scholarly journals Heterogeneous detection probabilities for imperiled Missouri River fishes: implications for large-river monitoring programs

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
JT Schloesser ◽  
CP Paukert ◽  
WJ Doyle ◽  
TD Hill ◽  
KD Steffensen ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 282-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Wildhaber ◽  
S. H. Holan ◽  
J. L. Bryan ◽  
D. W. Gladish ◽  
M. Ellersieck

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
William E. French ◽  
Brian D. S. Graeb ◽  
Katie N. Bertrand ◽  
Steven R. Chipps ◽  
Robert A. Klumb

Abstract This study compared patterns of δ15N and δ13C enrichment of pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus and shovelnose sturgeon S. platorynchus in the Missouri River, United States, to infer their trophic position in a large river system. We examined enrichment and energy flow for pallid sturgeon in three segments of the Missouri River (Montana/North Dakota, Nebraska/South Dakota, and Nebraska/Iowa) and made comparisons between species in the two downstream segments (Nebraska/South Dakota and Nebraska/Iowa). Patterns in isotopic composition for pallid sturgeon were consistent with gut content analyses indicating an ontogenetic diet shift from invertebrates to fish prey at sizes of >500-mm fork length (FL) in all three segments of the Missouri River. Isotopic patterns revealed shovelnose sturgeon did not experience an ontogenetic shift in diet and used similar prey resources as small (<500-mm FL) pallid sturgeon in the two downstream segments. We found stable isotope analysis to be an effective tool for evaluating the trophic position of sturgeons within a large river food web.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert B. Jacobson ◽  
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Susannah O. Erwin ◽  
Caroline M. Elliott ◽  
Edward A. Bulliner ◽  
...  

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. e0191472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy D. Counihan ◽  
Ian R. Waite ◽  
Andrew F. Casper ◽  
David L. Ward ◽  
Jennifer S. Sauer ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Euan D. Reavie ◽  
Terri M. Jicha ◽  
Ted R. Angradi ◽  
David W. Bolgrien ◽  
Brian H. Hill

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin J. Hamel ◽  
Mark A. Pegg ◽  
Reuben R. Goforth ◽  
Quinton E. Phelps ◽  
Kirk D. Steffensen ◽  
...  

We used mark–recapture data from shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) to describe range-wide growth characteristics and developed a model to estimate ages. Data were solicited throughout much of the current distribution of shovelnose sturgeon, specifically from the mainstem Missouri and Mississippi rivers and their tributaries. Shovelnose sturgeon exhibited variable growth among locations; however, adult fish exhibited almost no growth after they reached a particular size, presumably the size at sexual maturity. Shovelnose sturgeon from the Mississippi River basin attained greater maximum sizes and ages compared with the Missouri River basin. However, two populations from the Mississippi River that received high exploitation from commercial harvest had truncated age distributions with smaller asymptotic lengths. Lower Missouri River populations were characteristic of exploited populations (i.e., smaller fish and reduced longevity), presumably a result of anthropogenic effects. Wide discrepancies in maximum age and size suggest shovelnose sturgeon are capable of displaying phenotypic plasticity in response to exploitation or environmental influences. Determining metapopulation dynamics is a priority because it is unknown how population connectivity may influence dynamic rate functions and persistence of large-river fishes. Identifying potential source–sink connections in terms of population dynamics may provide a template for direction of future restoration and recovery efforts.


Ecohydrology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 812-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark D. Dixon ◽  
Christopher J. Boever ◽  
Victoria L. Danzeisen ◽  
Christopher L. Merkord ◽  
Eszter C. Munes ◽  
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2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 306-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carola Gómez-Rodríguez ◽  
Antoine Guisan ◽  
Carmen Díaz-Paniagua ◽  
Javier Bustamante

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