9523

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9523
• Author: Birchel, G. J. and K. Christopherson.
• Title: Survival, Growth and Recruitment of larval and Juvenile Razorback Suckers ‎(Xyrauchen texanus)‎ Introduced into Floodplain Depressions of the Green River, Utah.
• USFW Year: 2004.
• USFW - Doc Type: Vernal.
• Copyright Material: NO

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND DISCLAIMER ............................... -iv-
LIST OF KEYWORDS ................................................ -iv-
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................. -v-
LIST OF TABLES ................................................... -vii-
LIST OF FIGURES .................................................. -viii-
INTRODUCTION .................................................... -1-
STUDY AREA ....................................................... -4-
~ METHODS ......................................................... -6-
Stockingfish .................................................. -6-
Monitoring stocked fish .......................................... -7-
Monitoring movement to the river .................................. -9-
Monitoring dispersal in the river ................................... -10-
RESULTS ......................................................... -10-
Survival ..................................................... -10-
Growth ...................................................... -14-
Monitoring movement to the river ................................. -16-
~- Monitoring dispersal in the river ................................... -17-
DISCUSSION ...................................................... -20-
CONCLUSIONS .................................................... -28-
~ RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................. -29-
LITERATURE CITED ................................................ -30-
APPENDIX A -53-
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APPENDIX B (Water Quality Data) ..................................... -63-

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