2000-014-00 EXP HABITAT & POP DYNAMICS OF LAMPREYS - CEDAR CRK
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Contract Description:
Project Title: Evaluate Habitat use and population dynamics of lamprey in Cedar Creek
Project Background Section:
Three lamprey species (Lampetra tridentata, L. ayresi, and L. richardsoni) occur in the Columbia River basin (Kan 1975). Pacific lampreys (L. tridentata) in the basin have declined to only a remnant of their pre-1940s populations (Close et al. 1995) and the status of the river lamprey (L. ayresi) and the western brook lamprey (L. richardsoni) is unknown. The ecological, economic, and cultural significance of these species, especially the Pacific lamprey, is grossly underestimated (Kan 1975; Close et al. 1995). Though biological and ecological information for these species is available (e. g. Pletcher 1963; Beamish 1980; Richards 1980; Beamish and Levings 1991), few studies have been conducted within the Columbia River basin (Kan 1975; Hammond 1979; Close 2001). Actions... are currently being considered for the recovery of Pacific lamprey populations (Close et al. 1995).
Identifying the biological factors that are limiting lamprey success in the Columbia River basin is critical for their recovery. Availability and accessibility of suitable spawning and rearing habitat may affect the amount of recruitment that occurs within a basin (Houde 1987; Potter et al. 1986). Factors such as food base, disease, competition, and predation also need to be examined. Moreover, studying lamprey population dynamics is essential for developing and evaluating management plans (Van Den Avyle 1993). Population assessments allow for the description of fluctuations in abundance and measure responses to environmental disturbances. Such knowledge may eventually allow the use of mathematical models to predict future trends relative to alternative management strategies.
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Columbia River Fisheries Program Office (CRFPO), has received funding from Bonneville Power Administration to monitor adult and juvenile lamprey in Cedar Creek since 2000 to describe life-histories and investigate factors affecting lamprey. Cedar Creek is a third-order tributary to the Lewis River, whose 89.3 square km drainage includes diverse stream types and habitat conditions. Fish access to Cedar Creek is not directly inhibited by dams on the mainstem Columbia River; however, the indirect effects that hydropower facilities, particularly Bonneville, may have are unclear. For example, they may 1) block upstream spawning migration forcing fish into tributaries below Bonneville; or 2) change historical flow (e.g., freshets) in the mainstem and influence behavior. Pacific lamprey, western brook lamprey (Stone et al. 2001, 2002; Pirtle et al. 2003; Lê et al. 2004; Luzier & Silver 2005) and possibly river lamprey (Dan Rawding, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, personal communication) are found in Cedar Creek.
Activities of the CRFPO in the Cedar Creek project have focused on larval, juvenile and adult lamprey. Activities for juvenile lamprey have included monitoring the abundance and timing of movement of individuals by operating a rotary screw trap (Stone et al. 2001, 2002; Pirtle et al. 2003; Lê et al. 2004, Luzier and Silver 2005), investigating the distribution and habitat use of larvae (Stone and Barndt 2005), and assessing the susceptibility of larvae to electrofishing, as well as our ability to predict which larvae will transform (McGree et al. in prep.). Activities focused on adults have included describing timing and habitat used by spawning Pacific lamprey (Stone 2006), and collecting individuals to describe their biological characteristics and estimate abundance. In addition to providing essential information describing lamprey inhabiting Cedar Creek, these activities are assisting in the evaluation of methods that may be applicable to studies of lamprey in other areas of the Columbia River basin.
This statement of work was designed to synthesize, assess and make inferences from data collected during the tasks that have been funded to date. In 2007 activities will focus on data already collected as part previous objectives of the ongoing work {1) Calculate estimates of abundance for adult Pacific lamprey and describe biological and behavioral characteristics; 2) Describe spawning habitat used by Pacific lamprey and assess approaches to monitor spawning activity; 3) Estimate abundance and describe biological and behavioral characteristics of larvae and recently metamorphosed lamprey and; 4) Determine susceptibility of larval lamprey to electrofishing, and assess electrofishing as a tool for determining presence and estimating abundance of larval lamprey}. No new field work is being proposed. Six manuscripts will be written for submission to peer reviewed scientific journals. Drafts of these manuscripts as well as one report will be provided to the Bonneville Power Administration. These activities will provide important information to those who manage lamprey in the Columbia River basin.
References
Beamish, R. J. 1980. Adult biology of the river lamprey (Lampetra ayresi) and the Pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) from the Pacific coast of Canada. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 37: 1906-1923.
Beamish, R.J. and C. D. Levings. 1991. Abundance and freshwater migrations of the anadromous parasitic lamprey, Lampetra tridentata , in a tributary of the Fraser River, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 48:1250-1263.
Close, D. A.- Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. 2001. Pacific lamprey research and restoration project Annual Report 1999, Report to Bonneville Power Administration, Contract No. 00005455, Project no. 199402600, 196 electronic pages (BPA Report DOE/BP-0005455-1).
Close, D. A., M. Fitzpatrick, H. Li, B. Parker, D. Hatch, and G. James. 1995. Status report of the Pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) in the Columbia River Basin. Report (Contract 95BI39067) to Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, Oregon.
Hammond, R. J. 1979. Larval biology of the Pacific lamprey, Entosphenus tridentatus (Gairdner), of the Potlatch River, Idaho. MS Thesis. University of Idaho, Moscow.
Houde, E. D. 1987. Fish early life history dynamics and recruitment variability. American Fisheries Society Symposium. 17-29.
Kan, T. T. 1975. Systematics, variation, distribution, and biology of lampreys of the genus Lampetra in Oregon. PhD dissertation. Oregon State University, Corvallis.
Lê, B., C.W. Luzier and T. Collier - US Fish and Wildlife Service. 2004. Evaluate Habitat Use and Population Dynamics of Lampreys in Cedar Creek, Annual Report for 2003, Project No. 20001400, 35 electronic pages, (BPA report DOE/BP-00004672-3).
Luzier, C.W. and G. Silver - US Fish and Wildlife Service. 2005. Evaluate Habitat Use and Population Dynamics of Lampreys in Cedar Creek, Annual Report for 2004, Project No. 20001400 (in press).
Pirtle, J., J. Stone, and S. Barndt - US Fish and Wildlife Service. 2003. Evaluate Habitat Use and Population Dynamics of Lampreys in Cedar Creek, Annual Report for 2002, Project No. 20001400, 34 electronic pages, (BPA Report DOE/BP-0004672-2).
Pletcher, F. T. 1963. The life history and distribution of lampreys in the Salmon and certain other rivers in British Columbia, Canada. MS thesis, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Potter, I. C., R. W. Hilliard, J. S. Bradley, and R. J. McKay. 1986. The influence of environmental variables on the density of larval lampreys in different seasons. Oecologia. 70:433-440.
Richards, J. E. 1980. The freshwater life history of the anadromous Pacific lamprey, Lampetra tridentata. MS thesis, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario.
Stone, J., T. Sundlov, S. Barndt and T. Coley - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2001. Evaluate Habitat Use and Population Dynamics of Lampreys in Cedar Creek, Annual Report for 2000, Project No. 20001400, 28 electronic pages (BPA Report DOE/BP-000000014-1).
Stone, J., J. Pirtle, and S. Barndt - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2002. Evaluate Habitat Use and Population Dynamics of Lampreys in Cedar Creek, Annual Report for 2001, Project No. 20001400, 44 electronic pages (BPA Report DOE/BP-00004672-1).
Stone, J., and S. Barndt. 2005. Spatial distribution and habitat use of Pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) ammocoetes in a western Washington stream. J. Freshwater Ecol. 20(1):171-185.
Stone, J., M. McGree and T.A. Whitesel. 2005. Detection of Uncured Visible Implant Elastomer Tags in Larval Pacific Lamprey. N. Amer. J. Fish. Mgmt. In press.
Stone, J. 2005. Spawning Characteristics of Pacific and Western Brook Lamprey in a Western Washington Stream. Northwest. Naturalist. Submitted.
Van Den Avyle, M. J. 1993. Dynamics of exploited fish populations. In Inland Fisheries Management in North America. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, MD.
Account Type(s):
Expense
Contract Start Date:
05/01/2007
Contract End Date:
06/30/2008
Current Contract Value:
$114,142
Expenditures:
$114,142
* Expenditures data includes accruals and are based on data through 28-Feb-2025.
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Electrofishing for larval P. lamprey: density & size influence detection and capture efficiency
Effective management of Pacific lamprey depends, in part, on an understanding of their distribution and abundance. Biologists often use electrofishing to evaluate the distribution and abundance of larval lamprey. However, the interpretation of electrofishing data is not entirely clear. We will synthesize, assess and make inferences from data regarding the use of electrofishing to assess the distribution and abundance of larval Pacific lamprey. Specifically, the influence of animal size and density on detection probability and capture efficiency will be assessed. A manuscript will be written for submission to a peer reviewed scientific journal.
Electrofishing for larval Pacific lamprey: a comparison of ABP-2 and Smith-Root electrofishers
Effective management of Pacific lamprey depends, in part, on an understanding of their distribution and abundance. Biologists often use electrofishing to evaluate the distribution and abundance of larval lamprey. Although Smith-Root electrofishers are frequently used in the Columbia River basin, biologists from the Great Lakes have developed an ABP-2 electrofisher specifically to capture larval lamprey. It is not known how the performance of these two electrofishers compares with respect to larval Pacific lamprey. We will synthesize, assess and make inferences from data regarding the use of electrofishing to assess the distribution and abundance of larval Pacific lamprey. Specifically, the influence of ABP-2 and Smith-Root electrofishers on detection probability and capture efficiency will be assessed. A manuscript will be written for submission to a peer reviewed scientific journal.
The utility of Visual Implant Elastomer for tagging larval Pacific lamprey
Effective management of Pacific lamprey depends, in part, on an understanding of their abundance. Traditionally biologists have used depletion or mark-recapture techniques to evaluate larval abundance. These techniques are most commonly applied to fish that spend most of their time in the water column. While these techniques can work well for fish like salmonids, it is unknown how well they work for benthic ammocoetes. In particular, how to effectively mark ammocoetes for recapture evaluations is not clear. We will synthesize, assess and make inferences from data regarding the assessment of electrofishing for use in calculating abundance of larval lamprey, specifically for Visual Implant Elastomer (VIE) tagging as it relates to removal and mark-recapture abundance estimation. A manuscript will be written for submission to a peer reviewed scientific journal.
Estimating abundance of larval Pacific lamprey using depletion and mark-recapture methods
Effective management of Pacific lamprey depends, in part, on an understanding of their abundance. Traditionally biologists have used depletion or mark-recapture techniques to evaluate larval abundance. These techniques are most commonly applied to fish that spend most of their time in the water column. While these techniques can work well for fish like salmonids, it is unknown how well they work for benthic ammocoetes. In particular, depletion estimates require constant capture efficiencies while mark-recapture estimates require a closed population. We will synthesize, assess and make inferences from data regarding the assessment of abundance using traditional depletion and mark-recapture techniques as well as a Bayesian approach to account for variable capture efficiencies. A manuscript will be written for submission to a peer reviewed scientific journal.
Predicting metamorphosis in larval Pacific lamprey
Effective management of Pacific lamprey depends, in part, on an understanding of their transformation from the larval (ammocoete) to juvenile (macropthalmia) form. This juvenile metamorphosis a critical event in the life history of Pacific lamprey. The ability to predict which ammocoetes will transform into macropthalmia in any given year will allow managers to better understand the production and productivity of various areas, streams, and habitat types. While biologists have developed such predictive models for sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) and these models are used to manage sea lamprey populations, no equivalent model exists for Pacific lamprey. We will synthesize, assess and make inferences from data regarding the description of biological and behavioral characteristics of larvae (ammocoetes) and recently metamorphosed lamprey (macropthalmia) and, specifically, attempt to develop a model to predict the metamorphosis of larval Pacific lamprey. A manuscript will be written for submission to a peer reviewed scientific journal.
Effective management of Pacific lamprey depends, in part, on an understanding of their transformation from the larval (ammocoete) to juvenile (macropthalmia) form. This juvenile metamorphosis a critical event in the life history of Pacific lamprey. Documentation of the timing, sequence and duration of metamorphic stages in Pacific lamprey is necessary to understand their life history. While biologists have documented information on metamorphic development in numerous species of lamprey and use this information to help manage these species, relatively little information exists on Pacific lamprey metamorphosis. We will synthesize, assess and make inferences from data regarding the description of biological and behavioral characteristics of larvae (ammocoetes) and recently metamorphosed lamprey (macropthalmia) and, specifically, describe the growth and metamorphosis of juvenile Pacific lamprey. A manuscript will be written for submission to a peer reviewed scientific journal.
Using a random, spatially-balanced sample framework to estimate the abundance of adult P. lamprey
Effective management of Pacific lamprey depends, in part, on an understanding of their abundance. Traditionally biologists have used adult counts or nest (redd) counts to evaluate adult abundance. These techniques are most commonly applied to anadromous salmonids, migratory fish that can be readily captured at weirs and that construct nests that are relatively easy to identify. In addition, given the difficultly in estimating total adult abundance from surveys of index areas, biologists have begun to improve estimates by conducting census counts of the total spawning area. While census counts are generally considered to more accurately estimate total adult abundance than index counts, census counts can be cost or time prohibitive. Thus, biologists have begun to explore whether random, spatially-balanced sub-sampling frameworks are a more efficient technique to estimate adult abundance. While a considerable amount of work has been done to compare these techniques in (for example) salmonids, their utility has not been explored for Pacific lamprey. We will synthesize, assess and make inferences from data regarding the estimation of abundance, description of spawning habitat and spawning behavior of adult Pacific lamprey, specifically evaluating the utility of various sample frameworks and ability to estimate total adult abundance from nest counts. .
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