Predicting threatened bull trout occurrence using Ripple, a digital terrain-based modeling program
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Predicting threatened bull trout occurrence using Ripple, a digital terrain-based modeling program Audrey Sawyer
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Predicting threatened bull trout occurrence using Ripple, a digital terrain-based modeling program. Audrey Sawyer. Bull Trout ( Salvelinus confluentus ). Threatened species Pacific Northwest region Resident, migratory, and anadromous forms Habitat needs: Cold Clean Complex Connected. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Predicting threatened bull trout occurrence using Ripple, a digital terrain-based modeling program
Audrey Sawyer
Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus)• Threatened species• Pacific Northwest region• Resident, migratory, and anadromous
forms• Habitat needs:
– Cold– Clean– Complex– Connected
Problem DefinitionThe migratory behavior of bull trout is poorly understood. How can we best monitor the habitat and population of this threatened species?
ApproachPredict habitat and population for any river network using Ripple.
Future Work• Try better method for estimating channel
slope• Fine-tune model parameters to represent
bull trout instead of coho salmon (grain size for spawning, ocean survival rate, habitat preference)
