Research Report

Research Report
Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publisher:
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1976
Genre: Fisheries
ISBN:

Effects of Post-impoundment Shore Modifications on Fish Populations in Missouri River Reservoirs

Effects of Post-impoundment Shore Modifications on Fish Populations in Missouri River Reservoirs
Author: Norman Gustaf Benson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1980
Genre: Environmental protection
ISBN:

In the Missouri River main stem reservoirs in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota, hydrodynamic processes have decreased the lengths of shorelines and changed their configurations during the first 20 to 25 years of impoundment. Physical changes to the shore probably influenced fish abundance and species composition by changing the quality and quantityt of spawning and nursery habitat.