Bull Trout Spawning and Rearing Habitat Requirements : Summary of the Literature

Bull Trout Spawning and Rearing Habitat Requirements : Summary of the Literature

Author: Baxter, J. S

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Published: 1996

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13: 9780772629777

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Presents a literature review summarizing the spawning and rearing habitat requirements of bull trout, Salvelinus confluentus, during the stream phases of the fish's life history. The literature search focused primarily on literature that is difficult to obtain for most fisheries biologists. The data from 42 articles that contained information pertaining to rearing and spawning habitat use are summarized in a tabular format. The habitat variables summarized for rearing bull trout are: water temperature, water depth, water velocity, cover, and substrate. Measures of habitat use that are summarized are: water depth, cover water velocity, and substrate.