Combining Genetic, Isotopic, and Field Data to Better Describe the Influence of Dams and Diversions on Burbot Movement in the Wind River Drainage, Wyoming

• Published in: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
• Main Authors: Hooley‐Underwood, Zachary, Mandeville, Elizabeth G., Gerrity, Paul, Deromedi, Joe, Johnson, Kevin, Walters, Annika W.
• Other Authors: Wyoming Game and Fish Department
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: Wind River; Burbot; Lota lota; lota
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tafs.10062; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Ftafs.10062; https://afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/tafs.10062

Abstract Dams and water diversions fragment habitat, entrain fish, and alter fish movement. Many Burbot Lota lota populations are declining, with dams and water diversions thought to be a major threat. We used multiple methods to identify Burbot movement patterns and assess entrainment into an irrig...