Seasonal movements of broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the freshwater systems of the Prudhoe Bay oil field
Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2000 Adult broad whitefish were tagged with radio transmitters in the Little Putuligayuk and Putuligayuk rivers along the Beaufort Sea coast of the Prudhoe Bay area, Alaska. Thirty-two fish were tagged in Lake Judith, a shallow tundra lake in the Little...
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ftunivalaska:oai:scholarworks.alaska.edu:11122/6783 2023-05-15T15:04:40+02:00 Seasonal movements of broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the freshwater systems of the Prudhoe Bay oil field Morris, William A. 2000-05 http://hdl.handle.net/11122/6783 en_US eng http://hdl.handle.net/11122/6783 Thesis 2000 ftunivalaska 2023-02-23T21:36:43Z Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2000 Adult broad whitefish were tagged with radio transmitters in the Little Putuligayuk and Putuligayuk rivers along the Beaufort Sea coast of the Prudhoe Bay area, Alaska. Thirty-two fish were tagged in Lake Judith, a shallow tundra lake in the Little Putuligayuk River system. An additional 5 fish were tagged in the Putuligayuk River near a suspected spawning and overwintering site. Many fish left the tundra system to overwinter in the west channel of the Sagavanirktok River, however, unexpected movements also occurred. Six (20%) of the fish found in overwintering areas moved to the east channel of the Sagavanirktok River, an area long disregarded as having much potential for overwintering fish. Additionally, 2 fish traveled west over 100 km along the coast to the Colville River. Broad whitefish in this study wintered in marginal habitat and exhibited the ability to travel between distant coastal river systems along the arctic coast of Alaska. Thesis Arctic Beaufort Sea Prudhoe Bay Tundra Alaska University of Alaska: ScholarWorks@UA Arctic Fairbanks |
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Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2000 Adult broad whitefish were tagged with radio transmitters in the Little Putuligayuk and Putuligayuk rivers along the Beaufort Sea coast of the Prudhoe Bay area, Alaska. Thirty-two fish were tagged in Lake Judith, a shallow tundra lake in the Little Putuligayuk River system. An additional 5 fish were tagged in the Putuligayuk River near a suspected spawning and overwintering site. Many fish left the tundra system to overwinter in the west channel of the Sagavanirktok River, however, unexpected movements also occurred. Six (20%) of the fish found in overwintering areas moved to the east channel of the Sagavanirktok River, an area long disregarded as having much potential for overwintering fish. Additionally, 2 fish traveled west over 100 km along the coast to the Colville River. Broad whitefish in this study wintered in marginal habitat and exhibited the ability to travel between distant coastal river systems along the arctic coast of Alaska. |
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Morris, William A. Seasonal movements of broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the freshwater systems of the Prudhoe Bay oil field |
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Morris, William A. |
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Seasonal movements of broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the freshwater systems of the Prudhoe Bay oil field |
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Seasonal movements of broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the freshwater systems of the Prudhoe Bay oil field |
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Seasonal movements of broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the freshwater systems of the Prudhoe Bay oil field |
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Seasonal movements of broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the freshwater systems of the Prudhoe Bay oil field |
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Seasonal movements of broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the freshwater systems of the Prudhoe Bay oil field |
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seasonal movements of broad whitefish (coregonus nasus) in the freshwater systems of the prudhoe bay oil field |
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Arctic Beaufort Sea Prudhoe Bay Tundra Alaska |
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Arctic Beaufort Sea Prudhoe Bay Tundra Alaska |
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