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Pallid Sturgeon) Effects Analysis Prepared in cooperation with the Missouri River Recovery Program Science Information to Support Missouri River Scaphirhynchus albus (Pallid Sturgeon) Effects Analysis Open-File Report 2015–1226 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Cover photograph index: Pallid sturgeon eggs Develop ing embryos Free e mbryos Adult Juvenile Background image: shaded relief map of the Missouri River drainage basin, U.S. Geological Survey, EROS D ata Center. Photographs by U.S. Geological Survey personnel Prepared in cooperation with the Missouri River Recovery Program Science Information to Support Missouri River Scaphirhynchus albus (Pallid Sturgeon) Effects Analysis By Robert B. Jacobson, Michael J. Parsley, Mandy L. Annis, Michael E. Colvin, Timothy L. Welker, and Daniel A. James Open-File Report 2015–1226 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey i U.S. Department of the Interior SALLY JEWELL, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Suzette M. Kimball, Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston: Virginia 2015 For more information on the USGS—the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment—visit http://www.usgs.gov/ or call 1–888– ASK–USGS (1–888–275–8747). For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this information product, for the most part, is in the public domain, it also may contain copyrighted materials as noted in the text. Permission to reproduce copyrighted items must be secured from the copyright owner. Suggested citation: Jacobson, R.B., Parsley, M.J., Annis, M.L., Colvin, M.E., Welker, T.L., and James, D.A., 2015, Science information to support Missouri River Scaphirhynchus albus (pallid sturgeon) effect s analysis: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2 015–1226, 78 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151226. ISSN 2331-1258 (online) ii Contents Abstract ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Purpose and Scope .................................................................................................................................................... 3 State of Knowledge— Pallid Sturgeon Literature Review .............................................................................................. 3 Aquaculture ................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Bioenergetics ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 Diet............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Early-Life Dispersal .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Fecundity ................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Genetics ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Growth ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Habitat ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Adults ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Movements .............................................................................................................................................................. 10 Population Assessment ............................................................................................................................................ 10 Predation .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Recruitment .............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Spawning ................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Recent Syntheses .................................................................................................................................................... 12 Revised Recovery Plan ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Ecological Requirements for Pallid Sturgeon Reproduction and Recruitment in the Missouri River: A Synthesis of Science, 2005–12 ............................................................................................................................................. 13 Pallid Sturgeon Basin-Wide Contaminants Assessment ...................................................................................... 15 Relevant Scientific Literature Database ................................................................................................................... 16 Review of Relevant Models ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Population Models.................................................................................................................................................... 17 Bioenergetics ........................................................................................................................................................... 18 Habitat ...................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Population Model Parameters .................................................................................................................................. 19 Strategy for Using Existing Models in the Effects Analysis....................................................................................... 19 Review of Existing Data ............................................................................................................................................... 19 Pallid Sturgeon Population Assessment Project ...................................................................................................... 20 Geographic Scope ................................................................................................................................................ 22 Sample Design ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 Pallid Sturgeon Population Assessment Project Database .................................................................................. 23 Brief Description of the Datasets for Each Project ................................................................................................ 23 Project 1—Pallid Sturgeon Population Assessment Project ............................................................................. 23 Project 2—Habitat and Assessment Monitoring Project.................................................................................... 23 Project 3—Chute Study-Mitigation Project ........................................................................................................ 23 Project 4—Spring Rise Evaluation Project ........................................................................................................ 24 Project 5—Dalbey Bottoms Project ................................................................................................................... 24 Project 6—Pallid Sturgeon Catchability Project ................................................................................................ 24 Evaluation and Contribution to Effects Analysis ................................................................................................... 24 Habitat Assessment and Monitoring Project ............................................................................................................ 25 iii Biological Assessments ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Physical Assessments .......................................................................................................................................... 27 Evaluation and Contribution to Effects
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