Alaska Project
A rapid assessment method to estimate the distribution of juvenile Chinook salmon in an interior Alaska river basin
January 2014 - August 2016
Personnel
Participating Agencies
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Identification and protection of water bodies used by anadromous species in Alaska are critical in light of increasing threats to fish populations, yet challenging given budgetary and logistical limitations. Non-invasive, rapid assessment sampling techniques may reduce costs and effort while increasing species detection efficiencies. This project was a collaboration between the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The combination of habitat modeling, occupancy estimation based on eDNA, and snorkel surveys provided a useful, rapid-assessment method to predict and subsequently quantify the distribution of juvenile salmon in previously unsampled tributary habitats in the Chena River, Alaska. These methods will provide tools for managers to rapidly and efficiently map critical rearing habitats and prioritize sampling efforts to expand the known distribution of juvenile salmon in interior Alaska streams.
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
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| Matter, A.N., Falke, J.A., López, J.A., and J.W. Savereide. 2018. A rapid- assessment method to estimate the distribution of juvenile Chinook salmon in tributary habitats using eDNA and occupancy estimation. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 38: 223-236. DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10014. | January 2018 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
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| Martin, A.N., Falke, J.A., Pomeranz, J.F., and J.W. Saveride. 2014. Habitat potential for juvenile Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Chena River basin, Alaska. Alaska Chapter American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Juneau, Alaska, 21-24 October 2014. | October 2014 |
| Martin, A.N., Falke, J.A., Savereide, J.W., and J.A. Lopez. 2015. Estimating the distribution of juvenile Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) using habitat modeling and eDNA in an interior Alaska river basin. Alaska Chapter American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Homer, Alaska, 4-6 November, 2015. | November 2015 |
| Martin, A.N., Falke, J.A., Savereide, J.W., and J.A. Lopez. 2016. Estimating the Distribution of Juvenile Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Using Habitat Modeling and eDNA in an Interior Alaska River Basin. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Kansas City, MO, 22-26 August 2016. | August 2016 |