Distribution and Habitat Use of Sturgeon Chubs (Macrhybopsis Gelida) and Sick-Lefin Chubs (M. Meeki) in the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers, North Dakota

Everett, Scott R.; Scarnecchia, Dennis L.; Ryckman, L. Fred

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“…The species was formerly common in a number of the northern states (Cunningham, Olson & Hickley, ; Hesse, ; Hoagstrom, DeWitte, Gosch & Berry, ; Hoagstrom, Wall, Duehr & Berry, ; Hoagstrom, Wall, Kral, Blackwell & Berry, ); however, widespread declines have been observed (Berry & Young, ; Eberle, ; Hesse, ; Patton, Rahel & Hubert, ; Smith, Fischer & Quist, ). Sturgeon chub has been recorded in a number of the major tributaries of the Missouri (Figure b; Everett, Scarnecchia & Ryckman, ; Reigh & Elsen, ). The species has been recorded in the mainstem of the Mississippi from the mouth of the Missouri River south to Louisiana (Lee, Gilbert, Hocutt, Jenkins & McAllister, ); however, the only current known population south of the Ohio River confluence is at Wolf Island, near Columbus, Kentucky (R.A. Hrabik, unpublished data).…”

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The emblematic minnows of the North American Great Plains: A synthesis of threats and conservation opportunities

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Anthropogenic changes to the Great Plains rivers of North America have had a large, negative effect on a reproductive guild of pelagic‐broadcast spawning (PBS) cyprinid fishes. The group is phylogenetically diverse, with multiple origins of the PBS mode. However, because of incomplete life‐history information, PBS designation often relies only on habitat and egg characteristics. We identified 17 known or candidate PBS fishes and systematically synthesized the literature on their biology and ecology in relation to major threats to persistence. Research output on an individual species was unrelated to conservation status, but positively correlated with breadth of distribution. The PBS species have opportunistic life‐history strategies and are typically short‐lived (generally 1–3 years) fishes. Many PBS species have truncated ranges showing declines in both distribution and abundance, especially those endemic to the Rio Grande catchment. Fundamental habitat associations are unknown for many species, particularly regarding seasonal shifts and early life stages. Critical thermal tolerances have been quantified for five PBS species and are generally >35°C. Turbidity and salinity changes are linked to responses at multiple life stages, but information is lacking on interactions between water quality and quantity. Hydrologic alteration appears to be a primary threat to PBS species, through complex interactions with landscape fragmentation, and habitat change. We highlight areas where scientific and management communities are lacking information and underline areas of potential conservation gain.

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The emblematic minnows of the North American Great Plains: A synthesis of threats and conservation opportunities

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“…Although Benton and Grant (1999) and Mills et al (1999) cautioned against an uncritical use of elasticities to direct management actions, our results and those of Durham and Wilde (2006) suggest that peppered chub population dynamics can be readily manipulated by altering the discharge regime, which could result in an increase in early survival. Our results and observations suggest a major paradigm shift for studying and managing Great Plains fishes relative to the historic emphasis on the habitat requirements of these fish, which, with the exception of Matthews and Hill (1979) and Polivka (1999), is based almost exclusively on studies of adult fish (Matthews and Hill 1980;Braaten and Guy 1999;Luttrell et al 1999;Scheurer et al 2003;Dieterman and Galat 2004;Everett et al 2004;Welker and Scarnecchia 2004).…”

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“…A growing body of literature has emerged as ecologists have attempted to understand changes in the distribution and abundance of Great Plains fishes by relating their presence and abundance to various habitat attributes (Polivka 1999;Scheurer et al 2003;Dieterman and Galat 2004;Everett et al 2004;Welker and Scarnecchia 2004), stream discharge (Cross and Moss 1987;Pflieger and Grace 1987;Braaten and Guy 1999;Everett et al 2004;Durham and Wilde 2006;Falke and Gido 2006), the presence of dams (Luttrell et al 1999), and the length of unimpounded river (Platania and Altenbach 1998;Braaten and Guy 1999;Dieterman and Galat 2004). However, these studies are correlative in nature and imply no causative relationships or mechanisms; fish abundance is assumed to increase or decrease in response to changes in the magnitude of various predictor variables.…”

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A Life History Model for Peppered Chub, a Broadcast‐Spawning Cyprinid

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2008

Trans Am Fish Soc

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We estimated age‐specific fecundity and survival rates for peppered chub Macrhybopsis tetranema from the Canadian River, New Mexico and Texas. We used these estimates to construct a life history matrix model that assumed age‐0 survival was related to river discharge. Model predictions agreed well with the observed abundance of peppered chub for the 6‐year period from 1996 to 2001. Based on the Akaike information criterion, this model received greater support from observed catches of peppered chub than did two alternative null models (one null model assumed a static or fixed population and the other assumed a population with a constant growth rate over the 6‐year study period). Elasticity analysis showed that the peppered chub population growth rate was most sensitive to changes in age‐0 survival (elasticity = 0.48) and age‐1 fecundity (elasticity = 0.44). We performed sensitivity simulations to determine the effect of parameter uncertainty on the observed elasticities. Based on 1,000 simulations, we found that the peppered chub population growth rate was most sensitive to age‐0 survival and age‐1 fecundity and was robust with respect to uncertainty in our estimates of these parameters. Our model accurately predicts changes in peppered chub abundance based on river discharge and provides a mechanistic explanation for previous anecdotal observations indicating that the reproductive success of peppered chub is related to river discharge.

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“…27%) lake sturgeon scanned. One sicklefin chub, a species with a reduced distribution (Everett et al., 2004), was caught on a trotline. Stonecats were collected at numerous locations between rkm 576, which is a new downstream range extension (Ross, 2001), and Melvin Price Lock and Dam immediately above the Missouri River.…”

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Distribution, relative abundance and movements of pallid sturgeon in the free-flowing Mississippi River

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Summary A multiyear study of pallid sturgeon distribution and relative abundance was conducted in the lower and middle Mississippi river (LMR and MMR, respectively). The LMR and MMR comprise the free‐flowing Mississippi River extending 1857 river kilometers (rkm) from its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico upstream to the mouth of the Missouri River. A total of 219 pallid sturgeon and 6018 shovelnose sturgeon was collected during the periods 1996–1997 and 2000–2006. Trotlines baited with worms were the primary collecting gear. The smallest pallid sturgeon captured on trotlines was 405 mm FL and the largest was 995 mm FL. Mean size of pallid sturgeon was statistically smaller in the Mississippi River below the Atchafalaya River near Baton Rouge, LA (621 mm FL). Mean abundance (catch per trotline night) of pallid sturgeon was highest at water temperatures around 10°C. There was a latitudinal trend in mean abundance of pallid and shovelnose sturgeon, but the pattern differed between species. Pallid sturgeon abundance was statistically (P < 0.05) higher (0.3 fish per trotline night) in the lower reach between the Atchafalaya River and New Orleans (rkm 154–507), and at the Chain of Rocks (COR), a low water dam near the mouth of the Missouri River. Pallid sturgeon abundance between these two locations was statistically the same (0.12–0.23). Shovelnose sturgeon abundance increased going upstream, but was disproportionally higher at the COR (22 fish per line compared with <6 fish per line in other reaches). Overall, the ratio between pallid and shovelnose sturgeon varied from a high of 1 : 6 at the lower reach, and gradually decreased upstream to a low of 1 : 77 at the COR. Based on differences in sturgeon abundance, size and habitat characteristics, the free‐flowing Mississippi River can be divided into two reaches in the MMR (i.e. COR is a separate location), and four reaches (i.e., including the Atchafalaya River) in the LMR where management goals may differ.

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Distribution and Habitat Use of Sturgeon Chubs (Macrhybopsis Gelida) and Sick-Lefin Chubs (M. Meeki) in the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers, North Dakota

Cited by 17 publications

References 12 publications

The emblematic minnows of the North American Great Plains: A synthesis of threats and conservation opportunities

The emblematic minnows of the North American Great Plains: A synthesis of threats and conservation opportunities

A Life History Model for Peppered Chub, a Broadcast‐Spawning Cyprinid

Distribution, relative abundance and movements of pallid sturgeon in the free-flowing Mississippi River

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