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2012 ANNUAL REPORT US Geological Survey Biological Resources Division
Utah Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Quinney College of Natural Resources
Utah State University, Logan UT 84322-5290 (Left) Bryce Roholt and Konrad Hafen pull gill nets full of Utah chub out of Scofield Reservoir. The reservoir is experiencing a population explosion of Utah chub, with Bear Lake cutthroat trout and tiger trout being stocked as potential biological control agents. (Right). Lisa Winters and Michael Yarnell process Bear Lake cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout, and Utah chub caught in gill nets at Scofield Reservoir.
Presented at the:
2013 Coordinating Meeting QCNR Utah State University Logan, UT 3 April 2013
COOPERATORS:
USGS Cooperative Research Units Program Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
QCNR Utah State University Wildlife Management Institute
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
MissionStatement
UtahCooperativeFishandWildlifeResearchUnit2012
ThemajorlimitinginfluencesuponfishandwildliferesourcesintheIntermountainWestareterrestrialhabitatdegradationandlossandwatershedandwaterdevelopmentissues.Rapidpopulationgrowthinthestate,coupledwithsocietaldesirestoaccessthewiderangeofnaturalresourcesavailableinthestate,hasexacerbatedthepressuresonbothterrestrialandaquaticresources.Thesepressuresrequirenovelapproachestothestudyof,andtransferofresearchresultsto,thosetaskedwiththeresponsibilitytoblendresearchinformationonthestatusandhealthofthestate’sterrestrialandaquaticecosystemswithothersocietalvalues.TheUnit’sprincipalroleistoserveasnexusforthecollectionofthisimportantinformation.Weachievethisthoughexcellenceinresearch,instruction,andinteractionwithcooperators.
ResearchexpertiseoftheUnitstaffincludes:landscapeecology,conservationbiology,researchdesignandappliedstatistics,largerscaleanimaldynamics,geographicalinformationsystemandhabitatrestorationmethodology,terrestrialandaquatichabitatanalysis,populationmanagementandassessment,fishpopulationdynamics,andaquaticfoodwebdynamics.Currentresearchactivitiesfocusonlandscape‐levelhabitatstudies,ecologicalmodelingoflake,reservoir,andriverinesystems,avianandterrestrialecology,andtheeffectsofclimatechangeonhabitatandbiotathroughouttheIntermountainWest.FutureresearchdirectionsoftheUnitwillcontinuetoinvolveendangeredfishandwildlifespecies,sustainablegameandsportfishmanagement,andlandscape‐levelstudiesinvolvingmodelingforfutureclimatescenarios.
Primarygraduateandcross‐listedgraduate/undergraduatelevelcoursestaughtbyunitpersonnelincludeDesignandAnalysisofEcologicalResearch(WILD6500,emphasizestheresearchprocess),GraduateFishEcology(WATS6230),andFishDiversityandConservation.Unitpersonnelhavealsodevelopedandprovideinstructionincontinuingeducationandprofessionaladvancementshortcoursesforagencypersonnel,withacurrentemphasisonanalyticaltoolsusedbyDWRbiologists.TheUnitalsofacilitatesinstructioninadiversearrayofworkshopsdevelopedbycooperatingFacultyatQCNRtoawiderangeofagencycooperatorsaswell.
CooperatingfacultyintheQuinneyCollegeofNaturalResources(QCNR),theEcologyCenter,andacrosstheUniversity(USU)are,andwillcontinuetobe,integratedintoUnitresearchtoapplydiverseexpertisetoallfacetsofaresearchproblem.TheprimarygoaloftheUnitistoprovidehighqualityinformationnecessarytohelpresolvepressingnaturalresourceproblems.TheUnitstrivestodothisbybringingtobearexpertisefoundnotonlyintheUnitstaff,butalsointhediversityofcooperatingfacultyfoundatUSU.
PERSONNELCOOPERATORS–COORDINATINGCOMMITTEE
UNITEDSTATESGEOLOGICALSURVEYJoeMargraf
WesternSupervisorU.S.D.I.CooperativeResearchUnits
[email protected]:(907)474‐6044Fax:(907)474‐7872
UTAHDIVISIONOFWILDLIFERESOURCESGregorySheehan
DirectorUtahDivisionofWildlifeResources
1594WestNorthTempleSaltLakeCity,UT84114‐6301
[email protected]‐538‐4702
Fax801‐538‐4709
UTAHSTATEUNIVERSITYChrisLuecke,Dean
QuinneyCollegeofNaturalResourcesUtahStateUniversityLogan,UT84322‐[email protected]
435‐797‐2452Fax:435‐797‐2443
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENTINSTITUTE
SteveWilliams,DirectorChrisSmith,[email protected]
717‐677‐4480http://www.wildlifemanagementinstitute.org/
UTAHCOOPERATIVEFISHANDWILDLIFERESEARCHUNIT
LEADERS
STAFF
PhaedraE.BudyLeaderFisheries&Professor
ShaunaLeavittBusinessAssistant
UtahCooperativeFishandWildlifeResearchUnit
ThomasC.Edwards,Jr.AssistantLeaderWildlife&ProfessorWildlandResourcesDepartment
CeceliaMelderUSUBusinessServiceCenterCollegeofNaturalResources
EmeritusJohnA.Bissonette
Leader&EmeritusProfessorWildlandResourcesDepartment
Phaedra Budy
Aquatic Research Ecologist Unit Leader
Thomas Edwards
Landscape Research Ecologist Assistant Unit Leader
Shauna Leavitt Business Assistant
John Bissonette
Landscape Research Ecologist Emeritus Unit Leader
Coop Scientists & Staff
Adam Brewerton Avian Ecology
Master’s Candidate
Frank Howe
UDWR Research Liaison USU Adjunct Associate
Professor of Wildland Resources
Tracy Bowerman
Fisheries Biology Ph.D. Candidate
UDWR University Liaison
Post Doc Fellows & Grad Students
Kimberly Dibble
Research Biologist Post Doctoral Fellow
Jacob Gibson
Landscape Ecology Master’s Candidate
Brian Laub
Aquatic Scientist Post Doctoral Fellow
Stephen Klobucar
Aquatic Ecology Master’s Candidate
Nick Heredia
Aquatic Ecology Master’s Candidate
Christy Meredith
Aquatic Ecology Ph.D. Candidate
Peter MacKinnon
Aquatic Ecology Post Graduate Researcher
Post Doc Fellows & Grad Students
Daniel Olson
Wildlife Biology Ph.D. Candidate
Lisa Winters
Watershed Science Master’s Candidate
Carl Saunders
Aquatic Ecology Post Doctoral Fellow
Courtney Newlon
Aquatic Ecology Master’s Candidate
Harrison Mohn
Fisheries Biology Master’s Candidate
Post Doc Fellows & Grad Students
BLM6% BOR
8%
NASA6%
NPS1%
NSF1%
UDWQ1%
UDWR58%
USFS2%
USFWS12%
USGS4%
Ute Tribe1%
2012 Research Contracts & GrantsFunding Summary by Source
Financial Summaries for 2012
Agency Contributions
1. Cooperator Base Funds:
a. U. S. Geological Survey - Cooperative Research Units
Federal Salaries & Benefits 477,267
Operating 10,350
Subtotal 487,617
b. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Base
Base Account 46,000
10% Direct Administrative Costs paid on UDWR Projects 120,697
Subtotal 166,697
c. Utah State University Contribution
Staff Support Salary & Benefits 40,197
Space 32,031
Indirect Costs Waived on 2012 Projects 708,207
Subtotal 780,435
2. Indirect Costs Paid on Non-UDWR 2012 Projects 104,470
3. Total 2012 Research Funding Invoiced (Includes IDC Paid + 10% UDWR-DAC) 2,112,810
**IDC and 10% UDWR-DAC (shaded) are listed individually and also included in #3. This figure prevents double entries. (225,167)
4. TOTAL 2012 Funding Received 3,426,862
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UTAH COOPERATIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH UNIT
FUNDING SUMMARY BY SOURCE
FISCAL YEAR 2012
60%
10%
27%
3%
UDWR 10% Administrative FeesJanuary 2013 Allocation
Salaries Wages Benefits Office Supplies/Misc.
Calendar Year 2009
Fiscal Year 2010
Calendar Year 2011
Calendar Year 2012
Personnel $11,646 $4,323 $5,571 $4,149Fringe $1,903 $1,332 $1,402 $1,450
Travel $5,576 $5,098 $6,860 $5,568Commuting $219 $71 $0 $180
Mail $679 $1,284 $830 $678
Telecommunications $3,930 $5,513 $6,013 $6,502
Supplies $9,404 $9,171 $4,595 $6,313
Rentals $0 $0 $0 $120
Insurance $0 $250 $1,750 $2,175
Equipment $36 $6,081 $4,900 $6,588
Vehicles $0 $0 $0 $0
Maintenance (all types) $3,420 $4,888 $3,246 $4,914
ProfessionalDevelopment $3,613 $936 $606 $46
Guests $1,501 $2,291 $2,568 $2,906
Tuition $1,250 $0 $0 $0
Miscellaneous $0 $0 $404 $895
YR09/10/11/12TOTAL $43,176 $41,238 $38,745 $42,485 $165,643
UTAH COOPERATIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH UNITUDWR Operating Base
Expenditures
Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesAquatic Research 320,295
Terrestrial Research 1,007,372 1,327,667 63%
FederalRWO 343,739
Other 426,585 770,324 36%
Other Sources
Ute Tribe 14,819 14,819 1%
Grand Total 2,112,810 100%
UTAH COOPERATIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH UNITSUMMARY OF INVOICED RESEARCH FUNDING
FISCAL YEAR 2012
Project Source Grant Principal Total FY 2012
Duration Number Project Title Investigator Project Funding
Mar10-Dec13 UDWR 100537 Assessing Vehicle-Related Mortality of Mule Deer in Utah Bissonette, J 269,610 70,957
Jul12-Jun13 UDWR 130001 Strawberry Reservoir Fish Distribution Study (Blue Ribbon) Budy, P 3,000 -
Jul07 - July12 USFWS 070722 RWO 56 Bull Trout Viability II Budy, P 633,421 127,027
May12-Sep13 USFWS 120973 RWO 63 Bull Trout Viability III Budy, P 71,758 -
Feb12-Dec12 USGS 120601 RWO 62 Occupancy-Based Assessment of Regional Populations Status and Vulnerability for Three Species of Fish in Utah
Budy, P 25,000 16,000
Aug12-Dec14 BLM 121026 RWO 64 Step-Down Demo Analysis of Plants and Animals under the BLM Rapid Ecoregioinal Analysis Process
Budy, P 122,642 -
July11-Jun13 UDWR 111202 Weber River Metapopulation and Source Sink Dynamics of Native Trout Budy, P 62,828 30,745
July11-Jun13 UDWR 111203 Scofield Reservoir Predator/Prey Interaction Budy, P 136,929 67,379
Jul12-Jun13 UDWR 121041 Flaming Gorge Burgot: Diet & Distribution, Early Life History (Sports Fisheries) Budy, P 118,017 -
Jun11-July12 UDWR 110791 Bonneville Cutthroat Trout Restoration in Righthand Fork, Logan River (#1820) Budy, P 109,154 109,154
Aug10-Sep12 UDWQ 110029 Utah Nonpoint Source Program Evaluation Budy, P 76,280 52,182
July01-Jun13 UDWR 121106 Logan River Trout Viability - Long Term Monitoring and Evaluation (YR 12 - Blue Ribbon) Budy, P 581,023 15,279
Apr12-Sep13 UDWR 120649 Three Species Population Monitoring in the White River (UT) Budy, P 12,446 -
Apr09 - Sept14 BOR 090619 CPCESU: Development of Pit Tag Detection System for Use in Shinumo Creek, Grand Budy, P 167,661 -
Jan11-Sep15 BOR 110370 CPCESU: Movement & Habitat Studies of Endangered Fishes in the Colorado River Basin Budy, P 393,755 -
Jul11-Sep13 BOR 110915 CPCESU: Tributary Habitat Use Endangered and Imperiled Fishes in the Price River, UT Budy, P 166,452 94,726
Sep12-Mar14 NPS-CESU130041 NPS CP CESU - Channel Narrowing & Sediment...Big Bend Reach of Rio Grande (Schmidt) Budy, P 102,140 30,000
Apr11-Sep14 USFWS 110834 Pyramid Lake Fishery Evaluation Budy, P 344,769 118,682
Jun12-Dec14 USFS 121104 Cutthroat Population Conditions within the Logan Watershed Budy, P 68,902 -
Sep12-Sep17 BLM 130141 BLM CESU - San Rafael Restoration Science Budy, P 152,000 -
FY12-13 NSF 100618 Artic LTR: Climate Change Budy, P 67,000 32,000
Jun10-Jun12 Ute Tribe 100253 Ute Indian Tribe - Evaluating Fish Growth Budy, P 100,951 14,819
May10-Jun13 USGS 100806 RWO 59 Sustainable Communities and Landscape Design Edwards, T 348,557 8,440
Sep11-Dec13 NASA 111321 RWO 61 Spatial Responses to Climate Across Trophic Levels: Monitoring and Modeling Plants, Prey, and Predators in the Intermountain Western United States
Edwards, T 533,300 192,272
May05-Jun13 UDWR 051817 Monitoring of Wildlife and Vegetation Responses to Manipulation Edwards, T 880,000 146,667
Oct09-Aug14 FS 100194 Effects of Projected Climate Change on Distribution Patterns of …Conifers Edwards, T 150,000 83,887
Jul11-Jun16 BLM 120007 Habitat Modeling of Rare Plant Species on the Colorado Plateau Edwards, T 228,293 67,290
5,925,888 1,277,506 ======= =======
ACTIVE RESEARCH: UNIT SCIENTISTSFiscal Year 2012
Project Source Grant Principal Total FY 2012
Duration Number Project Title Investigator Project Funding
Jul08-Jun13 UDWR 090110 YR4 - Winter Distribution and Feeding Ecology of Waterfowl on the Great Salt Lake Conover, M 270,535 79,732
Jul10-Sep13 UDWR 101114 Wildlife Crossing in Utah: Determining What Works and Helping to Create the Best and Most Cost-Effective Structure Designs
Cramer, P 198,100 66,482
Aug12-Jun13 UDWR 130079 UDWR Escalante Fall 2012 Damitz, S 62,000 -
Mar12-Jul12 UDWR 120727 Escalante River Watershed Restoration Project WRI #1632 Damitz, S 31,750 31,750
Mar11-Feb12 UDWR 110851 UDWR Stan Beckstrom Damitz, S 6,620 6,620
May08-May13 UDWR 080843 Population Dynamics of the Sagebrush Defoliator as Influence by Biotic Interactions, with Implications for Land Management
Evans, E 75,597 18,899
Mar10-Jun12 UDWR 100345 Hamlin Valley Sage-Grouse Population Monitoring Frey, N 48,428 20,755
Sep09-Jun14 UDWR 100027 Study the Impacts of Artificial Water and Coyotes on Kit Fox in Utah's West Desert Gese, E 460,017 95,176
Jul08-Jun14 UDWR 090282 Phase III of Cougar Research in Utah ($85K every May) YR1-4 Gese, E 340,000 85,000
Nov11-Apr12 UDWR 120419 WS-2145 Capturing Aerial Imagery on the San Rafael River, UT Using and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
Jensen, A 12,230 12,230
Nov12-Jun14 UDWR 130304 Assessing Approaches to Manage Phragmites in Utah Wetlands Kettenring, K 10,000 -
Nov11-Jun12 UDWR 120414 The Economic Impacts and Benefits of Utah's Blue Ribbon Fisheries Kim, M 27,617 20,712
Jul10-Jun14 UDWR 101213 Improved Monitoring for Management of the Henry Mountains Bison Herd Koons, D 330,286 106,157
Mar11-Jun13 UDWR 110451 2011-12 Statewide Utah Angler Survey Krannich, R 58,965 30,361
Nov09-Dec11 UDWR 100126 Strawberry River Restoration: Spawn/Recruit Cutthroat Luecke, C 107,658 24,844
Jun11-Jun13 UDWR 120069 Sustaining Utah's Sage-Grouse Local Working Group Messmer, T 128,880 49,295
Jul11-Dec12 UDWR 120097 Demography Vital Rates, Habitat Use and Seasonal Movements of Greater Sage Messmer, T 130,400 65,200
Jun12-Jun13 UDWR 120967 Demography, ...and Seasonal Movements of Greater Sage-Grouse in Ruby Pipeline Messmer, T. 109,090 -
Sep10-Jun14 UDWR 110152 Genetic Analysis of Utah Bears Mock, K 118,878 32,115
Nov10-Jun13 UDWR 101029 Evaluate Habitat Quality of Mexican Spotted Owls' Territories in Utah Schupp, Gene 125,508 44,664
Oct11-Jun16 UDWR 120335 Evaluating Coyote Predation and Survival of Mule Deer Under Different Predator Management Regimes
Young, J 264,284 45,312
Jun12-Jun13 UDWR 121103 Rehabilitation of Bear Cubs Young, J 10,000 -
2,926,843 835,304
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ACTIVE RESEARCH: OTHER PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS Fiscal Year 2012
UNITPRODUCTIVITYCY2012
Publications
BooksandChaptersinBooksBissonette,J.A.2013Theissueofscaleinmanagement.Chapter6,Pagesxx‐xxxinP.R.
KrausmanandJ.R.Caine,(eds),WildlifeManagement:contemporaryprinciplesandpractices.TheJohnsHopkinsPress,Baltimore,MD,USA.
Edwards,T.C.,Jr.,andD.R.Cutler.Inpress.TheanalysisofecologicaldatausingR.Chapman/CRCPress,BocaRaton,Florida,USA.
McIntosh,A.R.,P.A.McHugh,andP.Budy.2011.Browntrout(Salmotrutta).Invited.Pages285‐296inR.A.Francis,editor,AHandbookofGlobalFreshwaterInvasiveSpecies.Earthscan,London,UK.(http://www.earthscan.co.uk/).
Peer‐reviewedPublicationsBeard,K.H.,C.A.Faulhaber,S.L.Durham,F.P.Howe,andT.C.EdwardsJr.Indirect
interawctionsamongrodentsandseedsinashrubsteppeecosystem.Inrevision,WesternNorthAmericanNaturalist.
Bissonette,J.A.,andS.Rosa.2012.Amitigationstrategyfordeer‐vehiclecollisionsinsouthernUtah:Evaluationofeffectiveness.WildlifeBiology18:414‐423[DOI:10.2981/11‐122]
Bottcher,J.L.,T.E.Walsworth,G.P.Thiede,P.Budy,andD.Speas.Inpress.FrequenttributaryusagebytheendangeredfishesoftheupperColoradoriverbasin:observationsontheSanRafaelRiver,UT.NorthAmericanJournalofFisheriesManagement,ManagementBrief.Accepted20February,2013.ManuscriptID:UJFM‐‐2011‐‐0212.
Bowerman,T.andP.Budy.2012.IncorporatingmovementpatternstoimprovesurvivalestimatesforjuvenilebulltroutNorthAmericanJournalofFisheriesManagement32:1123‐‐1136.
Brewerton,A.,andT.C.Edwards,Jr.EffectsoffirerestorationtreatmentsonshrubsteppepasserinesintheGreatBasin.Inrevison,RangelandEcologyandManagement.
Brodie,J.,H.Johnson,M.Mitchell,P.Zager,K.Proffitt,M.Hebblewhite,M.Kauffman,B.Johnson,J.Bissonette,C.Bishop,J.Gude,J.Herbert,K.Hersey,M.Hurley,P.M.Lukacs,C.McCorquodale,E.McIntire,J.Nowak,H.Sawyer,D.Smith,andP.J.White.2013.Relativeinfluenceofhumanharvest,carnivores,andweatheronadultfemaleelksurvivalacrosswesternNorthAmerica.J.AppliedEcology50:295‐305.
Budy,P.,G.P.Thiede,A.Dean.D.Olsen,andG.Rowley.2012.Acomparativeandexperimentalevaluationoftheperformanceofdiploidandtriploidbrookstrout.NorthAmericanJournalofFisheriesManagement21:1211‐‐1224.
Budy.P.,G.P.Thiede,J.Lobon‐Cervia,G.Gonzales,P.AMcHugh,A.McIntosh,L.A.Vollestad,E.BecaresandP.Jellyman.Inpress.Limitationandfacilitationofoneoftheworld'smostinvasivefish:anintercontinentalcomparison.Ecology.AcceptedSeptember5,2012.ManuscriptID:11‐1920.
Budy,P.,S.Wood[Seidel],andB.Roper.2012.AstudyofthespawningecologyandearlylifehistoryofBonnevillecutthroattrout.NorthAmericanJournalofFisheriesManagement32:436‐449.
Gibson,J.,G.G.Moisen,T.S.Frescino,andT.C.Edwards,Jr.Effectsof“fuzzingandswapping”forestinventoryplotcoordinatesonspeciesdistributionmodelsunderprojectedclimatechangescenarios:howusefulareprojectionmodelsbasedonpublicdata.Inrevision,Ecosystems.
Gross,D.H.,J.A.Logan,andT.C.Edwards,Jr.Mountainpinebeetlefecundityandoffspringsizedifferamonglodgepolepineandwhitebarkpinehosts.Inrevision,CanadianJournalofForestResearch.
Jones,K.B.,G.Zurlini,F.Kienast,I.Petrosillo,T.C.Edwards,Jr.,T.G.Wade,Bai‐lianLi,andN.Zaccarelli.2012.Informinglandscapeplanninganddesignforsustainingecosystemservicesfromexistingspatialpatternsandknowledge.LandscapeEcologyDOI10.1007/s10980‐012‐9794‐4
Larsen,R.T.,J.A.Bissonette,J.T.FlindersandJ.C.Whiting.2012.FrameworkforUnderstandingtheinfluencesofwildlifewaterdevelopmentsinthewesternUnitedStates.CaliforniaFishandGame98(3):148‐163.
Lobón‐‐Cerviá,J.,P.Budy,andE.Mortensen.2012.Patternsofnaturalmortalityinstream‐livingBrownTrout(SalmotruttaL.).FreshwaterBiology57:575‐588.
McHugh,P.,A.McIntosh,S.Howard,andP.Budy.2012.Nicheflexibilityandtrout‐‐galaxiidco‐occurrenceinahydrologically‐diverseriverinelandscape.BiologicalInvasionsdoi:10.1007/s10530‐012‐0237‐6.
Norevll,R,E.,T.C.Edwards,Jr.,andF.P.Howe.Disturbanceasrestorationinshrubsteppe:mixedeffectsonnon‐targetbirdspecies.Inrevision,JournalofWildlifeManagement.
Ripplinger,J.,J.Franklin,andT.C.Edwards,Jr.Legaciesofmanageddisturbanceleavesemi‐aridplantcommunitieswithreducedresilienceandalteredcomposition.Inreview,LandscapeEcology.
Sales‐Luis,T.,J.A.Bissonette,Santos‐Reis,M.2012.ConservationofMediterraneanotters:theinfluenceofmapscaleresolution.BiodiversityConservation.21:2061‐2073.DOI10.1007/s10531‐012‐0297‐z
Salant, N.L., J. C. Schmidt, P. Budy, P. R. Wilcock. 2012. Unintended consequences ofrestoration:Lossofrifflesandgravelsubstratesfollowingweirinstallation.JournalofEnvironmentalManagement109:154‐163.
Walsworth,T.E.,P.Budy,andG.P.Thiede.Inpress.Longerfoodchainsandcrowdednichespace:effectsofmultipleinvadersonimperileddesertfishes.EcologyofFreshwaterFish.AcceptedJanuary19,2013.
Webber,P.A.,P.Thompson,andP.Budy.2012.StatusandstructureoftwopopulationsofblueheadintheWeberRiver,UT.SouthwestNaturalist57:267‐‐276.
Wilson,T.L.,A.P.Rayburn,andT.C.Edwards,Jr.2012.Spatialecologyofrefugeselectionbyanherbivoreunderriskofpredation.Ecosphere3:art6.http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES11‐00247.1
TechnicalReportsBudy,P.,D.Epstein,T.Bowerman,andG.P.Thiede.2012.Bulltroutpopulationassessment
innortheasternOregon:atemplateforrecoveryplanning.2011ProgressReporttoUSFishandWildlifeService.UTCFWRU2012(2):1‐80.
Budy,P.,S.McKay,andG.P.Thiede.2012.WeberRivermetapopulationandsource‐sinkdynamicsofnativeandendemicfishes.2011ProgressReporttoUtahDivisionofWildlifeResources.SportFisheriesResearch,GrantNumber:F‐135‐R,Section1.UTCFWRU2012(4):1‐20.
Budy,P.,L.Winters,andG.P.Thiede.2012.Aninvestigationofthepotentialrolesofinterspecificinteractionsandforageavailabilityontheperformanceofthreepredatoryfishes.Draft2011ProgressReporttotheUtahDivisionofWildlifeResources.UTCFWRU2012(3):1‐42.
Gresswell,R.E.,P.Budy,C.S.Guy,M.J.Hansen,M.L.Jones,P.J.Martinez,C.Suski,J.E.Williams.2012.ConfrontingalaketroutinvasionofYellowstoneLake:Aninterimscientificassessment,June14–16,2011.AReporttotheSuperintendentofYellowstoneNationalPark.U.S.GeologicalSurvey,NorthernRockyMountainScienceCenter,Bozeman,Montana.YCR‐2012‐04.
Education&MentoringGraduateStudentsandPost‐doctoralfellowsCOMPLETEDBrewerton,Adam.2012.Avianresponsetopostwildlandfirereseedingtreatmentsin
GreatBasinshrubsteppe.MajorProfessor:Edwards.MSThesis.Ecology.UtahStateUniversity.
Meredith,Christy.2012.Effectsofachangingphysicaltemplateonthelongitudinaldistributionofbrowntroutinamountainstream:implicationsforbrowntroutinvasionsuccess.MajorProfessor:Budy.PhD.Ecology.UtahStateUniversity.
Saunders,W.C.2010‐2012.Atestofthetheoryofbioticresistance:noveloptionsfornativefishrestoration.Mentor:Budy.
GraduateStudentsandPost‐doctoralfellowsACTIVEBowerman,Tracy.PhDdegreeinprogress‐Ecology.Understandingtheeffectsoflanduse
andnaturalvariationinhabitatonearlylife‐historyofthreatenedbulltrout.MajorProfessor:Budy.PhD.Ecology.UtahStateUniversity.TobecompletedbyApril2012.
Chaston,Reed.MNRdegreeinprogress.Managingfishpopulationswithlinkstowaterquality.MajorProfessor:Budy.MNR.UtahStateUniversity.TobecompletedbySeptember2012.
Heredia,Nicholas.MSdegreeinprogress‐Ecology.Evaluatingcutthroattroutperformanceandidentifyinglimitingfactorsforthenativefishcommunity.MajorProfessor:Budy.MS.Ecology.UtahStateUniversity.TobecompletedbyNovember2013.
Klobucar,Stephen.MSdegreeinprogress‐Ecology..Anexperimentalandmodelingapproachtopredator‐preydynamics:identifyinglimitationsofpredatorperformanceinhighdesertimpoundments.MajorProfessor:Budy.MS.Ecology.UtahStateUniversity.TobecompletedbyApril2013.
Laub,B.Post‐doctoralResearchFellow.Identifyingrestorationpotentialforanimperiled,deserttributarystream.Mentor:Budy.
Newlon,Courtney.MSdegreeinprogress‐AquaticEcology.Identifyingcuesformovementandtemporally‐dynamiclimitingfactorsinthebulltroutmovementcorridor.MajorProfessor:Budy.MS.Ecology.UtahStateUniversity.TobecompletedbyJanuary2014.
Olson,Daniel.Ph.D.Modelingpopulationeffectsofdeervehiclecollisions,DanOlson,Ph.D.TobecompletedbyDecember2013.
Stoner,David.Post‐doctoralResearchAssociate.SpatialResponsestoClimateacrossTrophicLevels:MonitoringandModelingPlants,Prey,andPredatorsintheIntermountainWesternUnitedStates.Funding:NASA.Mentor:TomEdwards
Winters,Lisa.MSdegreeinprogress‐AquaticEcology.AninvestigationoftherelativerolesofinterspecificinteractionsandforageproductiononthegrowthandsurvivalofthreetroutpredatorsinScofieldReservoir,UT.MajorProfessor:Budy.MS.Ecology.UtahStateUniversity.TobecompletedbySeptember2013.
UndergraduateResearchProjectsACTIVEHafen,K.2012.Agonisticbehaviorbetweenthreespeciesofsalmonidscommonlystocked
inUtahreservoirs.WatershedSciences,USURoholt,B.Inprogress.Amorphometricdeterminationofgapelimitationoftopfish
predatorsinthewesternUS.Mentor:Budy.WatershedSciences,USU.Smith,C.T.Inprogress.Applicationofotolithagingtodeterminedifferencesinsize
structureandgrowthratesofsmallmouthbassinthegreenandYampaRiversinDinosaurNationalMonument.Mentor:Budy.WatershedSciences,USU.
Weber,D.Inprogress.DeterminingthecontemporarydietsofmottledsculpinintheLoganRiver,Utah.Mentor:Budy.WatershedSciences,USU.
Courses,Short‐courses,andWorkshopsTaughtBissonette,J.A.LandscapeEcologyWorkshop,23January–2February2012aspartof
Fubright,UniversityofLisbon.13Ph.D.students.Bissonette,J.A.DriversofLandscapeChange,6weekclass,9February–11March2012as
partofFulbright,UniversityofLisbon.9Ph.D.students. Bissonette,J.A.Landscapemetrics:undestandinglargerscalemeasurement.Lecture/lab
classgivenatU.Lisbon,27undergraduatestudents,7March2012.Bissonette,J.A.UnderstandingtheNaturalWorld:Whyyoucannotbelievewhatyou
see,hearorread.InvitedPublicLecturepresentedatInstitutoCamões,RuaRodriguesSampaio,113,LisbonattherequestofthePortugueseFulbrightCommissionaspartoftheFulbrightLectureSeries.13March2012
Bissonette,J.A.VisualizingLandscapePattern:ChangingViews,ScaleSensitivity,andLandscapeConnectivity.InvitedPublicLecture,givenattheOpenUniversityofCyprus.Audience:Government,NGOs,Universities,4April2012.20agencyandNGO
Bissonette,J.A.RoadedLandscapes:FoundationConceptsandPracticalApproaches.InvitedSeminar,givenattheOpenUniversityofCyprus.Audience:FacultyandStudents.7April,2012.25students
Bissonette,J.A.2012.NewDevelopmentsinFragmentationResearch:Partitioninghabitatlossfromhabitatconfiguration.InvitedseminargivenatU.Lisboa,11April2012,45students.
Budy.FishDiversityandConservation(WATS3100lecture,3110laboratory).UtahStateUniversity,CollegeofNaturalResources,WatershedSciencesDepartment,2012.
Edwards,T.C.baseRforDWRBiologists.WorkshopondataorganizationandmanipulationsinRoftenneededtopreparecollectedfielddataforanalysis.(February2012,34DWRandFWSbiologists).
Edwards,T.C.,andM.Hooten.WILD6900,BayesianStatisticsforEcologists.Team‐taughtwithM.Hooten,COCFWRU.(Mar2102,12MSandPhDgraduatestudents,UtahStateUniversity)
Edwards,T.C.WILD6500,Biometry(Fall2012,22studentsMSandPhDgraduatestudents,UtahStateUniversity).
Edwards,T.C.IntegralProjectionModelsWorkshop.IPMsrepresentthenextgenerationofstage‐classifieddemographicmodelsbyofferingalloftheadvantagesofdiscretematrixmodelsinamoregeneralframework.(August2012,9PhDstudents,ZurichETHandSwissFederalResearchLabWSL)
Edwards,T.C.graphRforBiologists.Workshoponcreatingpresentation‐qualitygraphsinR.(September2012,39USUgraduatestudentsandFaculty).
ProfessionalService
BudyReviewerfor(mostrecently):TransactionsoftheAmericanFisheriesSociety,North
AmericanJournalofFisheriesManagement,EcologyofFreshwaterFish,ConservationBiology,LimnologyandOceanography,CanadianJournalofFisheriesandAquaticSciences,DiversityandDistributions,Ecology,EcologicalApplications,Nature,JournalofFreshwaterEcology,JournalofFishBiology,EnvironmentalManagement,andBioScience.
EditorialBoard:2011‐present,EcologyofFreshwaterFishEdwardsEdwards,T.C.Reviewerfor:TheAuk,JournalofWildlifeManagement,FloridaField
Naturalist,TheMurrelet,WilsonBulletin,JournalofFieldOrnithology,Condor,CurrentOrnithology,ConservationBiology,WildlifeSocietyBulletin,Ecology,EcologicalMonographs,RemoteSensingandEnvironment,AmericanNaturalist,EcologicalApplications,LandscapeEcology,EcologicalModelling,EnvironmentalManagement,BiologicalConservation,JournalofVegetationScience,TrendsinEcologyandEvolution,DiversityandDistributions,Ecography
Edwards,T.C.EditorialBoard:2010‐present,Ecography
Outreach&Extension
InvitedPresentation,PyramidLakeFisheriesstaff.2013.Budy,P.,N.Heredia,andG.P.Thiede.PyramidLakefisheryevaluation:evaluatingcutthroattroutperformanceandidentifyinglimitingfactorsforthenativefishcommunity.Sutcliffe,Nevada.20April2013.
ArticleinUtahStateToday,UniversityNews.2013.CurbingtheChub:USUAquaticEcologistWorkstoRestoreBalance.LisaWinters,MSstudent.Logan,Utah.21March2013
InvitedExternalThesisandDissertationExaminer
BissonetteVetter,Daniela.2010(begin)Effectsoftropicalforestfragmentationonvertebrates,
UniversityofFreiburg,Freiburg,GermanyGlatthaar,LibbyBickford.2010(begin).Theeffectoflandscapefragmentationonthe
dispersalbehaviour,demographie,populationgeneticsandspeciesdiversityofthesmallmammalsoftheBlackForest.FacultyofForestandEnvironmentalSciences,WildlifeEcologyandManagementDepartment,UniversityofFreiburg.
PopularArticlesKrausman,P.R.,andJ.A.Bissonette.ConnectingTWStotheworld:Thegrowthof
internationaloutreach.WildlifeProfessional(fall2012).
MediaCoverageBudyBurbotexplosioncouldharmfisheries,TheHeraldJournal,21February2013.KSLOutdoors:2013BurbotBash,KSLTV,11February2013BurbotBash:huntisoninUtahforpredatoryeel‐likefish,SaltLakeTribune¸4February
2013.InvasiveburbotresearchconductedinUtah‐Wyomingwaters,UtahPublicRadio,23
November2012ResearchPressRelease,publishedregionallybetween27October–20November2012
onlineatUtahFishingInfo.com,outdoorhub.com,fish101.community.uaf.edu,exploreutah.net,wildlife.utah.gov,theradionetwork,;andintheStandardExaminer,TheGreenRiverStar,SalmonRiverMountainPress,SaltLakeTribune,BillingsGazette,CasperStar‐Tribune,SunAdvocate.
ResearchBudy2012‐‐2015 ArcticLTER:ClimateChangeandChangingDisturbanceRegimesinArctic
Landscapes(PI)‐UtahStateUniversity,NSF‐‐OPP,TotalAward=5,640,000.(Ongoing)
2012‐‐2014 Developmentofascience‐‐basedrestorationplanfortheSanRafaelRiver,UTandbeyond;canweimplementmulti‐‐facetedriverrestorationinanadaptiveframework?(PI)‐BLM,CESU,2012‐‐2013$110,000.(Ongoing)
2012‐‐2013 Understandingtheinvasionsuccessofanovelpredator:burbotlifehistoryandtrophicinteractionsinFlamingGorgeReservoir,WY‐‐UT(PI)‐UDWR,$118,017.(Ongoing)
2011‐‐2013 Occupancybasedassessmentofregionalpopulationstatusandvulnerabilityforthreespeciesoffish(blueheadsucker,flannelmouthsucker,androundtailchub)inUtah:Atemplateforassessingextinctionriskandprioritizingconservationactions.(PI)‐USGS/USFWS,Sciencesupportpartnership&quickresponseprogram,RWO,$25,000.
2011‐‐2014 EvaluatingcutthroattroutperformanceandidentifyinglimitingfactorsforthenativefishcommunityofPyramidLake(PI)‐USFWS,GreatBasinCooperativeEcosystemUnit(CESU),$344,769.(Ongoing)
2011‐‐2013 PredatorPreyInteractionsinScofieldReservoir,UT.PhaedraBudy(PI),‐UDWR,SportFisheriesResearch,$136,929.(Ongoing)
2011‐‐2013 WeberRiverMetapopulationStructureandSourceSinkDynamicsofNativeTrout(PI)‐UDWR,SportFisheriesResearch,TotalAwardtodate,$62,828,$45,000in‐‐kind.(Ongoing)
2011‐‐2013 TributaryhabitatuseofendangeredandimperiledfishesinthePriceRiver,Utah(PI)‐BureauofReclamation(BOR),ActivitiestoAvoidJeopardyProgram,$166,452.(Ongoing)
2011‐‐2016 MovementandHabitatStudiesofEndangeredFishesintheColoradoRiverBasin(PI)‐BureauofReclamation(BOR),ActivitiestoAvoidJeopardyProgram,$393,755.(Ongoing)
2002‐‐2013 Limitingfactorsaffectingtroutpopulationdynamics,abundance,anddistributionintheLoganRiver,Utah:populationdynamics,disease,andsynergisticeffects(PI)‐UtahDivisionofWildlifeResourcesandU.S.Forestservice,$674,202.(Ongoing)
2002—2013 Bulltroutpopulationassessmentandlife‐‐historycharacteristicsinassociationwithhabitatqualityandlanduse:templateforrecoveryplanning.(PI)‐USFishandWildlifeService(USFWS),2013=71,757.90,RWO,TotalAward$1,300,445.(Ongoing)
Edwards2009‐2012 AvianresponsetopostwildlandfirereseedingtreatmentsinGreatBasin
shrubsteppe(PI)‐UtahDivisionofWildlifeResources,$107,100.(Completed)
2012‐2012 ColoradoPlateauRapidEcoregionalAssessment(Co‐PI)‐BureauofLandManagement,$127,300.(Completed)
2011‐2015 Step‐downdemonstrationanalysesofplantsandanimalsundertheBLMRapidEcoregionalAnalysisprocess(PI)‐BureauofLandManagement,$533,300.(New)
2011‐2015 Spatialresponsestoclimateacrosstrophiclevels:monitoringmodelingplants,prey,&predatorsintheIntermountainWesternUnitedStates(Co‐PI)‐NASA,$533,300.(Ongoing)
2009‐2011 Sustainablecommunitiesandlandscapedesigns(PI)‐U.S.GeologicalSurvey,$349,500.(Ongoing)
2009‐2014 EffectsofprojectedclimatechangeondistributionpatternsofWesternNorthAmericaconifers(PI)‐USDAForestService,RockyMountainResearchStation,$125,000.(Ongoing)
2010‐2014 Assessingtheimportanceofbioticinteractionsforpredictingtheimpactofclimatechangeonthefuturedistributionofplantassemblages(Co‐PI)‐SwissNationalScienceFoundation,$425,000CHF.(Ongoing)
Presentations
Brewerton,A.B.,andT.C.Edwards,Jr.2012.Responseofshrubsteppeobligatepasserinestopost‐wildlandfirerestorationtreatments.Offeredpaper,2012AnnualMeetingoftheWildlifeSocietyUtahChapter,March22,Springdale,Utah.
Budy,P.,M.Conner,N.Salant,andW.MacFarlane.2012.Updateontheoccupancybasedassessmentofregionalpopulationstatusandvulnerabilityforthreespeciesoffish(blueheadsucker,flannelmouthsucker,androundtailchub)inUtah:Atemplateforassessingextinctionriskandprioritizingconservationactions.UtahChapter,AmericanFisheriesSociety,AnnualMeeting,March26‐29,Bullfrog,UT.
Budy,P.,G.P.Thiede,D.Beauchamp,andC.Luecke.2012.Conflictsbetweennativefishconservationandnon‐nativelaketroutsportfisheries:historicalperspectivesoftwolarge,naturaloligotrophiclakes,LakeTahoeandBearLake.InvitedSymposiumPresentation.AmericanFisheriesSociety,NationalMeeting,August19‐23,2012,Minneapolis,MN.
Budy,P.,C.Luecke,andG.P.Thiede.2012.Resourcesallocationamongarcticcharinclosedarcticlakes:implicationsforpopulationstructureandregulation.PosterPresentation.AmericanFisheriesSociety,NationalMeeting,August19‐23,2012,Minneapolis,MN.
Budy,P.,C.Luecke,andGaryP.Thiede.2012.Resourcesallocationamongarcticcharinclosedarcticlakes:implicationsforpopulationstructureandregulation.Poster.AmericanFisheriesSociety,NationalMeeting,August19‐23,2012,Minneapolis,MN.
Budy,P.,G.P.Thiede,D.A.Beauchamp,andChrisLuecke.2012.Conflictsbetweennativefishconservationandnon‐nativelaketroutsportfisheries:HistoricalPerspectivesofTwoLarge,NaturalOligotrophicLakes,LakeTahoeandBearLake.InvitedPresentation.AmericanFisheriesSociety,NationalMeeting,August19‐23,2012,Minneapolis,MN.
Edwards,T.C.,Jr.,Gibson,J.R.,G.G.Moisen,T.S.Frescino,andN.Zimmermann.2012.Linkingtree‐speciesdemographicparameterstospecies‐distributionmodels:canstaticmapsbemadedynamicforforecastingunderprojectedglobalchange?Invitedpaper,2012RiederalpWorkshoponDemographicrates:thekeytounderstandandmodelrangedynamics?August21,Riederalp,Switzerland.
Edwards,T.C.,Jr.2012.ModellingcontractionandexpansionzonesofpiñonpinesandjunipersinWesternNorthAmericaunderprojectedclimatechangescenarios.Invitedpaper,May27,UniversityofTromsø,Tromsø.
Gresswell,R.E.,P.Budy,C.S.Guy,M.J.Hansen,M.Jones,P.J.Martinez,C.Suski,andJ.E.Williams.2012.Roleofexternalpeerreviewinsupportinginvasivespecies
suppressionefforts.InvitedPresentation.AmericanFisheriesSociety,NationalMeeting,August19‐23,2012,Minneapolis,MN.
Hafen,K.,W.C.Saunders,andP.Budy.2012.Effectsofimpoundmentsonbrowntroutsource‐sinkdynamicsintheLoganRiver,Utah:ConservationimplicationsforendemicBonnevillecutthroattrout.PosterPresentation.UtahChapter,AmericanFisheriesSociety,AnnualMeeting,March26‐29,2012,Bullfrog,UT.
Heredia,N.,P.Budy,andG.P.Thiede.2012.FoodwebinteractionsinPyramidLake,Nevada:identifyingfactorslimitingtheperformanceofLahontancutthroattrout.WesternDivision,AmericanFisheriesSociety,AnnualMeeting,March26‐29,2012,Jackson,WY.
Heredia,N.A.,P.Budy,andG.P.Thiede.2012.FoodwebinteractionsinPyramidLake,Nevada:factorsinfluencingLahontancutthroattroutgrowthandproduction.AmericanFisheriesSociety,NationalMeeting,August19‐23,Minneapolis,MN.
Jackson‐Smith,D.,A.Armstrong,N.Mesner,LorienBelton,N.Salant,P.Budy,andD.Stevens.2012.AcomparisonofalternativeapproachestomeasuringBMPimplementation,maintenance,andeffectiveness.NationalWaterConference,May20‐24,2012,Portland,OR.
Klobucar,S.,P.Budy,andG.P.Thiede.2012.Examiningthepotentialofforageenhancementintrophicallylimitedreservoirs:resultsfromalarge‐scaleexperiment.AmericanFisheriesSociety,NationalMeetings,August19‐23,2012,Minneapolis,MN.
Klobucar,S.,P.Budy,andG.P.Thiede.2012.Canweimprovepredatorperformanceintrophicallylimitedreservoirs:Resultsfromalarge‐scaleexperiment.UtahChapter,AmericanFisheriesSociety,AnnualMeeting,March26‐29,2012,Bullfrog,UT.
McKay,S.,P.Budy,andG.P.Thiede.2012.WeberRivermetapopulationandsource‐sinkdynamicsofnativeandendemicfishes.UtahChapter,AmericanFisheriesSociety,AnnualMeeting,March26‐29,2012,Bullfrog,UT.
Meredith,C.,P.Budy,andM.Hooten.2012.Effectsofachangingphysicaltemplateonthedistributionofbrowntroutinamountainstream.UtahChapter,AmericanFisheriesSociety,AnnualMeeting,March26‐29,2012,Bullfrog,UT.
Morán,L.S.,B.Poulter,P.Balvanera,F.Kienast,andT.C.Edwards,Jr.ModellingthevulnerabilityofecosystemservicehotspotsinMexicotoclimatechange.Offeredpaper,2012MeetingoftheU.S.ChapteroftheInternationalAssociationforLandscapeEcology,April9,Newport,RhodeIsland.
Olson,D.D.andJ.A.Bissonette.2012.ImpactofroadsonmuledeerinUtah.UtahDivisionofWildlifeResourcesAnnualHabitatMeeting,March2012,Midway,Utah.
Olson,D.D.andJ.A.Bissonette.2012AssessingtheimpactsofroadsonmuledeerinUtah.UtahChapteroftheWildlifeSocietyAnnualMeeting,March2012,Springdale,Utah.
Olson,D.D.andJ.A.Bissonette.2012.Trackingwildlife‐vehiclecollisionsinUtahwithsmartphonetechnology.UtahChapteroftheWildlifeSocietyAnnualMeeting,April2012,Springdale,Utah.
Olson,D.D.andJ.A.Bissonette.2012.ImpactofroadsonmuledeerinUtah.WesternAssociationofFishandWildlifeAgenciesSummerMeeting,July2012,Waikoloa,Hawaii.
Olson,D.D.,C.Garrard,andJ.A.Bissonette.2012.MovementBarrierTool.ESRIUserConferenceAppFair,Jul2012,SanDiego,California.
Olson,D.D.andJ.A.Bissonette.2012.Usingsmartphonestotrackwildlife‐vehiclecollisionsintheinformationage.ESRIUserConference,July2012,SanDiego,California.
Olson,D.D.andJ.A.Bissonette.2012.TheUtahwildlife‐vehiclecollisionreporter.UtahDepartmentofTransportationAnnualConference,October2012,SaltLakeCity,Utah.
Olson,D.D.andJ.A.Bissonette.2012.Habitatfragmentation:Whendoroadsbecomebarrierstodeermovements?TheWildlifeSocietyAnnualConference,November2012,Portland,Oregon.
Saunders,W.C.,andP.Budy.2012.ExperimentalEvidenceforBioticResistancebyBonnevilleCutthroatTrouttoBrownTroutInvasion.March20,2012,Logan,UT.CacheAnglersChapterofTroutUnlimited.
Thiede,G.P.,P.Budy,C.Meredith,andW.C.Saunders.2012.Exoticbrowntroutimpacts:thecaseofanovelpredator.UtahChapter,AmericanFisheriesSociety,AnnualMeeting,March26–29,2012,Bullfrog,UT.
W.C.Saunders,andP.Budy.2012.BioticresistancebynativeBonnevillecutthroattrouttotheestablishmentofexoticbrowntroutisinfluencedbypopulationdensity.UtahChapter,AmericanFisheriesSociety,AnnualMeeting,March26‐29,2012,BullFrog,UT.
Winters,L.P.Budy,andG.P.Thiede.2012.Investigatingfoodwebinteractionsandexploringthepotentialforbiologicalcontrolofthreetoppredatoryfishesinahighelevation,westernreservoir.PosterPresentation.UtahChapter,AmericanFisheriesSociety,AnnualMeeting,March26‐29,2012,Bullfrog,UT.
Winters,L.,P.Budy,andG.P.Thiede.2012.Quantifyingthepotentialforbiologicalcontrolofanexplosivepreybasebypredatoryfishesinanovelfoodwebofahighelevation,westernreservoir.AmericanFisheriesSociety,NationalMeeting,August19‐23,2012,Minneapolis,MN.
AwardsandotherHonors
Bissonette,J.A.SeniorFulbrightScholar,UniversityofLisbon,15January‐15April2012
Bissonette,J.A.SeniorFulbrightScholar,FulbrightInter‐CountryProgramCyprus,1‐8April2012
Budy,P.E.Recipient,NationalCooperativeResearchUnitsRecognitionStarAward,USDepartmentofInterior,2012.
Edwards,T.C.Recipient,NationalCooperativeResearchUnitsRecognitionStarAward,USDepartmentofInterior,2012.
DEVELOPMENTOFASCIENCEBASEDRESTORATIONANDMANAGEMENTPLANFORTHESANRAFAELRIVER,UT:INTEGRATINGDATAONFISHDISTRIBUTIONSANDHABITATNEEDSWITHHISTORICALANLYSESOF
CHANNELCHANGE
Dates:2012‐2013
Abstract:Like many rivers in the southwestern US, the SanRafaelRiverinsoutheastUtahhasbeenimpactedbyhydrologic alterations, habitat fragmentation, andnon‐nativefishandvegetationestablishment.Inlow‐water years, the lower San Rafael River oftenbecomesdewatereddue to irrigationwithdrawls. Inaddition, springsnowmelt floodshavedeclined inmagnitude and duration due to water capture in the upper portion of the basin. However, summermonsoonfloodsstilloccurregularlyandtransportlargequantitiesofsedimentintothelowerriver.Thissediment isno longerexported fromthe riverchanneldue to the lossof springsnowmelt floods.Asaresult,thechannelhasnarrowedanddeepened,thefloodplainhasaggraded,andbackwatersandotheroff‐channelhabitatshavefilledwithsediment.Saltcedar(Tamarixsp.)hascolonizedtheriverbanks inhigh densities and exacerbated floodplain aggradation and channel narrowing by stabilizing bank andfloodplainsediments.Thecombinationofreducedspringsnowmeltflowsandsaltcedarcolonizationhasledtoanarrowingandsimplificationoftheriverchannel.Non‐nativefishspecieshavealsocolonizedtheSanRafaelRiverbelowHattRanchdam(picturedbelow),whichisacompletebarriertoupstreamfishmovement. Despite these threats, three native species of conservation concern are found in the SanRafaelRiver,theblueheadsucker(Catostomusdiscobolus), flannelmouthsucker(Catostomus latipinnis),and roundtail chub (Gila robusta). However, these species occur in low abundances in the San RafaelRiverandthusrestorationhasthepotentialtohelpensurethepersistenceofthesenativefish.
We are combining hydrological and geomorphic analyses of channel changewith data on current fishdistributions and habitat needs to guide restoration efforts on the lower San Rafael River. We areapplying an experimental approach to the restorationdesign,sothatwecanunderstandthecumulativeimpactsof different restoration projects over a large scale. Weenvision that the outcomes of the San Rafael Riverrestoration project will help inform restoration effortsthroughoutthesouthwesternUS.
Funding:Primary:BureauofLandManagementBureauofReclamation&U.S.GeologicalSurvey–UCFWRU(in‐kind)
Investigators:
PhaedraBudy,PrincipleInvestigator,USGS–UCFWRU,USU‐Dept.ofWatershedSciencesBrianLaub,PostdoctoralFellow,USU‐Dept.ofWatershedSciencesJustinJimenez,Fisheries/RiparianProgramLead,BLMUtahStateOfficeDavidDean,Researcher,USU‐Dept.ofWatershedSciences
BULLTROUTMOVEMENTDYNAMICSINALARGE,HUMANINFLUENCEDRIVERANDTHEIMPLICATIONSTORESOURCEMANAGEMENT
Dates:2012‐2014
Abstract:
Movementisanessentialpartofaspecies’life‐historystrategyandhaswiderangingconsequencesforreproduction,survivalandpopulationstability.Bulltroutaresensitivetoriverscapealterationsgiventheircomplexanddiverselifehistories.ResourcemanagersneedtounderstandtheinteractionsbetweenaspeciesanditsenvironmenttoinformrecoveryactionsforThreatenedandEndangeredSpecies.Thegoalofthisprojectistounderstandhowhumandisturbancesaffectthefulllifeexpressionofbulltroutlife‐history.ThemainobjectivesaretocharacterizethemigratorymovementpatternsoftheWallaWallaRiverbulltroutmetapopulationusingalongtermmark‐recapturedatasetandotolithmicrochemistry.Theresultsfromthisobjectivewillbecombinedwithenvironmentalvariabledatatobetterunderstandhowtheenvironmentinfluencesbulltroutmovementpatterns.Combiningthebulltrouthabitatuse,survival,geneticsandmovementdatathathasbeencollectedforthelast10yearswithnewfindingswillallowustoinformbulltroutrecoveryeffortsintheWallaWallaRiverBasinandthroughouttheirrange.
Funding: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) U.S. Geological Survey – UCFWRU (in-kind)
Investigators: Phaedra Budy, Principle Investigator, U.S. Geological Survey – UCFWRU, USU- Department of Watershed Sciences Howard A. Schaller, Project Leader, USFWS - Columbia River Fisheries Program Office Courtney Newlon, Graduate Research Assistant, USFWS, USU – Department of Watershed Sciences {expected graduation, 2014).
Selected Publications: Homel, K. and P. Budy. 2008. Temporal and spatial variability in the migration patterns of juvenile and subadult bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in Northeast Oregon. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137: 869-880. Bowerman, T. and P. Budy. 2012. Incorporating movement patterns to improve survival estimates for juvenile bull trout. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 32(6):1123-1136.
HYDROACOUSTICANDTRAWLINGASSESSMENTSOFFISHDENSITYAND
ABUNDANCEINWESTERNLAKESANDRESERVOIRS
Dates:
2011‐2013Abstract:
During2011and2012,weconductedhydroacousticandtrawlingsurveysinseveralwesternlakesandreservoirstoestimatedensityandabundanceofforagefishes(e.g.,chub)andsportfishes(e.g.,trout).WeconductedacousticsurveysintwoUteTribereservoirsinUtah,ScofieldReservoirandStrawberryReservoirinUtah,andPyramidLake,Nevada.InStrawberryReservoir,Estimatesofforagefishabundance,thepreybase,willallowmanagerstodeterminethecapacityofinlandwaterbodiestosupportthecurrentoranenhancedsportfishery.Further,estimatesofthesport‐fishpopulationwillallowmanagerstodetermineifcurrentfishstocksareadequate,orifenhancementthroughincreasedstockingoranglerharvestcanbemanagementoptions.
Fundingandcollaborators:
UtahDivisionofWildlifeResourcesUSFishandWildlifeServiceUteTribeFishandWildlifeDepartmentUSGeologicalSurvey–UCFWRU(in‐kind)
Investigators:
PhaedraBudy,PrincipleInvestigator,USGS–UCFWRU,USU–WatershedSciencesGaryP.Thiede,FisheriesBiologist,USU–WatershedSciencesCarlW.Saunders,Postdoctoralfellow,USU–WatershedSciences
Figure 1. Density estimates (standard error) determined
from hydroacoustic surveys (white bars) and from trawling
surveys for fish (all species combined) in four basins of
Strawberry Reservoir, Utah, July 2011.
INVESTIGATINGPREDATORPREYINTERACTIONSINSCOFIELDRESERVOIR,UT.
Dates:
2011‐2014
Abstract:
Aquaticfoodwebsarecontrolledbycomplexspatialandtemporalinteractionswithinandamongtrophiclevels.Thestrengthofinteractionswithinthecommunitymaydetermineprocessesthatregulatepopulationsinthefoodweb.Thespreadofintroducedspeciesintothedynamicartificialspeciesassemblagesofreservoirscanadditionallycreatechallengesforfisheriesmanagerstoaccuratelypredicthowthesespeciesmayinteract.TheunintentionalintroductionofUtahchubatScofieldReservoirhaspromptedmanagerstostockthreetoppredators(rainbowtrout,Bonnevillecutthroattrout,andtigertrout)aspotentialbiologicalcontrolspecies,buttheirabilityisunknown.AcomprehensivesurveyofthefishcommunityandlimnologyofScofieldReservoirhasinvestigatedtheseinteractionsbetweenpredatorandprey.Resultssuggestasubstantialportionofchuboutgrowthegapelimitoftroutpredators(20%)andarenotsusceptibletopredation.Furthermore,stableisotopeanddietanalysesdemonstrateconsiderabletrophicnicheoverlap,suggestingthepotentialforcompetitionishigh.Thereisasignificantdeclineofrainbowtroutcatch(CPUE)inrecentyears,potentiallyduetocompetitionforsharedfoodresourcesorpreferredlittoralfeedingspace.However,weusedbioenergeticsmodelingtoquantifypredatorycontrolofforageandhavefoundconsiderableconsumptionofchubatallageclassesofcutthroatandtigertrout.Theresultsofthisstudywillassistmanagersinestablishingamorebiologicallyefficientstockingprogramtooptimizesportfishgrowthandsurvival,controlchub,andenhanceandmaintainanglersatisfaction.
Funding:
UtahDivisionofWildlifeResourcesUSGeologicalSurvey–UtahCooperativeFishandWildlifeUnit(in‐kind)
Investigators:
PhaedraBudy,PrincipalInvestigator,USGeologicalSurvey–UCFWRU,USUDept.ofWatershedSciencesGaryP.Thiede,FisheryBiologist,USUDept.ofWatershedSciencesLisaWinters,GraduateResearchAssistant(M.S.),USUDept.ofWatershedSciences(expectedgraduation,Autumn2013)
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EXAMININGTHESEASONALMOVEMENTSBYBURBOT(LotaLota)INFLAMINGGORGERESERVOIR,UTANDTHEONGOINGEFFECTSOFTHIS
EXOTICSPECIESONTHEFOODWEB
Dates:2012‐2013
Abstract:FlamingGorgeReservoirsupportstrophysport
fisheriesinUtahandWyomingandprovideshabitatforimperiled,nativefishes.However,therecentillegalintroductionofburbot(Lotalota)totheGreenRiverthreatenstoimpactfishassemblagesthroughoutthedrainage,andparticularlyinFlamingGorgeReservoirwherethepopulationhasrapidlyexpanded.
ThisresearchexaminestheextentofseasonalmovementsbyburbotinFlamingGorgeReservoirandtheongoingeffectsofthisexoticspeciesonthefoodweb.BurbotcatchvariedspatiallywiththegreatestcatchratesoccurringintheInflowregionandlowestcatchratesintheCanyonregion.However,extensiveup‐reservoirmovementsbymatureburbotsuggestthathabitatsintheOpenHillsregion(centralreservoir)arelikelyimportantforaginghabitatsandseasonallysupporthighdensitiesofburbot.
Ourdietaryanalysesindicatedthatcrayfishdominatedburbotdiets(80%meanoccurrence),butdietbreadthwaswideandweobservedconsiderableconsumptionoffish(45%meanoccurrence)byburbot.Whenexhibitingpiscivory,burbotmostcommonlyconsumedforagefishes(e.g.,suckerandchub),butwealsoobservedsportfishconsumption(e.g.,rainbowtrout,smallmouthbass)andcannibalismbyburbot.Wemostoftenobservedpiscivoryinlargerburbot,butburbotassmallas310mmconsumedfishprey.
WeusedacoustictelemetrytomeasureseasonalmovementsofburbotassociatedwithwinterspawningandidentifysourcesofrecruitmentwithinFlamingGorgeReservoir.Manyburbotmovedup‐reservoirduringfalltospawn,andsomethesemigrationswereofgreatdistances(upto65km)andrapidspeeds(upto6.5km/day).Investigatingthesuccessofidentifiedspawninglocationswilloccurinlatespring2013viasamplingoflarvalburbotandhighestlarvaldensitiesareanticipatedintheInflowregionofthereservoir.Preliminaryanalysisofmovementdatasuggeststhepresenceofbothresidentandadfluviallife‐historyexpressionsinburbotinFlamingGorgeReservoir.
FundingandCollaborators:UtahDivisionofWildlifeResources,USGeologicalSurvey–UCFWRU(in‐kind),WyomingGameandFishDepartment(in‐kind),AddictiveFishing(in‐kind)
Investigators:
W.CarlSaunders,USU–WatershedSciencesStephenKlobucar,USU–WatershedSciencesPhaedraBudy,USGS–UTCFWRU,USU–WatershedSciences
Figure 1: Diet proportions (wet weight; g), by size class (mm), for burbot in Flaming Gorge Reservoir sampled October 2012‐February 2013.
Figure 2: Large burbot are highly piscivorous and may have strong impacts on prey resources in Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
INNOVATIVEUSESOFPIT‐TAGTECHNOLOGY:EXAMPLESFROMTHE
COLORADORIVERBASINANDBEYOND
Dates:
2010‐2013Abstract:
RadioFrequencyIdentificationorRFIDwasintroducedintotherealmoffisheriesscienceinthePacificNorthwestinthemid‐1980’swiththeintroductionofthePassiveIntegratedTransponder(PIT)tag.PITtagswerefirstusedtoevaluatesurvivalofanadromoussalmonidsthroughthehydroelectricprojectsintheColumbiaandSnakerivers.Innovationssuchasmultiplexingantennareaders,smallerhigh‐performancetags,andlargermorerobustantennashaveresultedinthewidespreadapplicationofPIT‐tagtechnologyasafisheriesdatacollectiontool.PIT‐tagdetectionantennashavetraditionallybeenusedintheformoffixedantennaarraysdetectingPIT‐taggedfishastheymovethroughspecificareasofarivercoveredbytheantennas.AstheuseofPIT‐tagtechnologybecomesmoregeographicallywidespread,theneedforalternativedetectiontechniquesandmethodshasbecomeapparent.TheColoradoRiverBasinpresentssomeuniquechallengesinfishdetectionwhetherusingmoretraditionalsamplingtechniques(e.g.,electrofishing,seining,trammelnetting,hoopnetting)orwhenusingPIT‐tagtechnology.Inthisbasinwearedealingwithlong‐livedfishesthatdonotpredictablymigrateannuallytotheexactsamespawninggroundsandhaveverydiversehabitatuseovertheirlifespan.Innovativenewstylesandtypesoffishdetectionantennashavebeendevelopedandtested,drivenbytheneedsandideasofbiologistsworkinginthefield.Thesenewmethodsallowbiologiststodetectfish“actively”insteadof“passively”waitingforthefishtomovepastafixedpoint.TheseinnovativemethodsopenupthepossibilitiestoexpandtheuseofPIT‐tagdatafromtraditionalmark‐recapturestudiestohabitatusestudies.Wepresentanumberoftheseprojectswheresmaller,temporary,mobile,andfloatingantennashavebeensuccessfullyusedtodetectPIT‐taggedfishwheretraditionalsamplingmethodshavebeenlesseffective.
Fundingandcollaborators:
USBureauofReclamationUtahDivisionofWildlifeResourcesUSForestServiceUSGeologicalSurvey–UCFWRU(in‐kind)
Investigators:
PhaedraBudy,PrincipleInvestigator,USGS–UCFWRU,USU–WatershedSciencesPeterMackinnon,ResearchAssociate,USU–WatershedSciencesGaryP.Thiede,FisheriesBiologist,USU–WatershedSciences
EVALUATINGCUTTHROATTROUTPERFORMANCEANDIDENTIFYINGLIMITINGFACTORSFORTHENATIVEFISHCOMMUNITYOFPYRAMID
LAKE,NV
Dates:
2011‐2014
Abstract:
Understandingaquaticfoodwebsisimportantforboth conservation and economic purposes. InPyramid Lake, NV, the threatened Lahontancutthroat trout (Onchorhynchus clarki henshawi,LCT) is the centerpiece of a world‐class fishery.Maintained through stocking, LCT are no longerabletoreachtheirnatalspawninggroundsduetodamning and water diversions on the TruckeeRiver. Whilepast researchonPyramidLakehasfocused primarily on water quality issues, themain focus of this study is to quantify theinteractive and ecological effects of the aquaticfoodwebandtoidentifypotentiallimitingfactorsof LCT growth and survival. In addition to LCT,thefishcommunityofPyramidLakeismadeupoftwo suckers, cui‐ui (Chasmistes cujus) andTahoe(Catostomustahoensis),tuichub(Gilabicolor),themain forage item of LCT, and the exoticSacramento perch (Archoplites interuptus). Thethree primary objectives of the study are to 1)identify factors limitingLCTgrowthandsurvival,2) determine if exotic Sacramento perch are negatively impacting LCT through either exploitative orinterferencecompetition,and3)quantifymajorpathwaysofenergythroughthefoodweb. Tothispoint,LCTappeartofacelittleoppositionintermsofbiotic‐restrictionstogrowth. Whiledietandisotopedatasuggest strong resource overlap between LCT and Sacramento perch, both spatial distribution and therelativelylowabundanceofSacramentoperchsuggestthatthisexoticspecieslikelyhaslittleimpactonthegrowthandsurvivalofLCT.Additionally,tuichubconsumptionbyLCTremainsrelativelyconsistentacrossseasons,andannualconsumptionoftuichubappearstobewellbelowannualtuichubproduction.Thesefindings suggest that an increase in stocking will producemore LCT, without being detrimental to LCTgrowthrates,andsubsequentlyincreasethenumberofcatchabletroutforthisalreadyworld‐classfishery.
Funding:
USFishandWildlifeService,Reno,NV.USGS–UtahCooperativeFishandWildlifeUnit(in‐kind)
Investigators:
PhaedraBudy,PrincipleInvestigator,USGS–UCFWRU,USU‐Dept.ofWatershedSciencesRobertAl‐Chokhachy,ResearchFisheriesBiologist,USGSGaryP.Thiede,FisheryBiologist,USU‐Dept.ofWatershedSciencesNickHeredia,GraduateResearchAssistant(M.S.)USU‐Dept.ofWatershedSciences
{expectedgraduation,Fall2013}
WEBERRIVERMETAPOPULATIONSTRUCTUREANDSOURCE‐SINKDYNAMICSOFNATIVEFISHES
Dates:
2011‐2013
Abstract:
TheWeberRiver,Utah,ishometotwosensitivefishspecies,Bonnevillecutthroattrout(Oncorhynchusclarkiiutah)andblueheadsucker(Catostomusdiscobolus).Puzzlingstrongholdsofthesespeciesremain,despitepotentialimpactsfromhabitatfragmentation,watermanagement,andthepresenceofinvasivespecies.AlthoughpopulationsofBonnevillecutthroattroutandblueheadsuckerintheWeberRiverareespeciallyimportantformanagementandconservationpurposes,littleisknownabouttheirspecificlifehistoriesandpotentiallimitingfactors.Wewilldetermineifsource‐sinkmetapopulationdynamicexistsbetweentributaryandthemainstempopulationsofcutthroattroutusingacombinationofmark‐recapturemovementanalysis,strontiumsignaturesinhardtissuestructures,andgeneticrelatedness.Wewillidentifythelocationsandattributesofbarrierstoupstreammovementinthetributariesandmainstem,andevaluatepriorityareasforbarrierremoval.Finally,wewillevaluatethepopulationsizeandstructureofBonnevillecutthroattroutinthemainstemWeberRiverandtributaries,andtheblueheadsuckerpopulationsizeandstructureinthemainstem.Theprimarygoalofthisresearchistoidentifylimitingfactorstothesepopulationstoallowmanagerstoprioritizeconservationactions.
Fundingandcollaborators:
UtahDivisionofWildlifeResourcesTroutUnlimitedUSGeologicalSurvey–UCFWRU(in‐kind)
Investigators:
PhaedraBudy,PrincipleInvestigator,USGS–UCFWRU,USU–WatershedSciencesGaryP.Thiede,FisheriesBiologist,USU–WatershedSciences
AMORPHOMETRICDETERMINATIONOFGAPELIMITFORSEVENFISHPREDATORSINTHREEWESTERNUSAWATERS
Dates:
2012‐2013Abstract:
Forpiscivorousfishes,componentsofbodymorphologysuchasgapesizeaffectthesizeofpreyspeciesthatcanbeeaten,andcandeterminetheabilityofpredatorstoeffectivelyutilizeandcontrolthepreybase.Weexaminedgapesizesofsevenpiscivorousfishesinthreewesternwaterbodies:sixsalmonidsandonecentrarchid.Wemeasuredpredatorandpreymorphometricsinthefieldandlateranalyzedfishdietstodeterminepreysizesconsumed.InPyramidLake,Nevada,endemicLahontancutthroattrout(LCT)becamepiscivorousassmallas250mm;however,mostLCTswitchedtopiscivoryat380mmandconsumedpreywellwithintheirverticalandhorizontalgapesize.Conversely,exoticSacramentoperchbecamepiscivorousat120mmandconsumednativeTuichubgreaterthantheirverticalgapesize,butwithintheirhorizontalgape(i.e.,mouthwidth)size.InScofieldReservoir,Utah,stockedBearlakecutthroattroutbecamepiscivorousat320mmTL,consumingUtahchubnearandwellabovetheirhorizontalandverticalgapesize.Similarly,stockedtigertroutswitchtopiscivoryat340mmTLandalsoconsumedfishveryclosetoorjustexceedingtheirhorizontalandverticalgapesizes,demonstratingthatthesetwostockedpredatorsmaybeeffectivechubcontrolagents.Incontrast,stockedrainbowtroutfedonpreylessthantheirgapesizeandexhibitedverylimitedpiscivory.IntheLoganRiver,Utah,naturalizedbrowntroutbecomepiscivorousat250mm,feedingonpreyfarbelowboththeirverticalandhorizontalgapesize.Thesegapelimitdataprovideanexcellentindicatorofthesizerangeofpreybeingconsumedbypredatoryfish,andthusprovideabetterunderstandingoftheeffectivenessofdifferentpiscivorestocontrolaquaticsystemsfromthetopandasbiologicalcontrolsagents.
Fundingandcollaborators:
UtahDivisionofWildlifeResourcesUSFishandWildlifeServiceUSGeologicalSurvey–UCFWRU(in‐kind)
Investigators:
PhaedraBudy,PrincipleInvestigator,USGS–UCFWRU,USU–WatershedSciencesBryceRoholt,UndergraduateResearcher,USU–WatershedSciencesGaryP.Thiede,FisheriesBiologist,USU–WatershedSciences
UNDERSTANDINGHOWLAKEPOPULATIONSOFARCTICCHARARE
STRUCTUREDANDFUNCTIONWITHSPECIALCONSIDERATIONOFTHEROLEOFCLIMATECHANGE
Dates:2011‐2013Abstract:
Sizedimorphisminlakefishpopulations,bothcausesandconsequences,hasbeenareaofconsiderablefocus.However,uncertaintyremainswhetherthispopulationstructureisdynamicorstabilizingandtotheroleofexogenousfactors(e.g.,ice‐freedays)thatmayaffectgrowthratesandsizestructure.Here,wequantifiedandexploredpatternsamongempiricalvitalrates,populationstructure,abundanceandtrend,builtapopulationmodeltounderstandhowcharpopulationsarestructuredandfunction,bioenergeticallymodeledtheeffectsofclimateandclimatechangeongrowth,andthencombinedthesecomponentstopredicttheeffectsofclimatechangeonpopulationstructureintwoArcticcharlakes.Despitedifferencesinunderlyinggeology,populationandlakesize,thedensityofadultcharwassimilarbetweenlakes(0.002‐0.003/m2).Bothpopulationscyclebetweensmall(<300mm)andlarge(>300mm)char.Annualsurvivalrateswererelativelyhigh(age‐3andolder;40‐96%);growthrateswerealsorelativelyhigh(~0.1g/day)andcomparableconspecificsatlowerlatitudes.Climatechangescenariosmimickedthepatternofwarmingandcoolingobservedinnatureandresultedintemperatureclosertooptimalforchargrowthandforalongerduration.Anincreaseinpredictedconsumptionrates(28‐34%)underclimatechangescenariosledtomuchgreatergrowthrates(23‐34%).Thepopulationmodelcapturedthecycleinpopulationstructurebutwithgreateramplitudeincycles.Collectively,theseresultsindicatethatcharextremelysensitivetosmallchangesintimeofice‐off.WehypothesizethatintheArctic,yearsofsignificantlylongergrowingseason,whicharepredictedtooccurmoreoftenunderclimatechange,produceelevatedgrowthratesofsmallcharandthusactinamannertoa“resourcepulse”.Asmodeledhere,thesewarmeryearsoflongergrowingseasonresultinashiftinvitalratesthatmaythenallowasub‐setofsmallcharto“breakthough”intothelargecharmorphorcohort,thussettingthecycleinpopulationstructure.
Fundingandcollaborators:NationalScienceFoundation–LTERUSGeologicalSurvey–UCFWRU(in‐kind)
Investigators:
PhaedraBudy,PrincipleInvestigator,USGS–UCFWRU,USU–WatershedSciencesChrisLuecke,Professor,USU–QuinneyCollegeofNaturalResourcesStephenKlobucar,student,USU–WatershedSciencesGaryP.Thiede,FisheriesBiologist,USU–WatershedSciences
Figure1.Percentageofcatch(bothanglingandgillnet)ofsmall(<300mmTLsolidblackline,circle)andlarge( 300mmTLdashedline,opencircle)arcticcharinlakesE5andFog2,2000to2012.AsterisksindicatenocharwerecaughtinLakeFog2in2010and2011.
LOGANRIVERTROUTVIABILITYANDLONG‐TERMMONITORING:FACTORSAFFECTINGTROUTPOPULATIONDYNAMICS,ABUNDANCE,AND
DISTRIBUTIONINTHELOGANRIVER,UT
Dates:2001‐2012(on‐going)
Abstract:MostsubspeciesofcutthroattroutOncorhynchusclarkiiareimperiledorextinctduetothecombinedeffectsofhabitatdegradationandinteractionswithexoticspecies.Toquantifyabundanceandvitalratesandevaluatetrends,weselectedalargepopulationofBonnevillecutthroattroutO.c.utahfromtheLoganRiverofnorthernUtah,arivercharacterizedbyhigh‐qualityandconnectedhabitat.Overa12‐yearperiod,wecompletedacomprehensivepopulationassessment,includingdepletion‐basedabundanceestimatesandamarkrecapturestudy(severalthousandtaggedfish)ofsitefidelity,growth,andsurvival.AbundanceofBonnevillecutthroattrout(>100mmTL)variedgreatlybysamplesite,rangingfrom38fish/kmattheThirdDamsite(thelowermostendoftheirdistributionintheriver)upto822fish/kmatFranklinBasin.Populationtrend(λ)ofcutthroattroutestimatedfortheentireLoganRiverpopulationbasedonpooledsiteabundanceestimateswas0.89(0.77–1.02),indicatinganapparentoveralldecline;however,site‐specificpopulationtrendsarehighlyvariable.Clinicalsignsofwhirlingdiseasewereobservedinlessthan1%offishhandled(n>14,000fish),whileprevalenceofMyxoboluscerebralisincutthroattroutwas50–100%.Thedistributionofcutthroattroutandbrowntroutshowadistinctspecies‐zonationpattern(Figure1).Ourresultsprovideimportantconservationandrecoverybenchmarksforidentifyingrange‐widelimitingfactorsofBonnevillecutthroattrout.Wecontinuetorecommendaprecautionaryapproachtothemanagementofthisendemicandimportantpopulation.
Funding:UtahDivisionofWildlifeResources,USGeologicalSurvey–UCFWRU(in‐kind),Numerouspartners!
Investigators:PhaedraBudy,PrincipleInvestigator,USGS‐UTCFWRU,USU‐Dept.ofWatershedSciencesGaryP.Thiede,FisheriesBiologist,USU‐WATSHarrisonMohn,MSstudent,USU‐WATSW.CarlSaunders,Post‐doctoralFellow,USU‐WATS
SelectedPublications:Budy,P.,G.P.Thiede,P.McHugh,E.S.Hansen,andJ.Wood.2008.Exploringtherelativeinfluenceofbiotic
interactionsandenvironmentalconditionsontheabundanceanddistributionofexoticbrowntrout(Salmotrutta)inahighmountainstream.EcologyofFreshwaterFish17:554‐566.
Budy,P.,G.P.Thiede,J.Lobón‐Cerviá,G.G.Fernandez,P.McHugh,A.McIntosh,L.A.Vøllestad,E.Becares,andP.Jellyman.2013.Limitationandfacilitationofoneoftheworld'smostinvasivefish:anintercontinentalcomparison.Ecology94(2)
Figure 1. The brown trout and cutthroat trout species-zonation pattern of the Logan
River, Utah. Estimates of average trout abundance ( range) based on three-pass electrofishing surveys at five long-term index sites.
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QUANTIFYINGBONNEVILLECUTTHROATTROUTMOVEMENTWITHINTHELOGANRIVERWATERSHED:INVESTIGATINGTHEPOTENTIALFOR
AMETAPOPULATIONAPPROACHTOCONSERVATION
Dates:2009‐2013(on‐going)
Abstract:Fewstudieshavebeenabletodrawacorrelationbetweenfishmovementandthespatially‐structuredpopulationmodelcommonlyknownasametapopulation.TheLoganRiverisaprimeareatotestmetapopulationconceptsbyevaluatingthepopulationstructureofBonnevillecutthroattrout(Oncorhynchusclarkiutah)withinthewatershed,inpartduetotheextensivehighqualityhabitat(64rkm)inwhichtheyoccupy.Thegoalsofthisresearchareto,(1)betterunderstandspawningandmovementofBonnevillecutthroattroutatthewatershedscale,(2)understandlarge‐scalemovementduring“non‐spawning”timesoftheyear,and(3)determinethelevelofsitefidelitytospawningareas.Toevaluatethis,initialtaggingwithPassiveIntegrativeTransponders(PIT)tagswascompletedduringthesummersof2009‐2012withinseven,100‐200meterreachesoftheLoganRiverusingstandardelectrofishing,three‐passdepletiontechniques.Resightdateandlocationdatafromcutthroattroutarecurrentlybeingdetectedviastationaryantennas,aswellasmobileantennasusedinstrategicsectionsregularly.UsingdateandlocationobservationsfromPITtagreadings,wewillinferwhethertheLoganRiveris(1)alargepanmicticpopulation,(2)manysmallindependentpopulations,or(3)apopulationthatfitsahybridmodelofthetwo.ThefindingsofthisresearchwillprovidefisheriesmanagerswithmoredetailedinformationonhowcutthroattroututilizetheLoganRiverasawholesothatmanagementdecisionsbetterprotectBonnevillecutthroattroutpopulationsduringcrucialtimesoftheyearandincriticalareas.
FundingandCollaboration:USDAForestService
UtahDivisionofWildlifeResourcesUSGeologicalSurvey(in‐kind)Numerouspartners!
Investigators:PhaedraBudy,PrincipalInvestigator,USGeologicalSurvey–UCFWRU,USUDept.ofWatershedSciences‐BrettRoper,PrincipalInvestigator,USDAForestService,USUDept.ofWatershedSciences‐GaryP.Thiede,FisheryBiologist,USUDept.ofWatershedSciences‐HarrisonMohn,GraduateResearchAssistant(M.S.),USUDept.ofWatershedSciences(expectedgraduation,spring2014)
SPATIALRESPONSESTOCLIMATEACROSSTROPHICLEVELS:MONITORINGANDMODELINGPLANTS,PREY,ANDPREDATORSINTHE
INTERMOUNTAINWESTERNUNITEDSTATES
Dates:
EightUtahsitesfromwhichungulateandcougardatawerecollected,2002‐current.Starsindicate
siteswhereelk(red)andbighornsheep(white)arecurrentlycollared(datawillbeavailablespring,
2014).
2011‐2015(Ongoing)
Abstract:Wewillinvestigatetheimpactofclimateon trophiclinkagesbetweenprimaryproductivity,herbivores,andtoppredatorsacrosslandscapesintheIntermountainwesternUnitedStates.WewilldeployGPScollarson30muledeerandusethedatacollectedtomodelspatialpatternsofungulatedensityona16‐dayintervalbasedonremotelysensedvegetationphenology.Theresultingdynamicungulatehabitatmodelswillbeusedtoextrapolatepredictionsofpreydensityacrossthestudyarea,whichwewillthenuseasthemainpredictorformodelingcougarmovementusingadecadeofrecordscollectedfrom70intenselymonitoredindividualsacrosstheregion.Resultingoccupancysurfaceswillbemodifiedbyspatially‐explicitestimatesofsurvivalfromknownfatesof>200cougarstoderiveanalogsofdensity.Withthecostandoccupancysurfacesfromthisanalysis,wewillthenanalyzethehabitatandmovementofcougarsasanetworktoassessthesustainabilityoftheregionalcougarmetapopulation.
Funding:NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration
Investigators:JoeSexton,UniversityofMaryland(PI)DavidMattson,U.S.GeologicalSurveyandNorthernArizonaUniversity(Co‐PI)ThomasC.Edwards,U.S.GeologicalSurveyUTCFWRUandUtahStateUniversity(Co‐PI)DavidStoner,Post‐doctoralResearchAssociate,UtahStateUniversity
Reports:
None:newresearchstart
Publications:
None;newresearchstart
AVIANRESPONSETOPOSTWILDLANDFIRERESEEDINGTREATMENTSINTHEGREATBASINSHRUBSTEPPE
Dates:
Spatiallocationsofseedingtreatmentsappliedpost‐fire,MilfordFlats,Utah
2009‐2012(Completed)
Abstract:TheMilfordFlatFirewasthelargestwildfirerecordedinUtah;consideredcatastrophic,concernexiststhatitwouldleadtoastatechange.Tomitigatethisstatechange,vegetationreseedingtreatmentswereappliedimmediatelypost‐fire.Thesetreatmentsweretwoseedmixtypes,withorwithoutashrubcomponent,andthreemechanicalapplications,drillseeding,aerialseedingfollowedbychaining,andaerialseedingonly.Wearesurveyingtheaviancommunityinthedifferenttreatmenttypesandinuntreatedareaswithinthefire.Asthereisnopre‐firedata,wearesamplingnearbyareasofsimilarpre‐firehabitatasreference.Wearealsocollectingvegetationcoverandstructuredataascovariates.Thesecovariateswillbeusedtoidentifyanytreatmenteffects.
Funding:UtahDivisionofWildlifeResources
Investigators:ThomasC.Edwards,U.S.GeologicalSurveyUTCFWRUandUtahStateUniversity(PI)AdamBrewerton,GraduateResearchAssistant(MSEcology)
Reports:
Brewerton,A.2011.AvianresponsetopostwildlandfirereseedingtreatmentsinGreatBasinshrubsteppe.UnpublishedM.S.Thesis,UtahStateUniversity,Logan,Utah.
Publications:
Brewerton,A.,andT.C.Edwards,Jr.EffectsofFireRestorationTreatmentsonShrubsteppePasserinesintheGreatBasin.Inreview,RangelandEcologyandManagement
MODELLINGCLIMATECHANGEEFFECTSONNORTHAMERICANDRYMID‐LATITUTECONIFERS
Dates:
Modeledexpansion,persistence,andcontractionofpiñonjuniperwoodlandsasaresultofprojected
climatechangeoverthenext80years.
2009‐2014(Ongoing)
Abstract:Weareevaluatingprojectedclimatechangeeffectson~30coniferspeciesoccupyingthemid‐drylatitudesofWesternNorthAmerica.Theprojectinvolvesthreeinterrelatedcomponents.First,widelyusedclimateprojections(e.g.,NCARPM1)willdownscaledto1kmresolutionforWesternNorthAmerica.Ensembleclassifierswillnextbeusedtomodelspeciesdistributionsasfunctionsofthedownscaledclimatevariablestoestablishtherelationshipstocurrentclimateconditions.Thesemodelswillthenbelinkedwithprojectedclimateshiftsandthepotentialshiftsinspeciesdistributionsevaluated.Thethirdcomponentfocusesondefiningtheleadingandtrailingedgesofthespeciesdistributionsgivenprojectedclimatechanges.
Funding:USDAForestService,RockyMountainResearchStation,FIAProgram
Investigators:ThomasC.Edwards,U.S.GeologicalSurveyUTCFWRUandUtahStateUniversity(PI)GretchenG.Moisen,USDAForestServiceRockyMountainResearchStationNiklausZimmermann,SwissFederalResearchLabWSLJacobGibson,GraduateResearchAssistant(MSEcology2011)
Reports:
None
Publications:
Gibson,J.R.,G.G.Moisen,T.S.Frescino,N.K.Zimmermann,andT.C.Edwards,Jr.Effectsoflocation“fuzz‐swap”onspeciesdistributionmodelsunderprojectedclimatechangescenarios:howusefulareprojectionmodelsbasedonpublicdata?Inreview,Ecosystems.
Gibson,J.R.,G.G.Moisen,T.S.Frescino,N.K.Zimmermann,andT.C.Edwards,Jr.Individualisticresponsesofpiñonandjuniperdistributionstoprojectedclimatechange.Inreview,DiversityandDistributions.
HABITATMODELLINGOFRAREPLANTSPECIESONTHECOLORADOPLATEAU:SUPPORTOFBLM’SECOREGIONALASSESSMENT
Dates:
Penstemongrahamii.PicturefromTNC.
2012‐2016(New)
Abstract:Utahishometoapproximately340endemicplanttaxa.ManyoftheseareconsideredspeciesofconcernatbothStateandFederallevels,withtheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicehavingresponsibilityforreviewingthespeciesofconcernforpossiblelistingundertheEndangeredSpeciesAct.Ofspecialinterestareidentifying,mapping,andmodellingknownandpossiblelocationsofthespeciesonBLMlands.Wewillconstructspeciesdistributionmodelsfor6rareplantspeciesunderconsiderationforlistingbytheFWS,andevaluatemodelcapabilitiestopredictlikelylocationsofthespecies.Researchgoalistoprovideinformationtocooperatorsforuseinthelistingprocess.
Funding:BureauofLandManagement
Investigators:ThomasC.Edwards,U.S.GeologicalSurveyUTCFWRUandUtahStateUniversity(PI)RobertFitts,ResearchII,UtahStateUniversity(Co‐PI)
Reports:
None:newresearchstart
Publications:
None;newresearchstart
COLORADOPLATEAUBLMRAPIDECOREGIONALASSESSMENT
Dates:
2010‐2012Completed
Abstract:RapidEcologicalAssessments(REAs)areaproductoftheBureauofLandManagement’sevolutiontowardalandscapeapproachtolandandresourcemanagement.Usingthelandscapeapproach,theBLMhopestointegrateavailablescientificdataandinformationfromBLMfieldoffices,otherfederalandstateagencies,andpublicstakeholderstodevelopsharedresponsesandcollaborativemanagementeffortsacrossadministrativeboundaries.AnotherobjectiveoftheREAsistoassessthecurrentstatusofselectedecologicalresources(conservationelements)attheecoregionalscaleandtoinvestigatehowthisstatusmaychangeinthefutureacrossseveraltimehorizons.REAresultsareexpectedtoidentifyareaswithhighecologicalintegrityandhighbiologicalandecologicalvalue—conservationareas,biologicalhotspots,andwildlifecorridors—toprovideabetterunderstandingofkeyecosystemprocessesandthepotentialimpactsoffuturechanges.REAsaretimelyinsupportingplanning,management,andmitigationstrategiesforimpactsanticipatedfromvariousclimatechangescenariosaswellasrapidlydevelopingissuesrelatedtorenewableenergydevelopment,thespreadofinvasivespecies,andchangingfireregimes.
Funding:BureauofLandManagement
Investigators:KateKitchell,U.S.GeologicalSurvey,SouthwestBiologicalScienceCenter(Co‐PI)ThomasC.Edwards,U.S.GeologicalSurveyUTCFWRUandUtahStateUniversity(Co‐PI)OtherUSGSInterdisciplinaryTeamMembers
Reports:
FinalREAReportsubmitted
Publications:
Noneexpected
SUSTAINABLECOMMUNITIESANDLANDSCAPEDESIGNS
Dates:
Large‐scaledepictionofthecapacityofMexico
landstodeliverspecificecosystemservices.Threthreefunctionsevalutedhereincludegrossbiodiversity,naturetourism,andcarbon
sequestration.
2010‐2015(Ongoing)
Abstract:Environmentalsustainabilityisimportanttothewell‐beingofpeopleandcommunities.Landcoverandlanduseareknowntoaffectthequalityofawiderangeofecosystemprocessesandservices.Thedistributionandpatternofland‐useactivitieswithinalandscapeorwatershedcandramaticallyaffectthequalityofecosystemservicesandwell‐beingofsocieties.However,fewstudieshavedocumentedhowcommunityandcitydesignsmightaffectthesustainabilityofecosystemservices.Mostapplicationsofecosystemservicesincommunityandcityplanninghaveeitherbeenentirelyconceptual,orareveryearlyonintheprocess.However,rapidenvironmentalchange(e.g.,climatechange)requiresamoreimmediateunderstandingoftheabilityoflandscapedesignstosupportandsustainarangeofecosystem.Thisprojectwilldevelopasetoflandscapemetricsandmodelstocapturedifferencesinlandscapedesignsandwillcomparethoseindicatorandmodelresultstoconditionsofecologicalattributesandecosystemservices.Anoutcomeoftheprojectwillbenewmethodologiestoevaluatesustainabilityofecosystemservices.
Funding:U.S.GeologicalSurvey
Investigators:ThomasC.Edwards,U.S.GeologicalSurveyUTCFWRUandUtahStateUniversity(PI)BruceJones,U.S.GeologicalSurvey(Co‐PI)FelixKienast,SwissFederalResearchLabWSL(Co‐PI)LorenaSeguraMorán,UniversidadNacionalAutónomadeMéxico,Mexico
Reports:
None;researchongoing
Publications:
None;researchongoing