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Effects of Electric Transmission Rights‐of‐Way on Trout in Forested Headwater Streams in New York
Author(s) -
Peterson Allen M.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
north american journal of fisheries management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1548-8675
pISSN - 0275-5947
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8675(1993)013<0581:eoetro>2.3.co;2
Subject(s) - fontinalis , trout , rainbow trout , streams , salvelinus , environmental science , habitat , hydrology (agriculture) , row , abundance (ecology) , ecology , fishery , biology , geology , fish <actinopterygii> , geotechnical engineering , computer network , database , computer science
Fifteen crossings of headwater streams by electric transmission rights‐of‐way (ROWS) in forested areas of New York State were studied to determine the effects of ROWS on habitat and populations of brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis and rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss . Trout habitat and abundance in ROWS were compared with those in adjacent upstream reaches within the forest. The stream reaches in the ROWS were exposed to more light, had more dense streambank vegetation, were deeper and narrower, and had greater area composed of pools; water temperature was not significantly greater. Trout were more abundant in reaches within ROWS. The greater mean depth and more numerous pools within ROWS were believed to have caused higher densities of trout.