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Explore the various aspects of salmonid habitat, including the life cycle, spawning, migration, and the importance of habitat preservation. Learn about different species of salmon and trout, their preferred temperatures, and their use of estuaries and river systems.
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Coho Salmon in Ocean form and male and female during freshwater spawning http://www.primeseafood.com/coho_salmon.jpg
Ocean form Chinook (king) salmon http://www.critfc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/chinook.jpg
Cutthroat Trout https://wgfd.wyo.gov/fishexam/Images/bonneville.jpg
Salmon redd (nest) http://www.goldprospectors.org/Portals/0/EasyGalleryImages/1/91/1GPAASalmonIllustration.jpg
Salmonid redd (nest) http://northwestsalmon.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/redd_diagram.gif
Salmonid redds (nests) in Washington http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YLJeS5gP7r4/SvJyzWVjs6I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Lv-gS78LltQ/s1600/2009-10-04--6876_0002.jpg
Video Clip: Wild salmon spawning. 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jq1U8JyHW4
Graph of stream temperatures with different canopies OWEB, 1999, Fundamentals of River Restoration and Salmonid Fisheries
Table Showing preferred salmon temperatures for migration and spawning http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/BCguidelines/temptech/figures/temperaturetech-6.gif
Life Cycle of salmon. While the cycle is the same for salmon, different species of salmon spend varying lengths in freshwater and at sea. http://sns.ucdavis.edu/public/user/images/lifecycle_of_salmon.jpg
Salmonid Life Cycle https://fish101.community.uaf.edu/files/2015/02/salmon02a.jpg
Diagram of an estuary microbewiki.kenyon.edu/images/thumb/c/c2/Overview.jpg/500px-Overview.jpg
Salmon Fry use estuary zones for rearing. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/pugetsound/species/elipse9.gif
Insert image in the space below, resize image to fill space as much as possible. Areas of a river system used by salmon for spawning, rearing, feeding, and migration. http://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/environment/watersheds/central_puget_sound/nearshore_environments/LgRiver_Mouth_Salmon.ashx?la=en
Fisheries Resource • Best indicator of watershed health
Areas where salmonid species spawn and rear Washington Dept. Forestry, 2004, Side Channel Restoration
Algal bloom as a result of agricultural run-off. Algae consumes massive amounts of oxygen that cause fish kills. http://science.kqed.org/quest/files/2013/06/fish.jpg
Run-off from different sources can cause algal blooms, eutrophication, and water density changes.
Insert image in the space below, resize image to fill space as much as possible. Salmon carcasses in streams provide nutrients for many organisms in streams including, microscopic organisms, insects, bears, birds, and also vegetation. http://patagonia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d07fd53ef0147e1f7bb6e970b-500wi
Birds feeding on salmon carcasses. http://www.hakodatebirding.com/Bird-of-Prey-1/Raptors/12/528120578_F3jix-M-2.jpg
Sockeye salmon preparing redds (nests) for spawning. https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2749/4231281483_c7524e8d65.jpg
Salmon preparing to spawn in an Alaskan river. http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/data/media/5/creek-spawning-salmon_4634.jpg
Using snorkels to gather fish counts. http://fishbio.com/wp-content/uploads/Snorkel-survey.jpg
Fisherman with a pink salmon (left) and chinook salmon (right).