Pallid Sturgeon Population Assessment Project and Associated Fish Community Monitoring for the Missouri River. 2006 Annual Synthesis Report

摘要

This report describes a summary conducted by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) that synthesizes the 2006 sampling year monitoring results from individual segments. The study area encompasses the Missouri River from Fort Peck Dam, Montana at river mile (RM) 1772 downstream to the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers near St. Louis, Missouri (RM 0). The Pallid Sturgeon Population Assessment Team has designated 14 sampling segments on the Missouri River mainstem and the lower Kansas River encompassing high priority management areas for pallid sturgeon. Segments 1-4, encompass the area from Fort Peck Dam to the headwaters of Lake Sakakawea, comprising the upper basin monitoring area. Segments 5-14, encompass the region from Fort Randall Dam to the mouth of the Missouri River and comprise the lower basin monitoring area. The data were summarized for the entire study area (combined basins), as well as individually for the upper and lower basins.