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Microhabitat Selection and Diel Movements of Juvenile Rainbow Trout (Salmo Gairdneri) Introduced Into Mid-Elevation Reservoirs in Utah

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Title Microhabitat Selection and Diel Movements of Juvenile Rainbow Trout (Salmo Gairdneri) Introduced Into Mid-Elevation Reservoirs in Utah
Creator Wurtsbaugh, Wayne A. Tabor, Roger
Description The distribution and movement patterns of fingerling rainbow trout stocked into reservoirs in Utah were investigated with ยท SCUBA observations and by vertical gill netting. For several weeks after stocking, fingerling trout (ca. 80 mm standard length) were strongly oriented to the shore, and selected habitats providing cover. During the underwater observations, no fish were seen below depths of 2 meters. Two weeks after stocking, the fingerlings were most abundant under docks near where they...
Date 1987-01-01T08:00:00Z
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Identifier https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wats_facpub/529 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/context/wats_facpub/article/1532/viewcontent/MicrohabitatSelectionAndDielMovementsOfJuvenileRainbowTroutIntroducedIntoMidElevationReservoirsInUtah.pdf
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Source Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications
Publisher Hosted by Utah State University Libraries
Contributor American Fisheries Society
Subject rainbow trout underwater observation water pattern Aquaculture and Fisheries Environmental Sciences Fresh Water Studies

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