Population Viability Analysis of Atlantic Salmon in Maine, USA
Abstract Populations of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in eight rivers of Maine, USA, are listed as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. This listing has required the creation of measurable and objective delisting criteria. One component of these criteria is the determination of the abunda...
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crwiley:10.1577/t04-017.1 2024-06-23T07:51:14+00:00 Population Viability Analysis of Atlantic Salmon in Maine, USA Legault, Christopher M. 2005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1577/t04-017.1 https://afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1577/T04-017.1 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Transactions of the American Fisheries Society volume 134, issue 3, page 549-562 ISSN 0002-8487 1548-8659 journal-article 2005 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1577/t04-017.1 2024-06-06T04:21:18Z Abstract Populations of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in eight rivers of Maine, USA, are listed as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. This listing has required the creation of measurable and objective delisting criteria. One component of these criteria is the determination of the abundance levels associated with recovered populations. Population viability analysis (PVA) was chosen as the method to estimate these recovery levels because it (1) formalizes the combination of information available on the species. (2) quantifies the uncertainty in the population parameters and evaluates the impact of this uncertainty on the probability of extinction, and (3) allows examination of potential management strategies. A PVA specific to the Atlantic salmon populations in Maine was conducted based on the life history characteristics of the endangered populations (i.e., multiple ages of return from sea, kelting, river‐specific habitat limitations, and use of stocking as a recovery tool). The model was verified by using data from a single river and by comparing the results with those of a simpler PVA model. Projections for the eight rivers were conducted for a range of future conditions and management strategies to produce extinction probabilities that managers could use to set recovery criteria. Results beyond extinction risk, such as population age or stage structure, are also shown to be important for management consideration. Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Wiley Online Library Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134 3 549 562 |
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Abstract Populations of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in eight rivers of Maine, USA, are listed as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. This listing has required the creation of measurable and objective delisting criteria. One component of these criteria is the determination of the abundance levels associated with recovered populations. Population viability analysis (PVA) was chosen as the method to estimate these recovery levels because it (1) formalizes the combination of information available on the species. (2) quantifies the uncertainty in the population parameters and evaluates the impact of this uncertainty on the probability of extinction, and (3) allows examination of potential management strategies. A PVA specific to the Atlantic salmon populations in Maine was conducted based on the life history characteristics of the endangered populations (i.e., multiple ages of return from sea, kelting, river‐specific habitat limitations, and use of stocking as a recovery tool). The model was verified by using data from a single river and by comparing the results with those of a simpler PVA model. Projections for the eight rivers were conducted for a range of future conditions and management strategies to produce extinction probabilities that managers could use to set recovery criteria. Results beyond extinction risk, such as population age or stage structure, are also shown to be important for management consideration. |
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Population Viability Analysis of Atlantic Salmon in Maine, USA |
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Population Viability Analysis of Atlantic Salmon in Maine, USA |
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Population Viability Analysis of Atlantic Salmon in Maine, USA |
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Population Viability Analysis of Atlantic Salmon in Maine, USA |
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Population Viability Analysis of Atlantic Salmon in Maine, USA |
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