Abstract

Radio telemetry was used to assess the mobility of, and habitat use by, 29 adult Colorado River cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki pleuriticus) in the North Fork Little Snake River drainage in south-central Wyoming from 27 May to 27 August 1992. Median home range (233 m) and median total movement (332 m) were larger than expected for cutthroat trout in small streams, and all but two fish used more than one primary habitat type during the study. Median weekly movement and the number of primary habitat units used generally declined as summer progressed. Of the available habitats, those used by Colorado River cutthroat trout tended to consist of deeper water in pools, especially pools formed by large woody debris. Fish were significantly farther from stream banks and not significantly closer to cover than would be expected by chance. These patterns of mobility and habitat use may be influenced by the connectivity and productivity of the study streams. Resume : Du 27 mai au 27 aost 1992, nous avons employO des dispositifs tOlOmOtriques pour estimer la mobilitO de 29 truites fardOes adultes (Oncorhynchus clarki pleuriticus) du fleuve Colorado, et liutilisation quielles faisaient de lihabitat, dans le bassin hydrographique de la rivire North Fork Little Snake de la partie centre-sud de liOtat du Wyoming. Le domaine vital mOdian (233 m) et les dOplacements totaux mOdians (332 m) sont supOrieurs ‡ ce que nous attendions pour ce poisson dans de petits cours dieau, et tous les sujets sauf deux ont utilisO plus diun type dihabitat principal au cours de liOtude. Les dOplacements hebdomadaires mOdians et le nombre diunitOs dihabitat principal utilisO diminuaient gOnOralement ‡ mesure que liOtO passait. Des habitats disponibles, ceux quiutilisait la truite fardOe du Colorado Otaient plutUt des milieux en eaux plus profondes dans des trous dieau, particulirement ceux formOs par liaccumulation de gros dObris ligneux. Les truites se tenaient OloignOes des berges de manire significative, mais ne se rapprochaient pas des zones de couvert plus que le hasard ne pouvait liexpliquer. Ces habitudes de dOplacement et diutilisation de lihabitat peuvent Œtre influencOes par la connectivitO et la productivitO de ces cours dieau. (Traduit par la ROdaction)

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