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Habitat Suitability Criteria For Fishes Of The South Fork Of The Shenandoah River And An Investigation Into Observer Effects Associated With Two Techniques Of Direct Underwater Observation, Robert Clayton Ramey

Theses and Dissertations

This study constructed habitat suitability criteria for fishes of the South Fork of the Shenandoah River, in Virginia. The criteria will be used in an IFIM study to produce estimates of the discharge required by fishes in the South Fork. Chi-square tests were used to evaluate whether criteria described habitat use to a statistically significant degree. Secondly, chi-square tests were used to test transferability. The criteria described the habitat use of seven taxa commonly found in the South Fork to a statistically significant degree. Habitat criteria for two taxa did not describe their habitat use to a statistically significant degree. …