Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)/AND010: Population Studies of Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout in the H.J. Andrews Forest

LTER - Long-Term Ecological Research Program/H.J. Andrews Forest (AND)

LTER/AND010 [Summary adapted from the LTER Core Data Set Catalog]:

Fish populations and habitat structure have been assessed in more than
17 streams within and in the vicinity of the H.J. Andrews Experimental
Forest. These include local population assessments in streams (150-300
m in length) and basins (greater than 40 km in length). Fish species
included are rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, bull trout, chinook
salmon, and mountain whitefish. Population assessment methods include
multiple pass electroshocking and diver observation. Size class
distributions and length and weight relationships are available for
all electroshocking assessments, and visual approximations.

The Andrews Forest is in the western Cascade Range of Oregon in the
15,800-acre drainage basin of the Lookout Creek, a tributary of Blue
River and the McKenzie River. The area elevation ranges from 1350
feet to 5340 feet and contains excellent examples of Pacific Northwest
conifer forests, wildlife, and ecosystems.

Information about the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program can
be obtained from:

LTER Network Office
College of Forest Resources AR-10
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
"http://lternet.edu"

or

National Science Foundation
Division of Environmental Biology
Long-Term Projects in Environmental Biology
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]