Habitat Use by Five Turtle Species in the Middle Mississippi River

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew P. Braun ◽  
Quinton E. Phelps
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Mississippi River ◽  
Turtle Species ◽  
Middle Mississippi River

scholarly journals Habitat Use by Middle Mississippi River Pallid Sturgeon

2004 ◽  
Vol 133 (4) ◽  
pp. 1033-1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith L. Hurley ◽  
Robert J. Sheehan ◽  
Roy C. Heidinger ◽  
Paul S. Wills ◽  
Bob Clevenstine
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Mississippi River ◽  
Pallid Sturgeon ◽  
Middle Mississippi River

Conservation, Ecology, and Management of Catfish: The Second International Symposium

2011 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Ictalurus Punctatus ◽  
Channel Catfish ◽  
Mississippi River ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Main Channel ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Middle Mississippi River ◽  
Catch Rates

<em>Abstract</em>.—Channel catfish <em>Ictalurus punctatus</em> are a major recreational and commercially important large river species. However, anthropogenic activities have heavily degraded the majority of riverine catfish habitats. To maintain catfish populations, an understanding of channel catfish early-life habitat use is necessary. We quantified habitat use of juvenile channel catfish in the middle Mississippi River from 2004 through 2007 by trawling in main channel, channel border, island, and artificial structure habitat (i.e., river training structures or wing dikes) features throughout the sampling reach (<EM>N</EM> = 878 trawls; <EM>N</EM> = 538 juvenile channel catfish). Channel catfish occurred most frequently in island and off-channel habitats. Few juvenile channel catfish were trawled in the main channel. All macrohabitat features were used by a broad size range of juvenile channel catfish, with the exception of the main channel, where only larger juvenile channel catfish were captured. Within each habitat, juvenile channel catfish catch rates were highest in sand substrate, low velocity, and shallow depths. Channel catfish in the middle Mississippi River use a variety of habitats during early life. Maintaining existing habitats, creating habitats with these attributes, and coupling this with proper management will foster sustainability of the channel catfish population at current commercial and recreational fishing levels in the middle Mississippi River.

Habitat Use during Early Life History Infers Recovery Needs for Shovelnose Sturgeon and Pallid Sturgeon in the Middle Mississippi River

2010 ◽  
Vol 139 (4) ◽  
pp. 1060-1068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quinton E. Phelps ◽  
Sara J. Tripp ◽  
James E. Garvey ◽  
David P. Herzog ◽  
David E. Ostendorf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Habitat Use ◽  
Mississippi River ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Early Life History ◽  
Shovelnose Sturgeon ◽  
Pallid Sturgeon ◽  
Middle Mississippi River

Middle Mississippi River decision support system: user's manual

10.3133/tm6c1 ◽  
2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason J. Rohweder ◽  
Steven J. Zigler ◽  
Timothy J. Fox ◽  
Steven N. Hulse
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Support System ◽  
Mississippi River ◽  
Middle Mississippi River

Turtle Habitat Use in a Reach of the Upper Mississippi River

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard V. Anderson ◽  
Michelle L. Gutierrez ◽  
Michael A. Romano
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Mississippi River ◽  
Upper Mississippi River
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