Availability of invertebrate food sources for rearing juvenile chinook salmon in turbid Susitna River habitats /
"This report, Report Number 8, summarizes the results and findings of the juvenile chinook salmon food availability study conducted during the 1984 open water (May-October) field season."--Pref.
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| Alternate Title: | Title on fiche header of microform version has incorrect title: Availability of invertebrate food sources for rearing chinook salmon in turbid Susitna River habitat |
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| Main Author: | |
| Additional Author(s): | Richards, J. Craig., |
| Corporate Contributor(s): | Alaska Power Authority. Alaska. Susitna Hydro Aquatic Studies. |
| Publisher: | Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, Susitna Hydro Aquatic Studies, |
| Report Numbers: | APA 2846 RTS 31 SUS 553 |
| Edition: | [Final]. |
| Series: | Document (Susitna Hydroelectric Project) ;
no. 2846. 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 evenness index ; Appendix E. Juvenile chinook salmon stomach content data
- Appendix F. Weighted usable area projection data ; Appendix G. Water turbidity data.