Hydrologic filtering of fish life history strategies across the United States: implications for stream flow alteration

McManamay, Ryan A.; Frimpong, Emmanuel A.

doi:10.1890/14-0247.1

Title: Hydrologic filtering of fish life history strategies across the United States: implications for stream flow alteration

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Ecological Applications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1890/14-0247.1· OSTI ID:1286697

McManamay, Ryan A. ^[1]; Frimpong, Emmanuel A. ^[2]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Environmental Sciences Division
Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States). Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation

Lotic fish have developed life history strategies adapted to the natural variation in stream flow regimes. The natural timing, duration, and magnitude of flow events has contributed to the diversity, production, and composition of fish assemblages over time. Studies evaluating the role of hydrology in structuring fish assemblages have been more common at the local or regional scale with very few studies conducted at the continental scale. Furthermore, quantitative linkages between natural hydrologic patterns and fish assemblages are rarely used to make predictions of ecological consequences of hydrologic alterations. We ask two questions: (1) what is the relative role of hydrology in structuring fish assemblages at large scales? and (2) can relationships between fish assemblages and natural hydrology be utilized to predict fish assemblage responses to hydrologic disturbance? We developed models to relate fish life histories and reproductive strategies to landscape and hydrologic variables separately and then combined. Models were then used to predict the ecological consequences of altered hydrology due to dam regulation. Although hydrology plays a considerable role in structuring fish assemblages, the performance of models using only hydrologic variables was lower than that of models constructed using landscape variables. Isolating the relative importance of hydrology in structuring fish assemblages at the continental scale is difficult since hydrology is interrelated to many landscape factors. By applying models to dam-regulated hydrologic data, we observed some consistent predicted responses in fish life history strategies and modes of reproduction. In agreement with existing literature, equilibrium strategists are predicted to increase following dam regulation, whereas opportunistic and periodic species are predicted to decrease. In addition, dam regulation favors the selection of reproductive strategies with extended spawning seasons and preference for stable conditions.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)

Contributing Organization:: Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1286697

Journal Information:: Ecological Applications, Vol. 25, Issue 1; ISSN 1051-0761

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Hydrologic filtering of fish life history strategies across the United States: implications for stream flow alteration [Supplemental Data] McManamay, Ryan A.; Frimpong, Emmanuel A. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3296702.v1 The current record is supplemented by this collection	collection	August 2016
Hydrologic filtering of fish life history strategies across the United States: implications for stream flow alteration [Supplemental Data] McManamay, Ryan; Frimpong, Emmanuel https://doi.org/10.6084/M9.FIGSHARE.C.3296702 The current record is supplemented by this dataset	dataset	August 2016
Appendix C. A comparison of variable importance in random forest tree-models. McManamay, Ryan A.; Frimpong, Emmanuel A. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3520442.v1 The current record is supplemented by this dataset	dataset	January 2016
Appendix D. Geographic and operational stratification of predicted trait-frequency responses to dam regulation. McManamay, Ryan A.; Frimpong, Emmanuel A. https://doi.org/10.6084/M9.FIGSHARE.3520439 The current record is supplemented by this dataset	dataset	January 2016
Appendix D. Geographic and operational stratification of predicted trait-frequency responses to dam regulation. McManamay, Ryan A.; Frimpong, Emmanuel A. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3520439.v1 The current record is supplemented by this dataset	dataset	January 2016
Appendix B. Justification for inclusion and methods for summarizing landscape variables for use in predicting fish traits, summary of correlations among predictors and trait-frequencies, and an assessment of redundancy in predictors. McManamay, Ryan A.; Frimpong, Emmanuel A. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3520445.v1 The current record is supplemented by this dataset	dataset	January 2016
Appendix C. A comparison of variable importance in random forest tree-models. McManamay, Ryan A.; Frimpong, Emmanuel A. https://doi.org/10.6084/M9.FIGSHARE.3520442 The current record is supplemented by this dataset	dataset	January 2016
Appendix B. Justification for inclusion and methods for summarizing landscape variables for use in predicting fish traits, summary of correlations among predictors and trait-frequencies, and an assessment of redundancy in predictors. McManamay, Ryan A.; Frimpong, Emmanuel A. https://doi.org/10.6084/M9.FIGSHARE.3520445 The current record is supplemented by this dataset	dataset	January 2016
Appendix A. An examination of the distribution of North American fishes within the 3-point life-history continuum and an evaluation of differences between trait values for lotic and lentic fish. McManamay, Ryan A.; Frimpong, Emmanuel A. https://doi.org/10.6084/M9.FIGSHARE.3520448 The current record is supplemented by this dataset	dataset	January 2016
Appendix A. An examination of the distribution of North American fishes within the 3-point life-history continuum and an evaluation of differences between trait values for lotic and lentic fish. McManamay, Ryan A.; Frimpong, Emmanuel A. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3520448.v1 The current record is supplemented by this dataset	dataset	January 2016