Fish Habitat and Riparian Management

This class covers the principles of salmonid biology (including life cycles, ecological needs at various life stages, etc.) and introduces the audience to freshwater habitat components that are key to the survival of native species of freshwater fish, with particular emphasis on salmonids and lamprey. The roles of riparian vegetation on fish habitat creation are explored and management options for riparian forests are discussed.

Instructor: Guillermo Giannico, Associate Professor and Extension Fisheries Specialist, Oregon Sea Grant and Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University

Resources:

Stream Assessment and Restoration

• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5

Publications

• Fish habitat and passage
• The contribution of estuary-resident life histories to the return of adult Oncorhynchus kisutch
• Juvenile coho salmon movement, growth and survival in a coastal basin of southern Oregon