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Bonjour SM, Gido KB, McKinstry MC, Cathcart CN, Bogaard MR, Dzul M, Healy BD, Hooley-Underwood ZE, Rogowski DL, Yackulic CB. Migration timing and tributary use of spawning flannelmouth sucker (Catostomus latipinnis). J Fish Biol 2023; 103:1144-1162. [PMID: 37495557 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
Abstract
Spawning phenology and associated migrations of fishes are often regulated by factors such as temperature and stream discharge, but flow regulation of mainstem rivers coupled with climate change might disrupt these cues and affect fitness. Flannelmouth sucker (Catostomus latipinnis) persisting in heavily modified river networks are known to spawn in tributaries that might provide better spawning habitat than neighboring mainstem rivers subject to habitat degradation (e.g., embedded sediments, altered thermal regimes, and disconnected floodplains). PIT tag data and radio telemetry were used to quantify the timing and duration of flannelmouth sucker tributary spawning migrations in relation to environmental cues in McElmo Creek, a tributary of the San Juan River in the American Southwest. We also tested the extent of the tributary migration and assessed mainstem movements prior to and after tributary migrations. Additionally, multiyear data sets of PIT detections from other tributaries in the Colorado River basin were used to quantify interannual and cross-site variation in the timing of flannelmouth sucker spawning migrations in relation to environmental cues. The arrival and residence times of fish spawning in McElmo Creek varied among years, with earlier migration and a 3-week increase in residence time in relatively wet years compared to drier years. Classification tree analysis suggested a combination of discharge- and temperature-determined arrival timing. Of fish PIT tagged in the fall, 56% tagged within 10 km of McElmo Creek spawned in the tributary the following spring, as did 60% of radio-tagged fish, with a decline in its use corresponding to increased distance of tagging location. A broader analysis of four tributaries in the Colorado River basin, including McElmo Creek, found photoperiod and temperature of tributary and mainstem rivers were the most important variables in determining migration timing, but tributary and mainstem discharge also aided in classification success. The largest tributary, the Little Colorado River, had more residential fish or fish that stayed for longer periods (median = 30 days), whereas McElmo Creek fish stayed an average of just 10 days in 2022. Our results generally suggest that higher discharge, across years or across sites, results in extended use of tributaries by flannelmouth suckers. Conservation actions that limit water extraction and maintain natural flow regimes in tributaries, while maintaining open connection with mainstem rivers, may benefit migratory species, including flannelmouth suckers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sophia M Bonjour
- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Upper Colorado Regional Office, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska Freshwater Fish Inventory, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Eastern Ecological Science Center at Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, Maryland, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
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Healy BD, Budy P, Yackulic CB, Murphy BP, Schelly RC, McKinstry MC. Exploring metapopulation-scale suppression alternatives for a global invader in a river network experiencing climate change. Conserv Biol 2023; 37:e13993. [PMID: 36047692 PMCID: PMC10107352 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Invasive species can dramatically alter ecosystems, but eradication is difficult, and suppression is expensive once they are established. Uncertainties in the potential for expansion and impacts by an invader can lead to delayed and inadequate suppression, allowing for establishment. Metapopulation viability models can aid in planning strategies to improve responses to invaders and lessen invasive species' impacts, which may be particularly important under climate change. We used a spatially explicit metapopulation viability model to explore suppression strategies for ecologically damaging invasive brown trout (Salmo trutta), established in the Colorado River and a tributary in Grand Canyon National Park. Our goals were to estimate the effectiveness of strategies targeting different life stages and subpopulations within a metapopulation; quantify the effectiveness of a rapid response to a new invasion relative to delaying action until establishment; and estimate whether future hydrology and temperature regimes related to climate change and reservoir management affect metapopulation viability and alter the optimal management response. Our models included scenarios targeting different life stages with spatially varying intensities of electrofishing, redd destruction, incentivized angler harvest, piscicides, and a weir. Quasi-extinction (QE) was obtainable only with metapopulation-wide suppression targeting multiple life stages. Brown trout population growth rates were most sensitive to changes in age 0 and large adult mortality. The duration of suppression needed to reach QE for a large established subpopulation was 12 years compared with 4 with a rapid response to a new invasion. Isolated subpopulations were vulnerable to suppression; however, connected tributary subpopulations enhanced metapopulation persistence by serving as climate refuges. Water shortages driving changes in reservoir storage and subsequent warming would cause brown trout declines, but metapopulation QE was achieved only through refocusing and increasing suppression. Our modeling approach improves understanding of invasive brown trout metapopulation dynamics, which could lead to more focused and effective invasive species suppression strategies and, ultimately, maintenance of populations of endemic fishes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Brian D. Healy
- Department of Watershed Sciences and the Ecology CenterUtah State UniversityLoganUtahUSA
- Native Fish Ecology and Conservation Program, Division of Science and Resource ManagementGrand Canyon National Park, National Park ServiceFlagstaffArizonaUSA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Utah Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Watershed SciencesUtah State UniversityLoganUtahUSA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science CenterGrand Canyon Monitoring and Research CenterFlagstaffArizonaUSA
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- School of Environmental ScienceSimon Fraser UniversityVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Native Fish Ecology and Conservation Program, Division of Science and Resource ManagementGrand Canyon National Park, National Park ServiceFlagstaffArizonaUSA
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- Upper Colorado Regional OfficeU.S. Bureau of ReclamationSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
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Gilbert EI, Brandenburg WH, Barkalow AL, Kegerries RB, Albrecht BC, Healy BD, Omana Smith EC, Stolberg JR, McKinstry MC, Platania SP. SYSTEMATIC LARVAL FISH SURVEYS AND ABIOTIC CORRELATES CHARACTERIZE EXTANT NATIVE FISH ASSEMBLAGE REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS IN THE COLORADO RIVER, WESTERN GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA. SOUTHWEST NAT 2022. [DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909-66.1.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Eliza I. Gilbert
- American Southwest Ichthyological Researchers, LLC, 800 Encino Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 (EIG, WHB, ALB, SPP)
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- American Southwest Ichthyological Researchers, LLC, 800 Encino Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 (EIG, WHB, ALB, SPP)
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- American Southwest Ichthyological Researchers, LLC, 800 Encino Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 (EIG, WHB, ALB, SPP)
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- BIO-WEST, Inc., 1063 West 1400 North, Logan, UT 84321 (RBK, BCA)
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- United States National Park Service, Grand Canyon National Park, 1824 South Thompson Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 (BDH, ECOS)
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- United States National Park Service, Grand Canyon National Park, 1824 South Thompson Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 (BDH, ECOS)
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- United States Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, P.O. Box 61470, LC-8000, Boulder City, NV 89006 (JRS)
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- United States Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region, 125 South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84138 (MCM)
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- American Southwest Ichthyological Researchers, LLC, 800 Encino Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 (EIG, WHB, ALB, SPP)
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Kegerries RB, Albrecht B, McKinstry MC, Rogers RJ, Valdez RA, Barkalow AL, Gilbert EI, Mohn HE, Healy B, Smith EO. Small-Bodied Fish Surveys Demonstrate Native Fish Dominance Over 300 Kilometers of the Colorado River Through Grand Canyon, Arizona. WEST N AM NATURALIST 2020. [DOI: 10.3398/064.080.0202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
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- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region, Salt Lake City, UT 84138
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- American Southwest Ichthyological Researchers, LLC, Albuquerque, NM 87102
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office, Albuquerque, NM 87113
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- National Park Service, Grand Canyon National Park, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
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- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region, Salt Lake City, UT 84138
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Albrecht B, Mohn HE, Kegerries R, McKinstry MC, Rogers R, Francis T, Hines B, Stolberg J, Ryden D, Elverud D, Schleicher B, Creighton K, Healy B, Senger B. Use of Inflow Areas in Two Colorado River Basin Reservoirs by the Endangered Razorback Sucker (Xyrauchen texanus). WEST N AM NATURALIST 2017. [DOI: 10.3398/064.077.0410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
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- BIO-WEST, Inc., 1063 West 1400 North, Logan, UT 84321
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- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region, 125 South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84138
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- BIO-WEST, Inc., 1063 West 1400 North, Logan, UT 84321
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Grand Junction Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, 445 West Gunnison Ave., Suite 140, Grand Junction, CO 81501
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- Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Moab Field Station, 1165 S. Hwy. 191, Suite #4, Moab, UT 84532
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- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, Box 61470, LC-8000, Boulder City, NV 89006
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Grand Junction Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, 445 West Gunnison Ave., Suite 140, Grand Junction, CO 81501
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Grand Junction Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, 445 West Gunnison Ave., Suite 140, Grand Junction, CO 81501
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Grand Junction Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, 445 West Gunnison Ave., Suite 140, Grand Junction, CO 81501
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- Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Moab Field Station, 1165 S. Hwy. 191, Suite #4, Moab, UT 84532
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- U.S. National Park Service, Grand Canyon National Park, 1824 South Thompson Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
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- Nevada Department of Wildlife, 4747 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89108
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Kegerries RB, Albrecht BC, Gilbert EI, Brandenburg WH, Barkalow AL, McKinstry MC, Mohn HE, Healy BD, Stolberg JR, Smith ECO, Nelson CB, Rogers RJ. Occurrence and Reproduction by Razorback Sucker ( Xyrauchen texanus) in the Grand Canyon, Arizona. SOUTHWEST NAT 2017. [DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909-62.3.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ron B. Kegerries
- BIO-WEST, Inc., 1063 West 1400 North, Logan, UT 84321 (RBK, BCA, HEM, RJR)
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- American Southwest Ichthyological Researchers, LLC, 800 Encino Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 (EIG, WHB, ALB)
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- American Southwest Ichthyological Researchers, LLC, 800 Encino Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 (EIG, WHB, ALB)
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- American Southwest Ichthyological Researchers, LLC, 800 Encino Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 (EIG, WHB, ALB)
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- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region, 125 South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84138 (MCM)
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- BIO-WEST, Inc., 1063 West 1400 North, Logan, UT 84321 (RBK, BCA, HEM, RJR)
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- U.S. National Park Service, Grand Canyon National Park; 1824 South Thompson Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 (BDH, ECOS, CBN)
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- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, P.O. Box 61470, LC-8000, Boulder City, NV 89006 (JRS)
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- U.S. National Park Service, Grand Canyon National Park; 1824 South Thompson Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 (BDH, ECOS, CBN)
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- U.S. National Park Service, Grand Canyon National Park; 1824 South Thompson Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 (BDH, ECOS, CBN)
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- BIO-WEST, Inc., 1063 West 1400 North, Logan, UT 84321 (RBK, BCA, HEM, RJR)
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