Validation Monitoring: Testing Protocols in Prairie Creek
Duffy WG. 2008. Validation Monitoring: Testing Protocols in Prairie Creek. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission Agreement No. P0410515. U.S. Geological Survey. Arcata, California
This report includes juvenile coho, chinook, and steelhead popluations, conditions, smolt production, and adult escapement in Prairie Creek in redwood National and State Parks. Test validation monitoring protocols, followed methods developed under California Department of Fish and Game Grant # P0210565 to assess their sensitivity to natural variation and identify their efficiency. This final project report presents a data summary for the entire study period plus results and discussion from each calendar quarter of the study period. A supplementary project report will also be submitted which combines data from other monitoring programs taking place in the Redwood Creek basin.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Duffy, Walter
- Date of Issue
- 2008-07-18
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Units
- REDW
- Keywords
- adult escapement, electrofishing, fish studies, Fisheries, juvenile fish, Prairie creek, Redwood Creek watershed, rivers and streams, sampling, smolts, water quality