Date of Award
5-2015
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Watershed Sciences
First Advisor
Nicolaas Bouwes
Abstract
On March 25, 1999, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) listed the anadromous Oncorhynchus mykiss (O. mykiss), or steelhead, population in the Middle Columbia Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, and deemed that the federal Columbia River Hydropower System (FCRPS) posed jeopardy to this ESU. To mitigate for the impacts of the dams, the FCRPS Biological Opinion issued by NMFS, emphasized improving spawning and juvenile rearing habitat in the tributaries to achieve recovery of the population.
Recommended Citation
Archibald, Matthew, "The Effectiveness of Livestock Exclosures in the Restoration of Steelhead Onchorychus mykiss Habitat and Populations in the John Day River Basin of Eastern Oregon" (2015). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports. 527.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/527
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