrence of the endangered Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) using stream condition variables (stream size, groundwater potential, channel slope, streamflow, network position) and land-cover variables (percent pasture, percent trees) in streams characteristic of the North American Great Plains. The stream condition and land-cover models correctly classified 89% and 68% of outcomes (i.e., presence or absence), respectively. Field tests of maps of predicted species distribution resulted in more species occurrences than expected in valley segments classified as high potential for presence and less than expected in low-potential valley segments. Gaps between high-priority segments and protected land parcels were found in all basins. In 37 basins with Topeka shiners, protected land coverage was <1% in 17 basins, 1–5% in 10 basins, and 5–21.8% in 10 basins. Conservation activities in gaps are long-term conservation measures, but maps of predicted species distribution have many immediate applications.

scholarly journals Comparison of Sampling Methods for Small Oxbow wetland Fish Communities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dylan M Osterhaus ◽  
Samuel S Leberg ◽  
Clay L Pierce ◽  
Timothy W Stewart ◽  
Audrey McCombs
Keyword(s):  
Fish Communities ◽  
Taxonomic Diversity ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Optimal Method ◽  
Wetland Ecosystems ◽  
Management Objectives ◽  
Community Data ◽  
Notropis Topeka ◽  
Topeka Shiner ◽  
Monitoring Protocols

Abstract The value of wetland ecosystems is becoming increasingly recognized, promoting actions needed to preserve and restore them. Post-restoration monitoring is necessary to analyze restoration success or failure, thereby informing subsequent management decisions. Standardized monitoring protocols enable comparison of responses to restoration actions. Within the Midwestern United States, restoration of oxbow wetlands has become the focus of targeted restoration. Management objectives include recovery of biodiversity and sensitive species, and enhanced ecosystem services. The fish communities of oxbows have been the subject of many monitoring studies as endangered Topeka Shiner ( Notropis topeka ) use these habitats for spawning. However, an optimal method for monitoring Topeka Shiner and other fishes in oxbows has not been described, thereby limiting our capacity to effectively manage these ecosystems. With a primary objective of identifying a standardized protocol for sampling fish in oxbow wetlands, we compared efficacy of four sampling methodologies (backpack electrofishing, fyke netting, minnow trapping, and seining) for fish community data collection. Seining and fyke netting were determined to be the most effective methods for sampling oxbow fish communities. Although seining and fyke netting produced similar taxonomic diversity and abundance values, qualitative analysis revealed that seining caused greater habitat disturbance and stress to fish. Therefore, consideration must be given to how species present within the wetland could be impacted by sampling disturbance when choosing between seining and fyke netting.

Return of Topeka Shiner (Notropis topeka) to Restored Oxbows in the White Fox Creek Watershed, Iowa, USA

2021 ◽  
Vol 128 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 3-6
Author(s):  
DM Osterhaus ◽  
S S Leberg ◽  
C L Pierce ◽  
TW Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Great Plains ◽  
Population Declines ◽  
North Central ◽  
European Settlement ◽  
Creek Watershed ◽  
Central United States ◽  
Notropis Topeka ◽  
Source Populations ◽  
Topeka Shiner ◽  
Historical Range

The Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka), a federally endangered species of minnow endemic to the Great Plains region of the central United States, has experienced widespread population declines resulting from loss of habitat. N. topeka habitat in Iowa, most notably oxbow wetlands, was mostly eliminated from the landscape during European settlement and agriculturalization of the region. Over the last two decades, restoration of oxbow habitats in Iowa has been increasing. Restorations provide critical habitat for N. topeka and regenerate a variety of ecosystem services that benefit many species of flora and fauna. There are signs that restoration of oxbow ecosystems is generating positive impacts on N. topeka recovery. Recent studies revealed that N. topeka populations are recovering within a few Iowa watersheds. In the investigation described here, we report the 2020 discovery of two N. topeka specimens in different restored oxbows within the White Fox Creek HUC10 of north central Iowa. Prior to these collections, the species had been undetected within this basin for 36 years. (It is possible that N. topeka persisted within the basin but remained undetected during sampling efforts.) Multiple oxbows have been restored within the White Fox Creek basin in recent years, and significant source populations of N. topeka can be found in nearby watersheds. These collections suggest that as oxbow restorations continue and land stewardship practices improve, N. topeka populations might recover and become reestablished within the historical range.

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