RECOVER MAP 3.1.3.11 Trophic Level Secondary-Aquatic Fauna Seasonal Concentrations -Dry Season Fish

The goals of this project were to monitor seasonal prey concentrations and to more clearly define the linkage among hydrologic patterns, fish populations, and wading birds. This project is designed to meet the following objectives: (1) provide baseline data on the spatial patterns of maximum prey concentrations in the landscape; (2) provide baseline data on the inter-annual variation in maximum prey concentrations; (3) evaluate correlates between maximum prey concentrations and local site characteristics, hydrologic patterns, and regional fish population sizes, and (4) evaluate preliminary correlations between maximum prey concentrations and wading bird foraging and nesting patterns. Data was collected from 2005 through 2009.