Current status of native fish species in Kansas

Haslouer, Stephen G.; Eberle, Mark E.; Edds, David R.; Gido, Keith B.; Mammoliti, Chris S.; Triplett, James R.; Collins, Julie; Distler, Donald A.; Huggins, Donald G.; Stark, William J.

doi:10.1660/0022-8443(2005)108[0032:csonfs]2.0.co;2

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“…However, the relatively few large-bodied intolerant and fluvial specialists fish species were typically associated with upper river reaches that had increased frequencies of sand bars and highvelocity habitats, suggesting these areas are important to intolerant species. Within the Kansas River, 14 species are listed as state or federally endangered, threatened or of special concern (Cross and Collins, 1995;Haslouer et al, 2005). Of the listed species only one (blue sucker) was collected, suggesting the other species were extirpated from the river or occur in relatively low abundance.…”

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“…There are 14 species that are listed by the state of Kansas as special concern, threatened or endangered including seven that are believed to be extirpated or no longer reproductively viable (Cross and Collins, 1995;Haslouer et al, 2005). Species such as the speckled chub Macrohybopsis aestivalis, plains minnow Hybognathus placitus and western silvery minnow Hybognathus argyritis were among the top ten most abundant species in the lower Kansas River in the 1950s, although their abundances were greatly diminished by 1980 (Cross and Moss, 1987).…”

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Longitudinal Differences in Habitat Complexity and Fish Assemblage Structure of a Great Plains River

Eitzmann

Paukert

2010

The American Midland Naturalist

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ABSTRACT.-We investigated the spatial variation in the Kansas River (USA) fish assemblage to determine how fish community structure changes with habitat complexity in a large river. Fishes were collected at ten sites throughout the Kansas River for assessing assemblage structure in summer 2007. Aerial imagery indicated riparian land use within 200 m from the river edge was dominated by agriculture in the upper river reaches (.35%) and tended to increase in urban land use in the lower reaches (.58%). Instream habitat complexity (number of braided channels, islands) also decreased with increased urban area (,25%). Canonical correspondence analysis indicated that species that prefer high-velocity flows and sandy substrate (e.g., blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus and shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) were associated with the upper river reaches. Abundance of omnivorous and planktivorous fish species were also higher in the lower river. The presence of fluvial dependent and fluvial specialist species was associated with sites with higher water flows, more sand bars, and log jams. Our results suggest that conserving intolerant, native species in the Kansas River may require maintaining suitable habitat for these species and restoration of impacted areas of the river.

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Longitudinal Differences in Habitat Complexity and Fish Assemblage Structure of a Great Plains River

Eitzmann

Paukert

2010

The American Midland Naturalist

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“…However, all states in the native range, except Oklahoma, recognize some level of concern for plains topminnow. In Iowa and Kansas, plains topminnow is presumed extirpated (Harlan et al 1987, Haslouer et al 2005. South Dakota (Bailey & Allum 1962, Brinkman 1994 lists plains topminnow as threatened whereas in Minnesota, Missouri, Colorado (Everhart & Seaman 1971), Wyoming (Weitzel 2002) and Nebras ka, plains topminnow is listed as a species of special concern (NatureServe 2011).…”

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“…Three states, Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma, displayed 100% reduction in historical locations supporting plains topminnow populations and both Iowa and Kansas consider this species to be extirpated (Harlan et al 1987, Haslouer et al 2005. However, locations in Minnesota in the Rock River drainage were just upstream of the Iowa border and it is likely that plains topminnow could be found in this Iowa drainage.…”

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“…It is also important to use caution in comparing the results from recent sampling efforts with those generated over the historical time frame because stream ecosystems and their fish assemblages are dy na mic and strongly influenced by precipitation patterns. Despite these limitations, comparisons of re cent and historical records are necessary to monitor and document changes in species distribution and abundance.Three states, Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma, displayed 100% reduction in historical locations supporting plains topminnow populations and both Iowa and Kansas consider this species to be extirpated (Harlan et al 1987, Haslouer et al 2005. However, locations in Minnesota in the Rock River drainage were just upstream of the Iowa border and it is likely that plains topminnow could be found in this Iowa drainage.…”

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Changes in range-wide distribution of plains topminnow Fundulus sciadicus

Pasbrig¹,

Koupal²,

Schainost³

et al. 2012

Endang. Species. Res.

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Globally, riverine fishes are affected by degradation of habitat, stream alterations, lost stream connectivity and introduction of non-native species. The plains topminnow Fundulus sciadicus, a small stream-dwelling fish, currently does not have a federal conservation status in the USA; however, anecdotal reports have suggested its decline for the last 20 yr. Our goals were to evaluate the validity of its reported decline and to determine the current range-wide status of this species. We identified 927 historical sites (1889−1999) of occurrence and compiled recent records or re-visited 667 sites (2000−2010). We found plains topminnow at 189 (28.0%) of these sites. Although Nebraska represented the center of distribution and included 66.7% of all historical sites, plains topminnow were only found at 34.4% of historical sites, with the largest declines observed in the Platte and Republican River drainages. Current sampling efforts in Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wyoming found similar declines. In Iowa and Kansas, plains topminnow was not found, whereas potential increases in distribution were observed in a single drainage in Minnesota and Wyoming. In addition to our sampling efforts, we repeatedly sampled 40 sites within Nebraska to determine detection probability. Detection probabilities for plains topminnow were consistent at 0.76 ± 0.05 (mean ± SE) among sites that were sampled with a single visit. Further research is needed on the species and the potential threats to its occupation of sites, as no singular cause for decline seems plausible. Observed threats include degradation and loss of habitat and shifts in species assemblages towards generalist non-native species. 16: 235-247, 2012 ditionally, lotic systems are geographically expansive and can be influenced by multiple alterations and disturbances at the same time, which makes determining the primary causes for species decline and loss difficult (McCartney 2002). KEY WORDS: Fundulus sciadicus · Plains topminnow · Fundulidae · Endemic · Decline · Threat Resale or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisher Contribution to the Theme Section 'Endangered river fish: threats and conservation options' OPEN PEN ACCESS CCESSEndang Species ResThe plains topminnow Fundulus sciadicus is en demic to the central United States (Fig. 1) with 2 disjunct populations (Lee et al. 1980). The largest distribution is centered in Nebraska and extends to north eastern Colorado, southwestern Wyoming, southern South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota and Iowa (Baxter & Stone 1995, Weitzel 2002, Rahel & Thel 2004. The second population is centered in Missouri and ex tends from Kansas south to Oklahoma (Pflieger 1997) (Fig. 2). The plains topminnow is currently ranked as globally secure according to the Natural Heritage database (NatureServe 2011). However, all states in the native range, except Oklahoma, recognize some level of concern for plains topminnow. In Iowa and Kansas, plains topminnow is presumed extirpated (Harlan et al...

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Bringing the “social” into sociohydrology: Conservation policy support in the Central Great Plains of Kansas, USA

Sanderson

Bergtold

Stamm

et al. 2017

Water Resources Research

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Identifying means of empirically modeling the human component of a coupled, human‐water system becomes critically important to further advances in sociohydrology. We develop a social‐psychological model of environmental decision making that addresses four key challenges of incorporating social science into integrated models. We use the model to explain preferences for three conservation policies designed to conserve and protect water resources and aquatic ecosystems in the Smoky Hill River Basin, a semiarid agricultural region in the Central U.S. Great Plains. Further, we compare the model's capacity to explain policy preferences among members of two groups in the River Basin: agricultural producers and members of nonfarming communities. We find that financial obligation is the strongest and most consistent explanation of support for conservation policies among members of both groups. We also find that policy support is grounded in cultural values—deeply held ideas about right and wrong. Environmental values are particularly important explanations of policy support. The constellations of values invoked to make decisions about policies, and the social‐psychological pathways linking values to policy support, can vary across policies and types of agents (farmers and nonfarmers). We discuss the implications of the results for future research in sociohydrology.

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Current status of native fish species in Kansas

Cited by 49 publications

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Longitudinal Differences in Habitat Complexity and Fish Assemblage Structure of a Great Plains River

Longitudinal Differences in Habitat Complexity and Fish Assemblage Structure of a Great Plains River

Changes in range-wide distribution of plains topminnow Fundulus sciadicus

Bringing the “social” into sociohydrology: Conservation policy support in the Central Great Plains of Kansas, USA

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