Status, Distribution, and Movement of the Warner Sucker in the Desert of Southeastern Oregon

• Published in: Northwestern naturalist (Olympia, Wash.) Vol. 97; no. 3; pp. 205 - 225
• Main Authors: Scheerer, Paul D, Clements, Shaun, Jacobs, Steven E, Peterson, James T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Winthrop Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology 01.12.2016; THE SOCIETY FOR NORTHWESTERN VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY
• Subjects: abundance; avian predation; Catostomus warnerensis; Colleges & universities; Creeks; Creeks & streams; desert; distribution; Drought; Endangered & extinct species; Environmental protection; Fish; Freshwater fishes; Irrigation; irrigation diversions; Lakes; Larvae; movement; passage; Precipitation; Radio antennas; status; Stream habitats; Streams; Tributaries; Warner basin; Warner Sucker; Water shortages; Wildlife conservation; United States > US

Warner Sucker (Catostomus warnerensis), endemic to the lakes and tributaries of the Warner basin, southeastern Oregon, USA, was listed as threatened by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in 1985 because of habitat fragmentation and threats from introduced nonnative fish. To determine progress towards...