Evaluation of the flood-pulse concept based on statistical models of growth of selected fishes of the Upper Mississippi River system

Gutreuter, Steve; Bartels, Andrew; Irons, Kevin S.; Sandheinrich, Mark B.

doi:10.1139/cjfas-56-12-2282

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“…Floodplains elsewhere enhance fish growth (Welcomme 1979;Gutreuter et al 2000;Sommer et al 2001), secondary production (Gladden and Smock 1990), and contribute significant aquatic biomass to the river system (Benke 2001). Whether the enhanced fish growth we observed in off-channel habitats yields a significant biomass contribution to main channel communities is unclear.…”

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Juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) growth in off-channel and main-channel habitats on the Sacramento River, CA using otolith increment widths

Limm

Marchetti

2009

Environ Biol Fish

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Few studies have quantified juvenile salmon growth among different habitats or evaluated the mechanisms controlling salmon growth and survival. We used otolith microstructure to compare daily relative growth rates among main-channel riverine areas, off-channel ponds, and non-natal seasonal tributaries of the Sacramento River, CA. We compared prey availability, prey preference, and stomach fullness between these sites. We observed larger average otolith growth increments, higher prey densities, and warmer water temperatures in both offchannel ponds and non-natal seasonal tributaries compared to the main-channel areas in both 2001 and 2002. Our findings suggest that warmer temperatures and abundant prey in off-channel habitats during Central Valley Chinook salmon rearing periods may lead to higher growth rates, which in turn may improve juvenile survival. Our results suggest that off-channel habitats may be critical habitats to include in conservation and management plans for juvenile salmon.

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Juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) growth in off-channel and main-channel habitats on the Sacramento River, CA using otolith increment widths

Limm

Marchetti

2009

Environ Biol Fish

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“…North American examples include golden shiner, largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), and redear sunfish (L. microlophus). Such species may have substantially faster growth rates on floodplains than in non-floodplain habitats (Gutreuter et al 1999), as well as higher survival rates (Raibley et al 1997). In years when there is extensive prolonged flooding, adults of these species may move onto the floodplains to spawn, along with floodplain pond fishes.…”

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“…These rivers had an extended period of flooding in the spring, although it was more erratic in timing and extent than that of tropical rivers (Sparks et al 1998). Many fish species, consequently, seemed to be most abundant and/or exhibited higher growth rates in years of extensive flooding (Gutreuter et al 1999). This was especially true of sunfishes (Centrarchidae) and catfishes (Ictaluridae), which require at least six weeks of inundation to build nests, spawn, and care for their young (Sparks et al 1998).…”

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Patterns in the Use of a Restored California Floodplain by Native and Alien Fishes

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Whitener³

2007

SFEWS

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“…The flood pulse concept (FPC; Junk et al, 1989) suggests that annual floodplain inundation triggers blooms of primary and secondary production, and fishes in these systems have reproductive ecologies adapted to exploit this pulse of production. In temperate zone rivers, flood pulses that coincide with optimal temperatures have been associated with greater growth and survival of some species (Gutreuter et al, 1999;Sommer et al, 2001;Schramm and Eggleton, 2006) and are predicted to increase fish recruitment whereas the absence of a flood pulse or lack of synchronization between temperature and water rise reduces recruitment success (Bayley, 1991;Halls and Welcomme, 2004). Despite widespread acceptance of the FPC model, recent studies suggest that in rivers where flood dynamics do not follow the optimum described in the FPC, fishes can recruit successfully during low flow periods (Humphries et al, 1999;Humphries et al, 2002;King et al, 2003).…”

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Relationships between hydrology, spatial heterogeneity, and fish recruitment dynamics in a temperate floodplain river

Zeug

Winemiller

2007

River Research & Apps

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Fish populations in the Brazos River, Texas, were surveyed monthly for 2 years to determine the relative influence of hydrology and habitat characteristics on the recruitment dynamics of seven species representing three divergent life history strategies. Surveys were conducted in two oxbow lakes with different flood recurrence intervals and the main river channel. The first year was relatively dry with few oxbow-river connections, whereas year 2 was relatively wet and connections between the main channel and floodplain habitats were common. Oxbow lakes supported greater juvenile abundances of most species relative to the main channel and were particularly important for nest building species with parental care. The river channel supported small species with extended reproductive periods and large, long-lived species that are able to store reproductive potential during sub-optimal periods. Hydrologic isolation was associated with greater rotifer densities in oxbows, and species with the greatest fecundity produced strong year classes during this period. Hydrologic connectivity did not increase juvenile production for most species, suggesting that recruitment dynamics in the Brazos River are similar to predictions of the low flow recruitment hypothesis (LFR). These results suggest that both hydrology and habitat heterogeneity interact with fish life history strategy to determine optimal conditions for recruitment and all three factors must be considered in restoration strategies for floodplain rivers.

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Evaluation of the flood-pulse concept based on statistical models of growth of selected fishes of the Upper Mississippi River system

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Juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) growth in off-channel and main-channel habitats on the Sacramento River, CA using otolith increment widths

Juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) growth in off-channel and main-channel habitats on the Sacramento River, CA using otolith increment widths

Patterns in the Use of a Restored California Floodplain by Native and Alien Fishes

Relationships between hydrology, spatial heterogeneity, and fish recruitment dynamics in a temperate floodplain river

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