Coho Use of Beaver Ponds in California - Movers and stayers: seasonal growth of alternative behavioral strategies of juvenile coho in natural and constructed habitats of mid-Klamath tributaries

Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) once ranged across the western part of the North America from Alaska to California. Due to habitat destruction, over fishing, hatcheries, dams, and climate change the range and abundance of coho salmon have been greatly reduced, resulting in the federal listing of many coho salmon populations as threatened or endangered (CDFG 2002). Of particular concern are the populations at the southern end of their range including the Southern Oregon/Northern California (SONCC) coho salmon Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU), which encompasses the Klamath Basin. The study will investigate movement and growth of juvenile coho salmon in three types of off channel habitat in the Klamath watershed; constructed back water ponds, beaver ponds, and small tributaries. Assessment of the use of beaver ponds by coho salmon in the Klamath River basin in northern California.

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