Availability of invertebrate food sources for rearing juvenile chinook salmon in turbid Susitna River habitats /
Benthic and drifting invertebrates were sampled to evaluate fish food resources and the gain and loss of benthic invertebrate habitat resulting from flow changes.
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Additional Author(s): | Richards, J. Craig, |
Corporate Contributor(s): | Alaska Power Authority. Alaska. Susitna Hydro Aquatic Studies. |
Publisher: | Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Susitna Hydro Aquatic Studies, |
Report Numbers: | APA 2846 (draft) RTS 31d SUS 501 |
Edition: | Draft. |
Series: | Document (Susitna Hydroelectric Project) ;
no. 2846d. Report (Alaska. Susitna Hydro Aquatic Studies) ; no. 8. |
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Online Access: | Link to Full Text |
Library Holdings: | Print Versions |
Contents:
- Introduction
- Methods: Field sampling ; Laboratory analysis ; Data analysis
- Results: Invertebrate drift ; Benthic Invertebrates ; Invertebrate larval development ; Juvenile chinook salmon diet ; Turbidity at study sites and mainstem Susitna River
- Discussion: Available food sources for juvenile chinook salmon in side channels and side sloughs ; Effects of flow on the distribution and abundance of benthic invertebrates in side channels and side sloughs ; Utilization of available food by juvenile chinook salmon in side channels and side sloughs ; Conclusions and future research
- Appendices: Appendix A. Study site hydrographs, rating curves and discharge data ; Appendix B. Benthic and drift invertebrate data ; Appendix C. Results of the multiple regression analysis for drift data ; Appendix D. Formula for calculating the Shannon-Weaver diversity index and eveness [i.e. evenness] index ; Appendix E. Juvenile chinook salmon stomach content data
- Appendix F. Water turbidity data.