scholarly journals Influence of the Landscape Template on Chemical and Physical Habitat for Brown Trout Within a Boreal Stream Network

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishi Buffam ◽  
Kevin Bishop ◽  
Hjalmar Laudon
Keyword(s):  
Brown Trout ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Physical Characteristics ◽  
Additional Restriction ◽  
Physical Habitat ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Stream Chemistry ◽  
Stream Network ◽  
Landscape Characteristics ◽  
Catchment Characteristics

We used the distribution of stream-dwelling brown trout (Salmo trutta) in a 67 km2 boreal catchment to explore the importance of environmental organizing factors at a range of spatial scales, including whole-catchment characteristics derived from map data, and stream reach chemical and physical characteristics. Brown trout were not observed at any sites characterized by pH < 5.0 during the spring snowmelt episode, matching published toxicity thresholds. Brown trout distributions were patchy even in less acidic regions of the stream network, positively associated with glaciofluvial substrate and negatively associated with fine sand/silty sediments. A multivariate model including only whole-catchment characteristics explained 43% of the variation in brown trout densities, while models with local site physical habitat characteristics or local stream chemistry explained 33 and 25%, respectively. At the stream reach scale, physical habitat apparently played a primary role in organizing brown trout distributions in this stream network, with acidity placing an additional restriction by excluding brown trout from acidic headwater streams. Much of the strength of the catchment characteristics-fish association could be explained by the correlation of catchment-scale landscape characteristics with local stream chemistry and site physical characteristics. These results, consistent with the concept of multiple hierarchical environmental filters regulating the distribution of this fish species, underline the importance of considering a range of spatial scales and both physical and chemical environments when attempting to manage or restore streams for brown trout.

Landscape Influences on Stream Habitats and Biological Assemblages

2006 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Cutthroat Trout ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Physical Habitat ◽  
Oncorhynchus Clarkii ◽  
Small Stream ◽  
Landscape Characteristics ◽  
Small Streams ◽  
Habitat Template ◽  
Integrated Program

<em>Abstract.</em>—Small stream systems are complex networks that form a physicochemical template governing the persistence of aquatic species such as coastal cutthroat trout <em>Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii</em>. To gain new insight into these interactions, we initiated an integrated program of landscape- scale sampling that is focused on fine- and broad-scale relationships among upslope landscape characteristics, physical stream habitat, and the spatial patterns of cutthroat trout abundance. Our sample of 40 catchments (500–1,000 ha) represented approximately 15% of the 269 barrier-isolated catchments in western Oregon that support populations of cutthroat trout. Because data were collected in a spatially contiguous manner throughout each catchment, it was possible to collect biological and geographic information necessary to assess the spatial structure of cutthroat trout abundance. Results underscore the influence of the physical habitat template at a variety of spatial scales. For example, cutthroat trout move throughout the accessible portions of small streams. Some cutthroat trout congregate in areas of suitable habitat and form local populations that may exhibit unique genetic attributes. At times, some cutthroat trout move into larger downstream portions of the network where they may contribute to the genetic character of anadromous or local potamodromous assemblages. Results underscore the advantages of viewing habitats that are critical to the fitness and persistence of cutthroat trout populations as matrices of physical sites that are linked by movement. It is apparent that human activities that impede movement among suitable habitat patches can have unanticipated consequences for metapopulations of cutthroat trout and may ultimately affect their persistence.

Western white pine development in relation to biophysical characteristics across different spatial scales in the Coeur d'Alene River basin in northern Idaho, U.S.A.

2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 1109-1125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa B Jain ◽  
Russell T Graham ◽  
Penelope Morgan
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Pinus Monticola ◽  
White Pine ◽  
Basal Diameter ◽  
Landscape Characteristics ◽  
Coeur D'alene ◽  
Biophysical Factors ◽  
Western White Pine ◽  
Northern Idaho

Many studies have assessed tree development beneath canopies in forest ecosystems, but results are seldom placed within the context of broad-scale biophysical factors. Mapped landscape characteristics for three watersheds, located within the Coeur d'Alene River basin in northern Idaho, were integrated to create a spatial hierarchy reflecting biophysical factors that influence western white pine (Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don) development under a range of canopy openings. The hierarchy included canopy opening, landtype, geological feature, and weathering. Interactions and individual-scale contributions were identified using stepwise log–linear regression. The resulting models explained 68% of the variation for estimating western white pine basal diameter and 64% for estimating height. Interactions among spatial scales explained up to 13% of this variation and better described vegetation response than any single spatial scale. A hierarchical approach based on biophysical attributes is an excellent method for studying plant and environment interactions.

Predicting Distribution, Production, Recreational Fishing Demand, and Conservation Concern of Indigenous Rainbow Trout Populations Based on Landscape Characteristics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariane Cantin ◽  
Anne Farineau ◽  
Darren J. Bender ◽  
John R. Post
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Rainbow Trout ◽  
Recreational Fishing ◽  
Lake Area ◽  
Fishing Pressure ◽  
Stream Network ◽  
Landscape Characteristics ◽  
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus Mykiss ◽  
Conservation Concern ◽  
Patterns And Processes

Landscape ecology has mainly been integrated in aquatic science to describe patterns and processes in stream networks, but many lakes are connected through their tributaries and are also impacted by their position and connectivity within the watershed. This information on lake characteristics can be used by inland fisheries managers that oversee large landscapes comprising many waterbodies to predict: (1) species composition; (2) population dynamics and productivity; (3) recreational fishing pressure; and (4) overall conservation concern. We developed a methodology to assess these four items for the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fishery of British Columbia by presenting a case study focused on the Clearwater and North Thompson watersheds using: the connectivity of lakes within the stream network to predict rainbow trout presence, stream order and lake area to estimate habitat availability and predict population dynamics and productivity (supply), and travel time from population centres to predict recreational fishing pressure (demand). By incorporating connectivity and environmental proxies of habitat, we explore patterns in population dynamics that can be used by fisheries managers to identify populations sensitive to overfishing or disturbance.

scholarly journals A new stream and nested catchment framework for Australia

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 15433-15474
Author(s):  
J. L. Stein ◽  
M. F. Hutchinson ◽  
J. A. Stein
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Surface Flow ◽  
Stream Network ◽  
Australian Water ◽  
Assessment Tasks ◽  
Australian Continent ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
High Conservation ◽  
Flow Pathways ◽  
Fully Connected

Abstract. Nationally framed assessment and planning assists coordination of resource management activities across jurisdictional boundaries and provides context for assessing the cumulative effects of impacts that can be underestimated by local or regional studies. However, there were significant shortcomings in the existing spatial frameworks supporting national assessment and planning for Australia's rivers and streams. We describe the development of a new national stream and nested catchment framework for Australia that includes a fully connected and directed stream network and a nested catchment hierarchy derived using a modified Pfafstetter scheme. The directed stream network with associated catchment boundaries and Pfafstetter coding respect all distributary junctions and topographically driven surface flow pathways including across the areas of low relief and internal drainage that make up over half of the Australian continent. The Pfafstetter coding facilitates multi-scale analyses and easy tracing and query of upstream/downstream attributes and tributary/main stem relationships. Accompanying the spatial layers are 13 lookup tables containing nearly 400 attributes describing the natural and anthropogenic environment of each of the 1.4M stream segments across the Australian continent at multiple spatial scales (segment, sub-catchment and catchment). The database supplies key spatial layers to support national water information and accounting needs and assists a wide range of research, planning and assessment tasks at regional and continental scales. These include the delineation of reporting units for the Australian Water Resources Assessment, the development of an ecohydrological environment classification for Australian streams and the identification of high conservation value aquatic ecosystems for northern Australia.

scholarly journals Deciding Where to Sleep: Spatial Levels of Nesting Selection in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Living in Savanna at Issa, Tanzania

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 870-900 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Adriana Hernandez-Aguilar ◽  
Trond Reitan
Keyword(s):  
Pan Troglodytes ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Tree Height ◽  
Important Variable ◽  
Physical Characteristics ◽  
Individual Tree ◽  
Trunk Diameter ◽  
Nesting Site ◽  
Nesting Sites

AbstractTo understand how animals select resources we need to analyze selection at different spatial levels or scales in the habitat. We investigated which physical characteristics of trees (dimensions and structure, e.g., height, trunk diameter, number of branches) determined nesting selection by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) on two different spatial scales: individual nesting trees and nesting sites. We also examined whether individual tree selection explained the landscape pattern of nesting site selection. We compared the physical characteristics of actual (N = 132) and potential (N = 242) nesting trees in nesting sites (in 15 plots of 25 m × 25 m) and of all trees in actual and potential nesting sites (N = 763 in 30 plots of 25 m × 25 m). We collected data in May and June 2003 in Issa, a dry and open savanna habitat in Tanzania. Chimpanzees selected both the site they used for nesting in the landscape and the trees they used to build nests within a nesting site, demonstrating two levels of spatial selection in nesting. Site selection was stronger than individual tree selection. Tree height was the most important variable for both nesting site and tree selection in our study, suggesting that chimpanzees selected both safe sites and secure trees for sleeping.

scholarly journals Competing Vegetation Structure Indices for Estimating Spatial Constrains in Carabid Abundance Patterns in Chinese Grasslands Reveal Complex Scale and Habitat Patterns

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noelline Tsafack ◽  
Simone Fattorini ◽  
Camila Benavides Frias ◽  
Yingzhong Xie ◽  
Xinpu Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Cover ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Landsat 8 ◽  
Remotely Sensed Data ◽  
Insect Communities ◽  
Landscape Characteristics ◽  
Species Abundances ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Structure Indices

Carabid communities are influenced by landscape features. Chinese steppes are subject to increasing desertification processes that are changing land-cover characteristics with negative impacts on insect communities. Despite those warnings, how land-cover characteristics influence carabid communities in steppe ecosystems remains unknown. The aim of this study is to investigate how landscape characteristics drive carabid abundance in different steppes (desert, typical, and meadow steppes) at different spatial scales. Carabid abundances were estimated using pitfall traps. Various landscape indices were derived from Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) images. Indices expressing moisture and productivity were, in general, those with the highest correlations. Different indices capture landscape aspects that influence carabid abundance at different scales, in which the patchiness of desert vegetation plays a major role. Carabid abundance correlations with landscape characteristics rely on the type of grassland, on the vegetation index, and on the scale considered. Proper scales and indices are steppe type-specific, highlighting the need of considering various scales and indices to explain species abundances from remotely sensed data.

scholarly journals Genetic structuring across alternative life‐history tactics and small spatial scales in brown trout ( Salmo trutta )

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica R. Rodger ◽  
Hannele M. Honkanen ◽  
Caroline R. Bradley ◽  
Patrick Boylan ◽  
Paulo A. Prodöhl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Brown Trout ◽  
Salmo Trutta ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Genetic Structuring ◽  
Brown Trout Salmo Trutta

scholarly journals Regional-scale lateral carbon transport and CO<sub>2</sub> evasion in temperate stream catchments

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (21) ◽  
pp. 5003-5014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Magin ◽  
Celia Somlai-Haase ◽  
Ralf B. Schäfer ◽  
Andreas Lorke
Keyword(s):  
Catchment Area ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Net Primary Production ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Stream Network ◽  
Carbon Export ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Catchment Areas ◽  
Temperate Stream

Abstract. Inland waters play an important role in regional to global-scale carbon cycling by transporting, processing and emitting substantial amounts of carbon, which originate mainly from their catchments. In this study, we analyzed the relationship between terrestrial net primary production (NPP) and the rate at which carbon is exported from the catchments in a temperate stream network. The analysis included more than 200 catchment areas in southwest Germany, ranging in size from 0.8 to 889 km2 for which CO2 evasion from stream surfaces and downstream transport with stream discharge were estimated from water quality monitoring data, while NPP in the catchments was obtained from a global data set based on remote sensing. We found that on average 13.9 g C m−2 yr−1 (corresponding to 2.7 % of terrestrial NPP) are exported from the catchments by streams and rivers, in which both CO2 evasion and downstream transport contributed about equally to this flux. The average carbon fluxes in the catchments of the study area resembled global and large-scale zonal mean values in many respects, including NPP, stream evasion and the carbon export per catchment area in the fluvial network. A review of existing studies on aquatic–terrestrial coupling in the carbon cycle suggests that the carbon export per catchment area varies in a relatively narrow range, despite a broad range of different spatial scales and hydrological characteristics of the study regions.

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