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Recovery and Management Options for Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon in the Columbia River Basin

Kareiva, Peter, Marvier, Michelle, McClure, Michelle·2000·Science

Abstract

Construction of four dams on the lower Snake River (in northwestern United States) between 1961 and 1975 altered salmon spawning habitat, elevated smolt and adult migration mortality, and contributed to severe declines of Snake River salmon populations. By applying a matrix model to long-term population data, we found that (i) dam passage improvements have dramatically mitigated direct mortality associated with dams; (ii) even if main stem survival were elevated to 100%, Snake River spring/summer chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) would probably continue to decline toward extinction; and (iii) modest reductions in first-year mortality or estuarine mortality would reverse current population declines.

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  • Natural-origin fish from interior stocks of steelhead and Chinook Salmon are listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and poor survival through the estuary may limit their recovery.

    “Natural-origin fish from these stocks are of particular management concern, as they are listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) and poor survival through the estuary may limit their recovery (Kareiva et al. 2000).”
  • Salmon spend days to months in the LCRE while migrating downstream as juveniles, a critical and potentially limiting stage in their life cycles.

    “Salmon spend days to months in the large, complex, and variable lower Columbia River and estuary (LCRE) in the coastal or western subbasin west of the Cascade Mountains while migrating downstream to the Pacific Ocean as juveniles, a critical and potentially limiting stage in their life cycles (Kareiva et al. 2000) (Fig. 2a).”

    From Evidence‐based evaluation of the cumulative effects of ecosystem restoration (2016) · cites this paper as Kareiva et al. 2000

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Authors
Kareiva, P., Marvier, M., & McClure, M.
Affiliations
  • NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science Center (US)
  • Santa Clara University (US)
Corresponding author
McClure, Michelle
Venue
Science
Published
2000-11-03
Volume
290
Issue
5493
Pages
977-979
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2071272508
Cited by
347
References
3
Citations by year
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FWCI
20.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst) (submittedVersion)
  • Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine and fisheries research
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Marine animal studies overview
Keywords
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Snake River dams, salmon population decline, extinction risk, smolt mortality, population recovery, matrix population models, Columbia River Basin
MeSH terms
Animals, Conservation of Natural Resources, Female, Fresh Water, Male, Models, Biological, Population Dynamics, Salmon, Northwestern United States, Models, Statistical, Survival Rate, Ecosystem

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