Stochastic models that predict trout population density or biomass on a mesohabitat scale

Hydrobiologia ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 337 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Baran ◽  
Sovan Lek ◽  
Marc Delacoste ◽  
Alain Belaud
1992 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 1539-1545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reidar Borgstrøm

The gillnet catchability of allopatric brown trout (Salmo trutta) populations was studied in four Norwegian high-mountain lakes, with large differences in population densities. The number of fish and the length composition of the populations were estimated by mark–recapture. The catchability coefficient and the catch per unit effort were described by power functions, and the catchability was inversely related to number of fish present. An important fisheries management implication is that brown trout populations with low densities are more vulnerable to gillnets than populations with high densities. Furthermore, the use of gillnet catches as an estimator of brown trout population density will be biased.


Author(s):  
Amy Ryan ◽  
John L. MacMillan

A principal components analysis was conducted on the results of published reports and data sets from technical papers that include speckled trout Salvelinus fontinalis population estimates from 14 Nova Scotia lakes. The purpose of this paper was to identify the factors that influenced trout density and biomass. Population parameters, including mean fork length (cm), population density (n/ha), and population biomass (kg/ha), relative to variation in lake size, acidity, and competitor species were assessed and compared among lakes. Populations with small mean length and slow growth displayed larger fish density and biomass suggesting density-dependence. Acidic conditions potentially impact spawning potential and reduced recruitment that resulted in small population density and larger trout. The number of other fish species present in the lakes was used as an index of competition and had the greatest impact on trout density and biomass in Nova Scotia lakes. Yellow perch seemed to have the most impact of all the competitor species. In five lakes that contained yellow perch the mean trout population biomass was 0.19 kg-ha-1 (0.2,SD) compared to 4.5 kg-ha-1 (0.26, SD) in eight lakes that did not contain perch species. Lentic habitat conditions can greatly influence the potential success of different fisheries management strategies.


1955 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 464-464
Author(s):  
John E. Anderson
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2020 ◽  
pp. 133-158
Author(s):  
K. A. Kholodilin ◽  
Y. I. Yanzhimaeva

A relative uniformity of population distribution on the territory of the country is of importance from socio-economic and strategic perspectives. It is especially important in the case of Russia with its densely populated West and underpopulated East. This paper considers changes in population density in Russian regions, which occurred between 1897 and 2017. It explores whether there was convergence in population density and what factors influenced it. For this purpose, it uses the data both at county and regional levels, which are brought to common borders for comparability purposes. Further, the models of unconditional and conditional β-convergence are estimated, taking into account the spatial dependence. The paper concludes that the population density equalization took place in 1897-2017 at the county level and in 1926—1970 at the regional level. In addition, the population density increase is shown to be influenced not only by spatial effects, but also by political and geographical factors such as climate, number of GULAG camps, and the distance from the capital city.


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