Factors influencing summer movement patterns of Bonneville cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii utah)
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We used multiple approaches to study summer movement patterns of Bonneville cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii utah) in the Thomas Fork drainage of western Wyoming, USA. Our objectives were to (i) document summer movement patterns of cutthroat trout, especially as related to the concepts of local turnover and displacement distances, (ii) determine if fish size and condition were related to mobility, and (iii) compare summer movement patterns between years. Large fish (270–384 mm total length) monitored by radiotelemetry showed little movement during the summer as evidenced by a maximum displacement distance of <300 m and a low turnover rate among locations (0.21). For a broad size range of fish marked with visual implant tags (173–390 mm total length) in three study reaches, displacement distances were again low but turnover rate was high (>0.50 in most study reaches). This high turnover rate seemed to be driven mainly by movement among smaller fish as mobility declined with increasing fish size. Mobility also declined with decreasing body condition. Turnover rate in study reaches was higher during the summer of 1999 when stream flows were higher and water temperatures were cooler compared with the summer of 2000. Résumé : Nous avons utilisé des approches multiples afin d’étudier les patrons estivaux de déplacement de la truite fardée de Bonneville (Oncorhynchus clarkii utah) dans le réseau hydrographique de la Thomas Fork dans l’Ouest du Wyoming, É.-U. Nos objectifs étaient (i) de décrire les patrons estivaux de déplacement des truites fardées, en particulier en ce qui a trait aux concepts de remplacement local et de distance de déplacement, (ii) de voir si la taille et la condition des poissons sont reliées à la mobilité et (iii) de comparer les patrons estivaux de déplacement d’une année à l’autre. Les poissons plus grands (de longueur totale 270–384 mm) suivis par radio-télémétrie se déplacement peu pendant l’été, ce qui est confirmé par une distance maximale de déplacement de <300 m et un faible taux de remplacement entre les sites (0,21). Chez des poissons d’une gamme de tailles étendue et marqués avec des étiquettes de type implant visuel (de longueur totale 173–390 mm) dans trois sections d’étude, les distances de déplacement restent faibles, mais le taux de remplacement est élevé (>0,50 dans la plupart des sections). Ce fort taux de remplacement semble s’expliquer principalement par les déplacements des plus petits poissons, car la mobilité est fonction inverse de la taille des poissons. La mobilité décroît aussi proportionnellement au déclin de la condition. Le taux de remplacement dans les sections d’étude était plus élevé à l’été 1999 lorsque les débits étaient plus forts et les températures plus fraîches qu’à l’été 2000. [Traduit par la Rédaction] Schrank and Rahel 669
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