Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory

12 Sep, 01 AM - 17 Sep, 05 AM

The goal of the proposed research is to compare population level, physiological response with Sacramento perch inhabiting, the Owens River watershed, more specifically, Crowley Res., to that of hatchery-raised Sacramento perch (broodstock from Sindicich Lagoon, CA). The populations? maintenance energy costs can help define the physiological optimal conditions for Sacramento perch restoration, thus avoiding poor translocation success due to habitat conditions. The objectives of this project are to: compare the routine metabolic response of Sacramento perch from the Owens River watershed to those of hatchery reared Sacramento perch; 2) compare the physiological tolerances of the two populations; and 3) compare the habitat (including water quality) composition that the Sacramento perch are occupying to a proposed restoration site, Putah Creek watershed. This research would be conducted as in extension to the early activity of this year, May-June 2005. I will be collecting Sacramento perch from a stable population located in Crowley Res. for research that would be conducted at UC Davis. The SNARL facility would be used to hold fish, while we are collecting them in the field, which would greatly decrease the fishes' stress (versus holding them in a transport vehicle). I would need housing for the nights of the September 14th through the 16th. Upon arrival to UC Davis, the fish would be used for metabolic studies and swimming performance (under protocol UCD# 10920 and UCSB Protocol #683). The information gained earlier this summer yielded unexpected biological differences that warrant more replicates and potentially another temperature treatment.

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Under Project # 5042 | Research

Sacramento Perch Physiological Tolerances and Metabolic Responses

graduate_student - University of California, Davis

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Christa Woodley Sep 12 - 17, 2005 (6 days)
Christa Woodley Sep 12 - 17, 2005 (6 days)

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