FWL 201 Intro to Fish and Wildlife
       Syllabus




FWL 513 Fish Habitat Mgmt
       Syllabus
       Readings: (discussion leader in parentheses)
       Week 2: Fish Habitat Defined (defining suitable habitat, limiting factors)

T Rosenfeld, J.  2003.  Assessing the habitat requirements of stream fishes: an overview and evaluation of different approaches.  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 132:953–968.  (TMc)

T McMahon and Matter. 2006. Linking habitat selection, emigration, and population dynamics of freshwater fishes: a synthesis of ideas and approaches. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 15: 200-210. (TMc)  (note: concentrate on pp. 201-203, skim the rest)

Th Rabeni, C. F., and S. P. Sowa.  1996.  Integrating biological realism into habitat restoration and conservation strategies for small streams.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53 (Supplement 1):252-259.  (   )

Th Casselman, J. M., and C. A. Lewis.  1996.  Habitat requirements of northern pike (Esox lucius).  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53 (Supplement 1):161-174. (   )




MSSE Class "Trout Stream Ecology",  July 21-25,  2008
Instructors: Billie Kerans (stream ecology, aquatic invertebrates) and Tom McMahon (trout ecology and management)


Sizing Chart for Wet Suits (please return size to Tom McMahon (tmcmahon@montana.edu) by Wed July 16th)

Class Schedule (NOTE: click on underlined links to access file for printing)
Mon (morning class lecture, PM Tba)-- Trout Ecology and Stream Ecology  **MEET IN LEWIS HALL 407**
       Readings:   1. Life in Running Waters
                         2. Stream Habitat
                         3. Trout Ecology
**POWERPOINT LECTURES FOR MONDAY:
    Trout Identification and Ecology by Tom
    Aquatic Biodiversity by Billie


Tues:   Field Sampling All Day
             Readings:    1. Stream morphology  
                               2. Field Sampling form
                               3. Rapid Bioassessment: low gradient streams
                               4. Rapid bioassessment: high gradient streams


Wed: Field Tour All day plus stream snorkeling
       Readings:   1. Watersheds and Trout Habitat
                         2. Life in Running Water (link above)


Thurs:  Aquatic Insect ID Lab, Data Analysis
             Readings:   1. Aquatic Insect Identification
                              2. Aquatic Insect Key
                               3. Key to Freshwater Invertebrates


Friday:  Report preparation AM, Report presentation PM
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